Persuasive Speech On Breakfast For Children

Breakfast - What you feed your body upon waking is so important, especially for children. It is what feeds our brains and gets us going for the day so it is important to make that first meal count. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of nutritional value in the typical American breakfast cereal for instance. It is estimated that every 1 in 3 children starts their day off with a bowl of cereal. Most breakfast cereals tend to have a serving size of ¾ of a cup. Let’s be real here….when is the last time you or your child actually measured how much cereal they are putting in their bowl? Most likely they are getting a whole lot more than the serving size.

According to the American Heart Association, children should not have more than 12-25 grams of …show more content…
I will give you an example. One morning, I made the mistake of asking my children what they wanted for breakfast. One said french toast and the other said a pancake. I don’t usually do this short order cook thing, but that day, I entertained the idea and made both breakfasts in under 10 …show more content…
For example you can use almond milk, coconut milk, rice milk, hemp milk, oat milk as your liquid base and some items to add to this would be fresh or frozen fruits,nut butters like peanut butter or almond butter, seed butter like sunflower seed butter, flax seeds, chia seeds, and quality protein powders like hemp protein or pea protein. One way to increase the nutritional value without changing the flavor is the addition of kale, spinach, or carrots.There are many other options available for breakfast once you think outside of the standard American breakfast choices. For example, you may have leftover veggies from dinner the night before that you can now mix with some eggs and bake into some muffin tins to make a quick on the go healthy