Breakfast – it’s the most important meal of the day and crucial for proving proper nutrition to children so that they can thrive while they’re in the classroom. In Ontario, many children go without and arrive at school hungry, without the fuel they need to get through the day.
There is a powerful expression “it’s takes a village” to raise a child. It’s true, it also takes a village to help feed a child – or as we know, tens of thousands of children.
12 Easy and Nutritious Breakfasts and Snack Recipes
It’s no secret that breakfast is the most important meal of theday. It’s our initial brain food that sets the tone for our activity throughout the day. Without it, it’s very difficult to function, let alone learn.
We all know what it’s like to be hungry.What the majority of Canadians have never experienced is a state of perpetual hunger and not knowing from where your next meal will come.In reality this is a frequent occurrence in our society and we have learned over the years that no one, regardless of socio-economic status is immune.
In a well-developed country like Canada, often we fail to realize what a wide-spread problem hunger still is. The truth is that there are many young Canadians who go hungry each and every day, and it’s our mission at the Grocery Foundation to work towards reaching hungry youth in Canada.
