“As a mum myself, the amount of school kids who still skip the most important meal of the day is quite alarming. I think parents need a gentle reminder, that it’s so simple to prepare or even get the kids to prepare a bowl of cereal and milk, rather than let their child’s schoolwork suffer if they go to school hungry. At home, my priority is making sure my kids start their day in the best possible way. That gives them the energy to concentrate at school and get through the day ahead.”
Well if it’s a good enough theory for an Olympic athlete – then I’m guessing it’s good enough for most of us regular garden variety mums. Okay, let’s be honest, we all know kids need breakfast, it’s a no brainer (in more ways than one). But I didn’t know that research in new study by Professor Jenny O’Dea, University of Sydney shows many school aged kids still skip breakfast. It’s estimated at 2 in every classroom across the nation. Where’s the brain food parents?
In light of this research (and maybe some good marketing potential) Kellogg’s and Woolworths got together last month to hold a ‘Breakfast Crusade’ headed by former Olympian and mum-of-two Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (hence why she’s in the picci above) to get more Aussie kids eating breakfast. And to move thing along just a little further they’ve given me lovely gift pack of Kelloggs Cereals (plus bowls and spoons) to giveaway so we can get a little excited about all things breakfast. Don’t think anyone could complain about that one. Thanks Kelloggs 
If you’d like to win follow the steps below:
- Leave a comment below telling me somewhere different you’d really love to have your own breakfast.
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- Giveaway is open until Midnight on the October 16th 2012 and has a total value of approx $50
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- Disclaimer: All opinions are my own. I received a review copy of products from Kelloggs but no financial compensation for writing this post.
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id love to have breakfast at my dining table without the need to dash out the door with a brekky bar in one hand if i cant have that id always settle for picnic brekky with the tulips in holland
With my husband currently deployed overseas I would love to have just one breakfast with him before May 2013 when I see him again! Don’t mind what we eat or where we are, just want to share it with him. Right now it can only be the stuff that my dreams are made of……
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Congratulations. I think you deserve it, having to wait so long to see your man!! Can you email me in the next four days with your details (address) so I can have it send out to you. Hope to hear from you soon. Caz
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Merimbula Caravan Park on Short Point while watching a storm across the horizon. Nothing like it. But brekky would need to be prior to dawn to ensure a great light show.
In a hot spring with snow gently falling around it would be a magical experience!
I’ll be honest I’d love to have breakfast at one of those nice hotels with a huge buffet. We can all have what we want and best of all no cooking or washing up for once!
Where’s the rule book saying cereal must eaten in the morning? I enjoy Kelloggs anytime of the day and especially as a yummy alternative to hubby’s fortnightly smelly cod fish dinner!
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I would love to have breakfast in Hawaii…always wanted to go there!
Paris, around noon, when all good Parisian’s eat breakfast.
I would love to have breakfast in the Greek Islands
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Sitting in a massive field of wildflowers…totally on my own…totally quiet…enjoying the breeze and sunshine! One can only dream…
I’d love to have breakfast at the cinema. Yep, a movie in the morning! (completely kid-free, of course!)
I would love to eat my breakfast watching the sunrise at Byron Bay, but I will settle for anywhere peaceful
I would love to have my breaky watching the aurora borealis
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In the botanic gardens, with no children or pets
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Lazing in a hammock on a beach in New Caledonia would be a pretty fabulous place to have breakfast!
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id love to have breakfast in space.. it would be so quiet and pretty.
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In front of Cinderellas Castle as Disney World. Florida sun, smiling faces, kids laughter, magical music… That’d be a breakfast I wouldn’t forget!
I would like to eat breakfast in a completely silent room. That may have to wait until my daughter goes to university!
I’d love to have breakfast in Paris!
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I’d love my brekky of mixed fruits and nuts on the breezy sands of Oahu! Yeah, so I’ll probably end up with a mouthful of sand, but the view would be worth the extra crunch!
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in my own home in my own lounge instead of my fathers place where im here till the termite invested place is fixed
I would really like to be able to eat my breakfast at home in peace without having to change a nappy, make school lunches ,answer a phone or sign a last minute forgotten school notice!
