Better breakfast on the go

Fruit, cereal and oatmeal are just a few options students can look to for a quick, well balanced breakfast. Photo by Joseph Apodaca

Finding time to fit in a healthy meal for the most important one of the day can be challenging for those on a time crunch, but students are finding new creative ways to make it work.

With many students enrolled in 8 a.m. classes and commuting to the Beach, fitting in a well balanced breakfast can be easier said than done and many students find themselves going without a meal in the rush to make it to class. Skipping breakfast altogether can leave students lower on energy and without the proper nutrients their bodies need to begin the day. Studies have found that students regularly skip breakfast at an alarming percentage.

“Among the reasons specified as to why the students skipped breakfast were lack of time (20.7%), getting up late (17.2%), disliking eating early in the morning (11.1%), not feeling hungry (6.2%) and inability to find appropriate food (0.7%),” said Yahya Ozdogan, writer for the Pakistan Journal of Nutrition.

Picking and choosing between something healthy and something quick does not have to be a difficult decision for students, and with a variety of options for a quick healthy breakfast available, there’s no longer an excuse to miss the first meal. A mixture of fruits make the perfect morning breakfast, feeding the body essential nutrients and satisfying morning hunger. Oatmeal and whole grain cereals also make perfect breakfast meals, packed with fiber, calcium and various vitamins when added with milk. Even if breakfast takes a little time to prepare, the end results are more than worth the effort.

"I thinks it is really important to eat breakfast because it is what gives you the fuel and energy that you need to jump start your morning," said sophomore Catalina Guzman. "Just like a car cant run without gas, we cant run without food. So breakfast gives us that push to go about our day with energy and enthusiasm. I feel energized and motivated when i eat breakfast in the morning. If I dont, I'll be hungry within the hour and then I cannot concentrate as much in class like I should be."