ngry you could eat a horse," because your stomach is telling you that you need to eat. What would it be like if you couldn't answer the call of your stomach? "Reports have estimated that millions of U.S. children experience hunger over the course of a year, but no scientific consensus currently exists on how to define or measure hunger" (Journal of School Health, 9). Living in a great country like we do, no one should go hungry. Especially not children."Breakfast is back," in a big way advertisers are trying to make breakfast a staple in children's lives. Not only does this sell their product, but breakfast makes children smarter. If you could include one thing in your child's school day that would boost his or her chances of achieving higher grades on tests, what would you add? An hour long tutoring session? Maybe a computer-assisted learning program? Instead of relying on these expensive programs, why not make breakfast a consistent part of their school day? We have known for years that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but now "we have proof that breakfast and learning go hand in hand in the educational process" (Friedman, 219).Besides academic improvements, eating breakfast can also help to suppress some behavioral problems at school. Students who skip breakfast may be more easily distracted in the classroom and become more irritable and disruptive. They may also complain more often of headaches, stomach pains and nausea. It is no wonder the nurse's office is a hectic place in the morning hours, up to 25 percent of children skip breakfast each day! Of the children who do eat breakfast, up to two-thirds prepare their own breakfast, resulting in a meal of questionable nutritional quality (Friedman, 219).To help combat the problem, 70, 000 schools in the United States offer a convenient, affordable, nutritious breakfast each day for students unable or unwilling to eat at home before boarding the school bus....
