When I started college at 16, I stopped eating breakfast regularly. It wasn't my parents fault. Many a time, my Mum had a toasted bagel with some sort of jam or peanut butter on it to give me as I dashed through the door for my daily 'power walk' to catch my train. I claimed that 'I didn't have time'. My brother, however, is the biggest breakfast champion out there. He would NEVER start the working day without some sort of breakfast. On countless occasions, Sam has uttered those sensible words,"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." He's right. You'll be pleased to know I'm now a believer in breakfast and I even bake tea bread to share with my flatmates.
(59p bag of bread mix, free raisins, a dash of mixed spice, a cup of strong tea = enough freshly baked tea bread for 6 and one happy Ana)
As a young child you are not responsible for making your own food choices. In my opinion, as a child you shouldn't be. Parents and guardians should be responsible for what they feed their growing children. Recently, I was horrified to find out that in Great Britain 1 million children go to school without breakfast everyday. This angered me to know that in one of the most resourceful states in the world, children are not being fed adequately by their own families, let alone the longer term secondary impacts on a child's education.
In my mind, there is no excuse for hungry children in class at the very start of the school day. Only this week, I saw multiple loaves of bread for £0.05 this week. Even if you are on the tightest budget out there, 5p towards a child's breakfast is not much to ask. There is increasing support out there for families on tight budgets in the UK. In many parts of our world, the same options may seem like a pipe dream to some struggling parents.What it all comes down to is PRIORITIES. Do you feed your children or get a fix for your addiction? Do you feed your children or pay essential bills or fix much needed appliances in the home? I hope I never find myself in this position. There are genuine people working hard to make ends meet, but unfortunately, some children are suffering from straightforward neglect and parental laziness.
The question I ask you is, is it society's responsibility, the government's responsibility or just a families' responsibility to make sure children are fed properly. I would really appreciate more comments on this.
Thank you Trevor, Lynda et al who have already shared theirs with me.
Thank you Trevor, Lynda et al who have already shared theirs with me.
