Zone 2 District - 6 Areas of Focus Importance of Eating Breakfast

Project Date: July 2, 2017
Beneficiaries: Bagong SIlang
Partners: District 3800 Zone 2 Clubs, Interact and Rotaract
Voluntary Hours: 6 Hours
Volunteers: 7
Amount: 23 USD

Breakfast is a great way to give the body the refueling it needs. Kids who eat breakfast tend to eat healthier overall and are more likely to participate in physical activities — two great ways to help maintain a healthy weight. Skipping breakfast can make kids feel tired, restless, or irritable. In the morning, their bodies need to refuel for the day ahead after going without food for 8 to 12 hours during sleep. Their mood and energy can drop by midmorning if they don't eat at least a small morning meal. Breakfast also can help keep kids' weight in check. Breakfast kick-starts the body's metabolism, the process by which the body converts the fuel in food to energy. And when the metabolism gets moving, the body starts burning calories.