Breakfast is the first meal of the day and therefore the most important, but it is also the one we most neglect. Many people consider that they have eaten breakfast after having some coffee, juice, mate or biscuits.....which is far from what is recommended for a balanced diet. Sometimes, lunch is more conspicuous by its absence for many people, owing to rigid working schedules, making breakfast, the great forgotten, a ally for facing the day.

Some of the consequences of skipping breakfast are lethargy, lack of concentration and grumpiness, and in the youngest, it affects learning and leads to a drop in performance, owing to lack of glucose, our main source of energy. Numerous studies have proven that those who eat a good breakfast perform better physically and intellectually throughout the day....

So,

TIME FOR BREAKFAST!....How do we have a good breakfast? Simple: by combining milk products, fruit and cereals.

Some advice and ideas for a good breakfast:

• Get up in plenty of time, at least 15 minutes before usual.
• Avoid eating breakfast standing up, sit at the table and eat it with the family.
• It is fundamental to give a good example to the children. If they see grown-ups eating a healthy breakfast, they will also take on the habit.

And now...some suggestions for making a nutritious and tasty breakfast:

• Coffee with milk, fruit juice and two rounds of toast and jam
• Fruit and milk smoothie and a cereal bar
• Cheese sandwich on wholemeal bread, fruit juice and a herbal tea
• Porridge with milk, fruit juice and a herbal tea
• Yoghurt with cereal and fruit salad
• Yoghurt with fruit and a cereal bar
• Drinking yoghurt, toast and a herbal tea
• Cereal with milk, herbal tea and a small piece of fruit.