The Importance of Children's reason for Breakfast

BEFORE starting the day, children need healthy energy and nutrients to support daily activities. The easiest is to give a healthy breakfast in accordance with the true nutritional value.

Chairman of the Indonesian Food Pergizi Prof. Dr. Ir H Hardinsyah, MS said, today many parents are less abundance of the importance of giving breakfast to their children. Therefore, many nutritionists and industry support and educate parents to remind each other.

"Now is increasing concern nutrition and food organizations and food industry participating promote the importance of breakfast. This is very positive because it is associated with an increase in the number of people who get information about the importance of breakfast in supporting the day-to-day activities, "said Dr. Hardinsyah in the event of Nestle Share the Message 2015 in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, Friday (02/13/2015).

He added, according to the Minister of Health (Permenkes) Guidelines for Balanced Nutrition revised in 2014, has 10 main message, one that is eat breakfast.

"In this case not only eat breakfast in the morning, breakfast consisted of eating and drinking in the morning, parents especially mothers should implement this," he added

On the same occasion, Marketing Manager of Nestle Indonesia Maggie V Effendy said, to support the obligations of breakfast in children, Nestle contribute and support the importance of a balanced breakfast with nutrition.

"We are addressing the lack of need for Indonesian children in nutrients in the breakfast every morning. We saw four of the 10 children were never fulfilled nutrient in the breakfast menu, "he said

Thus, he added, Nestle wants Indonesian children the energy and nutritional needs are met with a healthy breakfast. Remember, after eight hours of rest at night, children need healthy energy to support daily activities.