Breakfast (Junior Cert Home Economics): Flashcards
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Definition of breakfast
Definition of breakfast
First meal of day, eaten in morning after fasting
How does breakfast affect blood sugar?
How does breakfast affect blood sugar?
Raises blood sugar levels
Breakfast effect on metabolism
Breakfast effect on metabolism
Stimulates metabolism
Breakfast effect on concentration
Breakfast effect on concentration
Improves concentration and prevents tiredness
How breakfast helps school performance
How breakfast helps school performance
Aids concentration and academic performance
How breakfast affects later eating
How breakfast affects later eating
Prevents overeating by reducing hunger
Food groups to include at breakfast
Food groups to include at breakfast
All four main food groups
Why include fluids at breakfast?
Why include fluids at breakfast?
To rehydrate after the night
What to avoid at breakfast
What to avoid at breakfast
Sugary cereals and spreads
Examples: breakfast cereals/bread (name 3)
Examples: breakfast cereals/bread (name 3)
Porridge, granola, wholemeal bread
Examples: breakfast dairy (name 3)
Examples: breakfast dairy (name 3)
Milk, yoghurt, cheese
How to use fats/spreads at breakfast
How to use fats/spreads at breakfast
Use sparingly