Submitted by Patricia Bertin, Dietitian, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit

Breakfast doesn't have to be fancy or complicated, just make sure you include something from the Vegetables & Fruit and Milk & Alternatives food groups, plus at leasat one other food group.  Here are some simple breakfast items that can be served to busy students on the run:

Vegetables & Fruit

• Fresh fruit (bananas, oranges, apples, pears, etc.)
• Fruit cups
• Apple sauce/fruit sauce cups
• 100% fruit cartons
• boxes of raisins or other dried fruit

Grain Products

• Baggies of cereal
• Cereal bars (e.g. Kellogg's Nutri-Grain)
• Whole grain muffins (e.g. Kirk Catering)

Milk & Alternatives

• Cartons of  Milk
• Yogurt Cups
• Yogurt Tubes
• Cheese Strings

Meat & Alternatives

• Hard Boiled Eggs
• Trail mix with nuts and seeds (be allergy aware)