Post by A D on May 24, 2006 9:00:24 GMT 3
Did you know that what your children eat for breakfast and during the day affects their ability to learn and concentrate?
Read on to find out more about foods that enhance learning, as well as some healthy breakfast ideas! Eating breakfast is the best way to replenish your child’s energy stores and give him the chance to begin his day full of energy. If you don't refuel your child's body, he will have to draw fuel from his own energy stores until his next snack or meal. The stress hormones necessary to activate these energy reserves may leave your child feeling irritable, tired, and unable to learn or behave well. Breakfast is designed to help stimulate memory, prevent fatigue, and deal with stress.
The more balanced the breakfast, the more balanced the brain function. Studies have shown that children who eat breakfast containing both complex carbohydrates and proteins, in equivalent amounts of calories, tend to show better learning and performance than children who eat primarily a high protein or a high carbohydrate breakfast. Breakfasts high in carbohydrates with little protein seem to sedate children rather than stimulate their brain to learn.
Good breakfast choices include:
Whole-grain cereal (such as oatmeal or beleela), milk and fresh fruit.
A sandwich, fruit and glass of milk.
Yogurt and a sliced apple.
Eggs, toast, orange juice.
Whole-grain pancakes topped with fruits and/or yogurt, milk.
French toast topped with fruit, orange juice or milk.
Melted cheese sandwich with a piece of fruit.
Peanut butter and banana slices on a toast, milk.
For a breakfast on the run, prepare a milkshake or smoothie made of milk or yogurt and fruit.
Improve your child’s memory, learning, attention and creativity with these foods!
Certain kinds of food strengthen perceptive ability and efficiency and increase the speed of thinking.
Memory
CARROTS: Strengthen the memory, because they activate the metabolism of the brain. When you are trying to memorize something, try to eat a small plate of carrot salad dressed with oil.
PINEAPPLE: Contains high amounts of vitamin C that is necessary for memorizing a long piece of text. Also contains manganese, another important element.
AVOCADO: Good for the short-term memory. Contains plenty of essential fatty acids. Eating a half avocado is enough.
ROSEMARY (hasalban), SAGE (maryamiah), ANISE (yansoon): These herbs have been known to improve memory and facilitate the supply of blood and oxygen to the brain.
Learning
CABBAGE: Slows down the activity of the thyroid glands and decreases nervousness. This enables your child to learn more easily because he will be coping with less stress.
LEMON: Makes your child energetic and increases his perceptive ability due to its vitamin C content.
Attention
SHRIMP: Supplies omega-3 fatty acids that are useful in extending the period of paying careful attention.
ONIONS: Beneficial when your child is going through a period of extreme mental and physical exhaustion. Also dilute blood, and the brain receives the oxygen in a more efficient way.
NUTS, WALNUTS, PISTACHIOS, PEANUTS: Strengthen the nerves and increase attention by activating neurotransmitters necessary for receiving the information.
Creativity
GINGER: The substances that ginger contains, enable the brain to produce new ideas. Also helps dilute the blood so it can flow more easily, allowing more oxygen to enter the brain.
CUMIN: The evaporating oils that it contains stimulate the nervous system for creative thinking. A cup of cumin tea is prepared with two teaspoons of cumin.
Read on to find out more about foods that enhance learning, as well as some healthy breakfast ideas! Eating breakfast is the best way to replenish your child’s energy stores and give him the chance to begin his day full of energy. If you don't refuel your child's body, he will have to draw fuel from his own energy stores until his next snack or meal. The stress hormones necessary to activate these energy reserves may leave your child feeling irritable, tired, and unable to learn or behave well. Breakfast is designed to help stimulate memory, prevent fatigue, and deal with stress.
The more balanced the breakfast, the more balanced the brain function. Studies have shown that children who eat breakfast containing both complex carbohydrates and proteins, in equivalent amounts of calories, tend to show better learning and performance than children who eat primarily a high protein or a high carbohydrate breakfast. Breakfasts high in carbohydrates with little protein seem to sedate children rather than stimulate their brain to learn.
Good breakfast choices include:
Whole-grain cereal (such as oatmeal or beleela), milk and fresh fruit.
A sandwich, fruit and glass of milk.
Yogurt and a sliced apple.
Eggs, toast, orange juice.
Whole-grain pancakes topped with fruits and/or yogurt, milk.
French toast topped with fruit, orange juice or milk.
Melted cheese sandwich with a piece of fruit.
Peanut butter and banana slices on a toast, milk.
For a breakfast on the run, prepare a milkshake or smoothie made of milk or yogurt and fruit.
Improve your child’s memory, learning, attention and creativity with these foods!
Certain kinds of food strengthen perceptive ability and efficiency and increase the speed of thinking.
Memory
CARROTS: Strengthen the memory, because they activate the metabolism of the brain. When you are trying to memorize something, try to eat a small plate of carrot salad dressed with oil.
PINEAPPLE: Contains high amounts of vitamin C that is necessary for memorizing a long piece of text. Also contains manganese, another important element.
AVOCADO: Good for the short-term memory. Contains plenty of essential fatty acids. Eating a half avocado is enough.
ROSEMARY (hasalban), SAGE (maryamiah), ANISE (yansoon): These herbs have been known to improve memory and facilitate the supply of blood and oxygen to the brain.
Learning
CABBAGE: Slows down the activity of the thyroid glands and decreases nervousness. This enables your child to learn more easily because he will be coping with less stress.
LEMON: Makes your child energetic and increases his perceptive ability due to its vitamin C content.
Attention
SHRIMP: Supplies omega-3 fatty acids that are useful in extending the period of paying careful attention.
ONIONS: Beneficial when your child is going through a period of extreme mental and physical exhaustion. Also dilute blood, and the brain receives the oxygen in a more efficient way.
NUTS, WALNUTS, PISTACHIOS, PEANUTS: Strengthen the nerves and increase attention by activating neurotransmitters necessary for receiving the information.
Creativity
GINGER: The substances that ginger contains, enable the brain to produce new ideas. Also helps dilute the blood so it can flow more easily, allowing more oxygen to enter the brain.
CUMIN: The evaporating oils that it contains stimulate the nervous system for creative thinking. A cup of cumin tea is prepared with two teaspoons of cumin.
