Eat a breakfast and eat well

Thirty‐eight adults completed a ten‐week dietary intervention survey designed to increase the amounts of starch and non‐milk intrinsic sugars in their diet. They were instructed to eat more cereal, fruit and vegetable foods and each person was provided with a weekly basket of appropriate foods following an initial nutritional assessment. Information about how to incorporate such foods into their diet was kept to the minimum. An evaluation of the procedure indicated that eating a breakfast featured as a key activity in the success of increasing cereal, fruit and vegetable consumption. Activities to implement the Health of the Nation dietary guidelines could focus on promoting the consumption of a breakfast in the home, schools and workplace.