Little kids aren’t known for their ability to sit still, concentrate and focus?and yet that’s often what’s needed to succeed in school. What many parents don?t realize is the huge role that proper nutrition plays in this.
Here are my top five nutrition tips to help your child focus and concentrate in school.

1. Serve a breakfast with staying power

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day (it really is!), especially for kids on school days. A breakfast with ?staying power? will keep your kids satisfied and energized for at least a couple of hours. It will also keep their blood sugar levels stable and their tummies full. Staying-power foods contain at least one of these key nutrients: a) Dietary fibre (especially soluble fibre) provides a sense of satiety (a feeling of fullness), slows digestion and stabilizes blood sugar and energy levels. Fibre-rich foods to include in breakfasts include rolled oats; nuts, seeds and nuts/seed butter; beans/lentils; fruit and veggies; and high fibre, low-sugar breakfast cereal.
b) Protein not only builds and maintains our body?s tissues, but it also keeps kids (and adults) full and satisfied for longer, because it?s digested slowly. Good protein-rich breakfast foods are eggs; dairy foods like milk, yogurt, cottage cheese and cheese; nuts and seeds; tofu; beans and lentils; and some whole grains such as quinoa and oats.
c) Dietary fat is naturally occurring in animal foods and...