Breakfast is the most important meal of the day—and it’s different all over the world! The Kids Crew and Katie Stone talk with nutritionist Patty Keene about how to make smart choices for a healthy morning meal. From cereals to smoothies and pancakes to porridge, listeners learn what fuels our bodies best and discover global breakfast traditions.

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What do you eat to start your day? The Kids Crew and Katie Stone explore breakfast—the meal that gives us energy for everything we do. They talk with Patty Keene, a registered dietitian and nutritionist, who explains what makes a healthy meal in the morning and why eating breakfast really matters.

Learn how foods like whole grains, fruits, and proteins help our bodies feel strong and our minds stay sharp. Patty Keene shares tips for choosing cereals with less sugar, how to build a better smoothie, and how to plan meals that keep kids full until lunchtime. The Kids Crew even learns how to read nutrition labels and calculate how much sugar is hiding in everyday foods.

Then we travel around the world to see what breakfast looks like in other countries. From noodles in China to oats in Iceland, bean dishes in Egypt to breakfast burritos in New Mexico, kids everywhere begin their mornings in deliciously different ways. You’ll hear about breakfasts that are sweet, salty, spicy, and surprising—and discover how every culture has its own way to welcome a new day.

French breakfast

New Mexican breakfast burrito

Thai breakfast

Egyptian breakfast

Breakfast was written produced by Katie Stone, with production help from Sarah Gabrielli and Thaniel Lentz. Amber Schiel writes our learning guides.

Our theme music is by C.K. Barlow. The Children’s Hour is produced by The Children’s Hour Inc., a New Mexico nonprofit organization, and distributed by Native Voice One, the Native American Radio Network.

Please note: not all songs we play can be found in Spotify.

Playlist: Breakfast

title	artist	album
Postcard from a Dream (Toast and Jelly)	Poi Dog Pondering	Poi Dog Pondering
The Breakfast Song (Start It Right)	Ben Tatar and the Tatar Tots	Seconds
Breakfast Blues	Trout Fishing in America	Who Are These People?
Cereal	The Verve Pipe	A Family Album
Waffles	The Oot n' oots	Ponderosa Bunchgrass and the Golden Rule
Science of Pancakes	Wendy and DB	Get Your Sunny Side Up
Egg 'n Cheese Muffin	Formidable Vegetable	Grow Do It
Listen to the Mockingbird	Luis Montoya, Ricardo Archuleta, Meliton Roybal	Dark & Light In Spanish New Mexico: Alabados & Bailes
Yum Yum Breakfast Burrito	Parry Gripp	Yum Yum Breakfast Burrito - Single
Bluegrass for Breakfast	The Okee Dokee Brothers	Take It Outside
City Vibe	Background Instrumental Jazz	Elegant Jazz Cafe
Cake for Breakfast	Greg Lee	Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
What Makes the Breakfast?	Mike Phirman	Songs to Sing at Children
Banana Pancakes	Jack Johnson	In Between Dreams (Bonus Track Version)

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