Breakfast is the most important meal of the day

You probably heard it from your own parents: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But now you're the one saying it — to your sleepy, frazzled, grumpy kids, who insist "I'm not hungry" as you try to get everyone fed and moving in the morning.

Even if you eat a healthy morning meal every day, it can be tough to get kids fueled up in time for school, childcare, or a day of play. But it's important to try. Here's how to make breakfast more appealing for everyone.

Why Bother With Breakfast?
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.

Also, people who don't eat breakfast often consume more calories throughout the day and are more likely to be overweight. That's because someone who skips breakfast is likely to get famished before lunchtime and snack on high-calorie foods or overeat at lunch.

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羅宋湯、義大利肉醬麵

【羅宋湯】
主料 / 牛肋條肉 600g、牛大骨 5- 6塊、高麗菜 500g、洋蔥 半個、西芹 1支、馬鈴薯 1個、胡蘿蔔 1小支、去皮的蕃茄 2個、罐頭番茄 3—4粒
煮牛肉料 / 薑 3片、月桂葉 2片、八角 1粒、蔥 2支、酒 2大匙
調味料 / 蕃茄糊 2大匙、義大利綜合香料 1茶匙、鹽 適量、胡椒粉 適量
做法：
1、鍋中入水，牛肉、牛大骨，和煮牛肉料燉煮。
2、夾出牛肉，切成小厚片，放回湯中續滾。
3、洋蔥切粗絲；蕃茄切塊；高麗菜切塊；胡蘿蔔切塊；西芹切短條；馬鈴薯切塊，備用。
4、備油鍋，依序炒洋蔥、高麗菜、蕃茄，待蔬菜料已軟，加入蕃茄糊，以及牛肉高湯、西芹段、馬鈴薯、胡蘿蔔，以及罐頭蕃茄。
5、煮至牛肉和蔬菜軟爛時，入義大利香料調味即可。

【義大利肉醬麵】
材料 /絞肉 300g、義大利麵 200g、蒜末 1大匙、洋蔥末 1/2杯、洋菇 10粒、胡蘿蔔末 1/3杯、芹菜末 1/3杯、罐頭蕃茄 5個、月桂葉 2片、義大利香料 1/2大匙、橄欖油 4大匙
調味料 / 酒 3大匙、蕃茄糊 2大匙、糖 1/2茶匙、鹽 1茶匙、胡椒粉 1/4茶匙、起司粉 2大匙
做法：
1、洋菇切片，備用。
2、炒香洋蔥末和蒜末，入絞肉炒至熟，加入蕃茄糊、罐頭蕃茄、洋菇片，入鹽、酒、糖、月桂葉調味之後，再放入胡蘿蔔續滾。
3、注入高湯或水，將蔬菜煮軟。
4、將義大利麵條煮熟，瀝乾水分，即可盛盤，再淋上肉醬，灑上起司粉即可。

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