Many of our highly processed foods today lack the nutrients necessary to think.
Of course, there are many kids who donāt get any breakfast and just experience the low.
Much of the apathy we see in some classrooms, particularly in depressed economic areas, is due, I believe, to kids who do not have the energy to perform the rigorous mental task of perceiving.
What is alarming to me, is the lack of attention we give (as a Nation) to our childrenās diet to insure they get food with real nutrition.
Keeping in mind that neurons need more protein than any other body tissue, not to mention all the other vitamin complexes and minerals it takes to run the intense chemical machine we call the brain, most of the foods we consume are seriously devoid of what we need.
They are highly processed, which typically means they are low in fiber and in many of the nutrients children need to think with.