Brain Food Breakfast Ideas for Student Test Takers

If students throughout the seem a little stressed these next few weeks it's understandable.

The Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, known as STAR testing, will be in full swing beginning Wednesday at .

The results of these tests will provide an  (API) for all schools in the district.

Ask any teacher or nutritionist how important breakfast is, especially during stressful testing, and they'll tell you it's key.

According to the American Dietetic Association, kids who eat breakfast perform better in the classroom and have better concentration and problem solving skills.

A nutritious breakfast contains a balance of complex carbohydrates and protein. 

So what's for breakfast? Dublin Patch searched for some brain food breakfast ideas and here is what we found:

• scrambled eggs, toast and orange juice
• whole-grain pancakes or waffles topped with berries and or yogurt and a glass of milk
• banana dog (peanut butter, a banana, and raisins in a long whole-grain bun)
• egg-in-the-hole
• open faced banana cinnamon toasts
• Martha Stewart recommends breakfast anytime sandwiches
• ham and egg casserole