Although most parents understand the benefits of breakfast, passing this message on to their children is imperative and there’s always the challenge to actually get them to eat it!

Whether going back to school, or starting for the first time, school can be a daunting, anxious and nerve-racking time for a child. By starting the day of the healthy way with a nutritious breakfast such as cereal with milk, which can be easily fitted into the daily morning routine, it might help ease the process.

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1. Lacking inspiration in the morning, create a breakfast menu at the beginning of every week (or weekend) and let your children decide before they go to bed what they would like for breakfast in the morning.

2. To avoid breakfast boredom, a variety of cereal allows you to alternate and keep their taste buds happy.

3. By laying the table the night before you will not only save time in the mornings but you will have no excuse to miss breakfast and leave no time for yourself.

4. Breakfast cereal with low fat milk makes a good start for the day especially during the exam period because a carbohydrate rich meal in the morning improves mental performance.

5. Working parent or stay at home, do you find yourself running around after your children in the morning? Keep a box of cereal in your desk drawer or a secret stash out of reach in a cupboard and enjoy.

6. Make it a family occasion. Eat breakfast together and talk about the day ahead - make it positive and light-hearted to start the day on the right note. It also gets their brains going for school if they are not too alert in the mornings.

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