I’d love to eat my breakfast in Bali, in a gorgeous little hut by the beach with the smell of the sea in the air
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Somewhere quiet (well that’s somewhere different for a mum isn’t it!!)
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i would love to share my brekky of kelloggs with my family on top of Mount Fuji in Japan!!!!
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I would love to have breakfast at the top of the Swiss Alps with my Husband
I would love to have breakfast on a deck near the beach. Sun shining, tide crashing, birds singing! Bliss
Breakfast out camping at the beach love this
I really did love eating my breakfast overlooking an orange grove in Florida on my trip there in July
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love my kelloggs!
at the moment, with 2 kids under 2, I’d really just like to eat my breakfast at the table and not on the run.
I would love to have breakfast in a hot air baloon floating over the mountains.
I’d love to have breakfast waking up in Paris one day. I can picture myself on a terrace with my hubby with a bowl of cornflakes…hmmm bliss.
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I would love to have breaky in peace, yes thats right! With 4 young kids, it’s not too much to ask for….right?
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In our caravan in the middle of nowhere far away from anyone, no noise just peace & quite & Kelloggs.
I’d love to have my Kellogg’s breakfast in Disneyland, sharing it with Donald, Mickey, Minnie and Goofy.
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I would love to be able to eat an entire bowl of cereal on our alfresco in the sunshine without my boys harrassing me for some (yes even after they have already had their breakfast)
I’d love to have banana bread, bacon, eggs, sausages, fruit salad, orange juice by the sea
I’d love to have my breakfast ‘seated’ for I’m always on the run. Breakfast is usually whilst I’m driving to work. A treat for this hard working single mum.
In the bath, my only sanctuary
where I can totally enjoy peace and tranquility
laying back soothed by bliss
and a glorious bowl of crunchy breakfast
On the balcony of a sea chalet right on top of the water in Langkawi by myself relaxing whilst reading a good book at the same time.
I would LOVE to have breakfast with my Pa up in heaven, just to have one last shared moment.
I would love to have my breakfast in the cone of silence, no phones, no screaming fighting kids ahhhhh silence
Out camping with my three favourite boys in Exmouth just love it
Eating french toast under the Eiffel Tower with no screaming kids
In a five start hotel in London.
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At the beach
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In Kings Park, WA
I would love to have breakfast in bed. The breakfast place of champions.
in my own hut,with a see through glass deck over the clear blue waters of Tahiti
would love to have breakfast with my children, parents and extended family – big cook up
I’d love to have brekky in a hot air balloon. It might be a little hard to eat with all the oooh – ing and aaaah – ing over the views but I’d give it a go any day.
On the deck of a “luxury camping” set-up in Uluru, with a beautiful sunrise filling the sky….
On a cruise thats not cost money
in the dawn eating with my honey
I would love to have my breakfast at the zoo with my kids all excited about seeing the animals.
Love to be able to Have My Breakfast just one last time with my Parents..
Somewhere I wouldnt have to wash the dishes when im done haha. B&B or nice hotel.
Id love breakfast anywhere as long as my two little boys are with me, can’t stand being away from them.l:) shared on Facebook too
In ant 5 star restaurant anywhere in the world! I’m not fussy!
2nd comment. Breakfast at a beachfront restaurant on a Fiji island.
I love to take cereal camping. It’s easy and quick to clean up.
laying in my hammock in the backyard in the lovely morning summer sun.
My favourite place to eat breakfast is with my family. Wherever doesnt matter as long as we have each other.
I’d love to enjoy my breakfast like I occasionally did as a child – on the front verandah of my grandparent’s farm, watching the spring lambs and the chickens scratching around.
My little girl loves to eat breakfast in her cubby house.
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I’d like brekkie served on the deck of a yacht, somewhere in the middle of the deep blue sea,
Just the waiter, the captain, a few deck hands, the seagulls, my First Mate and me!
On the ocean, with a model, on a yacht!
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On a houseboat floating down the Murray.
I love a hotel breakfast with a view,
Outside sunny and blue.
Whether it’s a beach or cityscape,
Anything for an escape!
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i would love to have breakfast sitting on a mountain away from people
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I would love to have my own breakfast on top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, so I can wake up on a high.
