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HEALTH - Before undergoing the learning activities in schools, children should be familiarized breakfast beforehand.
Head of Nutrition and Health Research Center School of Public Health, University of Indonesia (FKM UI PKGK) Ahmad Syafiq said, skipping breakfast will make your child does not get the energy needed by the body.
As a result, a child's attention while learning impaired, it is easy to feel sleepy, fatigue, or weakness that affects the quality of learning.
"When a child's bed, he is like the fasting because baseball eat and drink during sleep that. That's why he needs to really be able to intake of energy and nutrients start to begin his life in school," said Syafiq on the sidelines of the Movement Nusantara Frisian Flag in SD Inpres Graded 1 Kelapa Lima, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Thursday (08/12/2016).
If you've had breakfast, children can focus time and learning activities. In some studies, the breakfast can also prevent children becoming obese.
Meanwhile, Advisor to the Minister of Education and Culture Centre and Regional Relations, James Modouw, say, supposing breakfast is the fuel for the child to school. With breakfast, the ability of a child's brain can be better than those who do not eat breakfast.
In the study of Knowledge, Attitude, Practice (KAP) conducted by Frisian Flag Indonesia cooperate with PKGK Faculty of Public Health, nearly 90 percent of school children in the province have been used to breakfast.
However, it remains unknown how the quality of their breakfast. Syafiq said, the quality or healthy breakfast is nutritious balanced diet that meets the nutritional needs of children 10-30 percent.
Begin breakfast before 09:00 with a diverse menu. Syafiq explained, a variety of means containing a complete source of nutrients, ranging from proteins, a source of energy, vitamins, minerals up.
With a diverse menu, food colors on the plate also must be colorful. For example, there are white rice, green vegetables, until the color of tofu and tempeh.
"The term, create a rainbow on your plate. The more color, more variety. At least three warnalah," said Syafiq.
