Focus

• Skipping breakfast means you risk getting hungry well before lunchtime, which can cause a lack of focus. According to KidsHealth.org, kids who do not eat breakfast can get "irritable, restless, and tired."
  
  

Healthy

• Eating a healthy breakfast gives you the motivation and mindset to make healthy choices for lunch and dinner, too. Mayo Clinic reports that "people who eat breakfast regularly tend to eat a healthier diet--one that is more nutritious and lower in fat."
  
  

Weight Loss

• According to Mayo Clinic nutritionist Katherine Zeratsky, "prolonged fasting--which occurs when you skip breakfast--can increase your body's insulin response, which in turn increases fat storage and weight gain. In fact, skipping breakfast actually increases your risk of obesity."
  
  

Vitamins and Minerals

• "People who skip breakfast are unlikely to make up their daily requirement for some vitamins and minerals that a simple breakfast would have provided," according to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
  
  

Expert Insight

• According to the USDA, "for the HEI (Healthy Eating Index) components, regardless of income level, children who ate breakfast had significantly better component scores for grains, fruits, milk products, and variety than children who did not eat breakfast."