On board a cruise ship because that would mean I didn’t have to make it myself and I wouldn’t have to do the dishes either, nothing better than a lazy breakfast
would love to have breakfast on the beach
At the end of a conveyor belt at the kellogs breakfast testing facitity. Nom Nom Nom.
on my deck with my 2 cats.
On the top of a mountain watching the sunrise.
In the beautiful WA Kimberly’s.
On the beach at Monkey Mia WA having breakfast with the Dolphins.
Sitting on a blanket on Cable Beach,
husband and kids in tow,
slurping on our Kellogg’s Cornflakes,
watching the waves and sun in glow
Love to have a Kelloggs breakfast with my mum at a vineyard in Tazzy on a warm summer day
I’d like to have my breakfast at an outdoor cafe on the streets of Paris.
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I’d love to have my Kellogg’s breakfast, all rugged up, at white, cold Antartica because that’s a place I’d really love to see!
Any place will do me as long as its KELLOGGS I am happy.
Definately on the beach, with the warm sun on my face and the sounds of the waves
Does anyone ever win these bogus competitions or do you need to be reported to the gaming commission (yes I think you do, and yes I think I will) .
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I’d love to enjoy my breakfast in Mikonos, Greece – it beholds the best sunsets in the world and the ocean is so blue you can see your reflection in it. A great place to indulge on a giant bowl of my favourite cereal, Rice Bubbles! Surrounded by ancient mythology it is also a great place to contemplate the future, while reflecting on the past! Snap, Crackle, Pop!
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By the waterfalls in the forest with fresh air, cool breeze and a refreshing dip!
I would love to have a BBQ breakfast on a mountain in the cool crisp air ….
In Kakadu National park – what an amazing location for the perfect start to the day!
Looking at the waves crashing in on a deserted beach – great way to start the day
My somewhere different would be in a world where I can actually sit down to eat my breakfast rather than on the run. I think they call that Nirvana.
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Yep always wanted to do brekky at the beach:-)
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We just moved to the beach, so I foresee many early morning walks to the beach with coffee cups and breakfast bowls in hand
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Breakfast at sunny Coral Bay far from the maddening crowds.
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I’m not fussy, so I would love to have my breakfast sitting on my porch at home, with a beautiful sun and a lovely breeze. And if George Clooney were to be there serving me coffee, that would be a bonus!
Breakfast on top of harbour bridge. Watching Sydney wake up and peak hour coming to life.
on ayers rock watching the sunrise
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on a cruise ship in alaska.
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On the banks of the river with nothing but the sound of birds and running water.
From a balcony, in the morning sunshine, with a view over to the Eiffel Tower!! Why? Because that would mean I finally made it to Paris!!
Anywhere but here! A beach -Hawaii mabye- where it’s 30 degrees -right this instant!!!
At the beach watching the sunrise.
Camping in the bush waking up to all the wildlife, while you sat back eating your breakie.
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I would love to have breakfast in a hammock in a rainforest, that would be heaven.
I would love to have breakfast at Tiffany’s in New York…just like Holly Golightly! I think that’s every girl’s dream! Xo
I would love my breakfast with mum and dad somewhere quite away from the hustle and bustle of city life, maybe country with great food and great views my parents need a break.
Munch! .. Cant’t find my top…. Crunch!.. Dogs got my homework…. Slurp.. spilt it’s on the floor…Babysitting my all time favourite “crazy” breakfast time
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I would love to have my breakfast in an impenetrable bubble so that no one could disturb me till my last sip of coffee.
I would love to have my breakfast on the top of the Empire State building in NYC.
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Eating breakfast, floating high in the sky in a hot air balloon would be magical.
our family loves to have a good breakfast to start our days.
My grandson loves breakfast he wants me to tell you he wants to have breakfast with his poppy on his dinghy while they are early morning fishing on Morton Bay
Brekkie on the deck…shared with the sun, the waves and the birds
I’d love to have my breakfast camping out in the bush, fresh air and sounds of nature.
I would like my beaky at Bali with Ketut
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I would love to have my breakfast at the beach ..would love the beautiful views.