“Breakfast Help for the Terrible Teens”

Cleveland Clinic News Service

March 19, 2008

Reporter: Anne Doerr	Photog: Chuck Kelso
Produced by: Anne Doerr	Split audio track
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ANCHOR LEAD You’ve heard of the terrible two’s. Many parents will tell you terrible goes with their teens too…especially when it comes to eating breakfast. But getting your adolescent to get a mouthful in the morning doesn’t have to be a chore if you decide to go with some non-traditional breakfast foods. Anne Doerr has the story.

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Kids eating breakfast THEY’RE SOME OF THE PICKIEST EATERS AROUND.

Little boy talking at table “T.J. can you pass me the sugar?(:03)

Little boy talking at table “I can’t I’m too far away.”(:03)

Pre-production WE’RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR KIDS. AND WHEN IT COMES TO BREAKFAST, STUDIES SHOW IT’S THE TEENAGERS WHO ARE THE MOST FINICKY…AN ESTIMATED 25-PERCENT EVEN SKIP THIS IMPORTANT FIRST MEAL OF THE DAY. SO WHAT’S A PARENT TO DO?

Laura Jeffers in Kitchen “This is the pizza option.” (:02)

LAURA JEFFERS IS A CLEVELAND CLINIC REGISTERED PEDIATRIC DIETICIAN. SHE SAYS WHEN YOU’RE OPENING THE FRIDGE, IT’S TIME TO THINK OUTSIDE THE COLD CEREAL AND WAFFLES.

CG: Laura Jeffers, R.D.

Cleveland Clinic “We’re just saying that ye, there are options to help meet your nutritional needs, but certainly, we need to make sure there are some nutritional value in there.” (:07)

Breakfast foods JEFFERS SAYS NON-TRADTIONAL BREAKFAST IDEAS THAT PACK A NUTRITIONAL PUNCH CAN INCLUDE SOME TRADITIONAL LUNCH OR EVEN DINNER-TIME FOODS.

Jeffers talking with food “Peanut butter and jelly is okay anytime. Great source of protein. I would recommend if you can do the whole wheat bread or in this case, we used the white bread. It’s wheat, but it looks white.” (:11)

Jeffers talking with food “You can make a wrap maybe missing up some tuna salad or using some hummus.” (:04)

Jeffers with fruit plate “Here’s a plate of fruit, good option always, just to incorporate some antioxidants and vitamins.” (:09)”

Jeffers with pizza “You’ve got dairy. You’ve got protein here. You have calcium. You have vitamin D with the cheese and the meat, couple of slices of lean roast beef. This is a great option.” (:08)

Kids eating breakfast JEFFERS SAYS WITH ITS CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D, TEEN FAVORITE PIZZA IS ALSO A GREAT OPTION. AND WHETHER IT’S SERVED HOT OR COLD, WHAT’S IMPORTANT IS MAKING SURE, FOR BREAKFAST, YOUR KIDS GET EVERY LAST BITE.

I’M ANNE DOERR REPORTING.

Anchor Tag Jeffers does warn high calorie, high fat, fast food, like hamburgers and fries, should never be a non-traditional breakfast option.

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