The Foods Kids’ Brains Need

The Foods Kids’ Brains Need

Brain Foods for you kids.

Maybe not.It’s not news to find out that kids, generally speaking, do not have the most adventurous palates. In an effort to have them eat anything, parents often turn to foods that may not seem to lack nutritional value, but might be lacking in brain-building ingredients. As long as it’s not a sugary cereal or frozen pizza, we should be fine, right?

Here are some ways to guide your child through three meals a day of brain food without starving them to death.

Breakfast

Most cereals lead to a sugar crash in the mid-morning. If you’re keeping your kids away from them, that’s great. But you’re also looking for some protein, choline, and antioxidants. Eggs are a good start, but what if your child doesn’t eat eggs? No kid can turn down French toast.

Oatmeal, although lacking a particular ingredient that helps in memory and brain function, keeps kids satisfied for longer, which means they stay focused during class. Mix in some strawberries or blueberries for an antioxidant kick.

No time to make breakfast, but still want a brain boost? Nuts are high in protein and choline, like eggs. Pick some breakfast bars that contain nuts and you have a good breakfast on the go.

Lunch

Lunch might not be up to you, depending on whether your child likes to eat school lunch or not. If you do make their lunch, you’re probably aware of how nutritious whole wheat bread for sandwiches is compared to white bread. What you might not know is that wheat bread also contains a brain booster called folate, which you might remember from pre-natal vitamins. It’s key to the creation of memory neurons in the brain.

Dinner

Fish is one of the best-known brain foods there is, full of Omega-3 fatty acids and other ingredients that help the brain function. It’s also one of the most challenging foods to get children to try. Don’t give up. Try many different varieties prepared many different ways. Provide some dipping sauces if you have to. It’s worth finding a way to get fish into your child’s diet.

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