Free Breakfast Program

EAT FREE BREAKFAST AT BELLMONT!

Every student should have access to food, a healthy diet and nutrition education. The school breakfast program ensures these options are available to students. Studies have proven that students who eat breakfast benefit both nutritionally and educationally. 

 

Breakfast Options at School:

Mornings can be hectic! We get it. Breakfast at school is a perfect option to ensure that your child receives a nutritious breakfast in the morning without imposing on your child's morning routine. There is no cost for your child to participate in the Breakfast Program - they can sleep in a few extra minutes, start their day and curve their hunger in the morning hours of school with a quality selection of breakfast options. It's also a great opportunity to socialize with siblings and classmates before the focus on learning begins. 

  

 

Benefits of a healthy breakfast:

There is a proven link between breakfast and learning, and a students' experience in their learning environment. Below shows of the studies which have identified that when breakfast is available at scool, students are reported to have better attendance, decreased tardiness, decreased discipline referrals and increased academic performance.   

 Higher Scores on Assessment Tests   *Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, October 1996

 

 
Increased Math and Reading Scores   *Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy, 1998
 Improved Classroom Behavior
                     Fewer Nurse's Office Visits
                     Improved Classroom Behavior
                     Improved Attentiveness in Class Reported by Teachers
 

 

 

 Improved Performance Reported by Parents     *Minn. Dept. of Children, Families & Learning & Univ. of Minn, 1998
 Increased Grades in Math
                     Decrease in Student Absences
                     Decrease in Student Tardiness

Decrease in Ratings of Psychologial Concerns   *Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 1998