National School Breakfast Week reminds us to Take Time For School Breakfast

It's National School Breakfast week and a reminder to us all about the most important meal of the day!

The  2014 theme is "Take Time for School Breakfast"

Here are some facts about children and School Breakfasts:

• The National School Breakfast program is operated in over 80,000 schools
• Over 8.2 million children participate in the School Breakfast program
• Studies show that students who skip breakfast generally*
  • have slower memory recall,
  • make more errors
  • are more likely to be absent or tardy and to repeat a grade.
• ​Students who eat breakfast have higher math and verbal fluency scores*
• Students who eat breakfast generally have better vitamin and nutrient intake, enjoy overall healthier diets and are less prone to being overweight or obese.* 
• On any given day, 51% of kids go to school without breakfast*

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