An all-carb breakfast, or no breakfast at all, is a recipe for inattention.
. “Skipping breakfast or self-medicating with food can sabotage the best of ADHD treatment plans. In treating the condition, you must consider balanced, healthy meals an essential component of a proper regimen.”“Protein helps keep your child’s blood sugar levels steady and prevents the mental and physical declines that inevitably come from eating an unbalanced breakfast containing too many carbs,” says Hallowell.
For your morning menu, try scrambled eggs with whole-grain toast; or natural peanut butter on whole-grain bread. Make sure to skip sugary cereals, which can cause spikes in blood sugar and increase hyperactivity in ADHD kids. A varied nutrition plan that supplies enough calories will generally supply enough protein. Children with ADHD who are strictly vegetarian and those who avoid meat or dairy can get enough protein from meal choices that are rich in whole grains, legumes , and the many meat and dairy substitutes made from soy protein and wheat gluten.Here are some quick, easy, and tasty ways to get enough protein into your carb-lover’s mouth without turning your kitchen or dining room into a battlefield.
Serve whole-grain cereal with low-fat milk, lean meat from last night’s dinner , and orange sections.Offer a grilled-cheese sandwich made with whole-grain bread and two-percent cheese.Serve a veggie omelet with a bran muffin.What works best for Madeline, her mother says, is to eat a small breakfast at home and to have a second breakfast on the way to school.
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