Breakfast is a very important meal for everyone, especially children. Getting the right nutrition from the beginning of the day gives kids the step in the right direction they need for heightened attention at school, leading them toward success in school along with many other benefits breakfast provides.

At schools where breakfast is served in their classrooms, 73% of teachers saw an increase in student alertness.¹

In honor of National Nutrition Month, try out these nutritional classic breakfast recipes with a twist to get some different breakfasts on your family’s plate.

Breakfast Ideas

Banana Split Oatmeal

• Oatmeal topped with banana slices and frozen yogurt

Fruit Yogurt Parfait

• Fruit yogurt with fresh fruit and dry cereal

Breakfast Burrito

• Black beans, red onion, tomatoes, salsa, plain yogurt, and cilantro on a flour tortilla.

Discover nutritional recipes for any meal on What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl and keep your family healthy today!

Breakfast in the Classroom

You can share the opportunity for a healthy breakfast with children who may not get breakfast at home and invest in their success by giving to Valley of the Sun United Way’s Breakfast in the Classroom program. In Arizona, 28% of children live in food insecure homes.² With your help, Breakfast in the Classroom could provide meals to all students in classrooms across the Valley.

Women's Leadership Council is hosting a luncheon to benefit Breakfast in the Classroom with Geena Davis on Friday, April 28. Early bird ticket prices available through April 1 for individual tickets. Learn more about the luncheon and get your tickets here.

<sup>1. No Kid Hungry. Hunger in Our Schools. (2015). Retrieved from http://hungerinourschools.org/img/NKH-HungerInOurSchoolsReport-2015.pdf
2. Feeding America. Map the Meal Gap 2015: Overall Food Insecurity in Arizona by County in 2013. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-inamerica/our-research/map-the-meal-gap/2013/AZ_AllCounties_CDs_MMG_2013.pdf</sup>