School Breakfast can change lives, as breakfast can have a potentially dramatic effect on students. On average, students who eat school breakfast have been shown to:
Achieve 17.5% higher math test scores
Attend 1.5 more days of school per year
Be less likely to have behavioral and psychological problems
Build healthy eating habits
School Breakfast Helps Families by:
Fueling Learning
Kids and teens can concentrate on their schoolwork better when they are not hungry
Provides better nutrition:
Studies show that people who eat breakfast have higher intake of dietary fiber, vitamin B, calcium, iron and other nutrients
Saves Time:
School Breakfast can simplify mornings for families
Sources:
No Kid Hungry [http://bestpractices.nokidhungry.org/]
My Plate [myplate.gov]