The Importance of Breakfast

            To figure out how to solve my problem of not being able to pay attention to my professors, I first had to research if what I hypothesized as the problem, not eating breakfast, was the actual problem. I started my research by going to Galileo. From there, I searched, "breakfast effects academics". After browsing through the search results, I found an article from a trusted site, livestrong.com. After reading the article, I found out that students who eat breakfast have better concentration during school hours than kids who skip the morning meal. According to a study published in the August 2013 edition of "Frontiers in Human Neuroscience", eating breakfast daily improves your mental performance and math scores. According to pediatrician Dr. William Sears, children who eat breakfast also participate more in class discussions, are better able to handle complex problems in class, and get better grades.
             After confirming my hypothesis of what was causing the problem, I began to research solutions to my problem. In the same article from Livestrong, it states that a balance of protein and complex carbohydrates for breakfast increases academic performance for the remainder of the day. Knowing this, the first solution I came to was to eat protein bars for breakfast because they contain both of these key ingredients. At first, this plan worked. I didn't have to wake up any earlier. I didn't have to go to a dining hall. I didn't have to make any changes. But, sadly, eating the same protein bars every day not only get repetitive, but also wasn't working like it once did. I wasn't getting the energy that I needed, so it was back to the drawing board.
             When thinking of new solutions to my problem, I kept in mind what I had read from Livestrong. With that in mind, I researched into other foods with protein and complex carbohydrates. After coming across an article from healthyeating.