Breakfast

OGDEN — Christian Rona was so excited to see Santa Claus Saturday morning that he shouted to his father to “wait, wait” while he ran upstairs to grab his wish list.

Want a doughnut or a cookie with your eggs this morning? Go ahead. It might just help you keep off the weight.

A study done by a senior physician at Tel Aviv University’s Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel, found dieters have less hunger and craving throughout the day and are better able to keep off lost weight if they eat a carbohydrate-rich, protein-packed breakfast that includes dessert.

“The goal of a weight-loss diet should be not only weight reduction, but also reduction of hunger and craving, thus helping prevent weight regain,” said Dr.

If you're feeding your kids Honey Smacks or Apple Jacks for breakfast you might as well just give them a chocolate chip cookie or Twinkie, according to results from a nutritional analysis of kids' cereals.

The Environmental Working Group analyzed 84 cereals and found many contain as much or more sugar than many desserts. The worst culprit was Kellogg's Honey Smacks. A one-cup serving packs 20 grams of sugar, more than a Hostess Twinkie, which has 18 grams of sugar. Post Golden Crisps and General Mills Wheaties Fuel also have more sugar than a Twinkie, according to the analysis.

MORGAN -- For the first time, the Morgan County School District will offer a breakfast program.

The program will be a trial run only at Morgan Elementary School this upcoming school year. The program would be open to the entire student body for $1.25 a meal.