Brain fuel tips

Choosing the right healthy foods to feed your children will help fuel their learning. Here’s a quick list to make sure you’re stimulating your kids’ brains and not bogging down their brain performance.

Healthy foods like bananas help stimulate the brain to work better
Healthy foods like bananas help stimulate the brain to work better
Brain Builders
Avocados • Bananas
Beef • Broccoli
Brown rice
Brussels sprouts
Cantaloupe • Cheese
Chicken • Collard greens
Eggs • Legumes
Milk • Oatmeal
Oranges • Peanut butter
Salmon • Soybeans
Spinach • Tuna
Turkey • Wheat germ
Yogurt

Brain Drainers
Artificial food colorings
Artificial sweeteners
Colas
Corn syrup
Frostings
High-sugar “drinks”
Hydrogenated fats
Junk sugars
Overeating
White bread