The Most Important Meal Of The Day Persuasive Speech

Persuasive Speech

Name: Sophia Liu
Specific Purpose: To persuade the members of my audience to eat a healthy breakfast every day.
Thesis Statement: Eating a healthy breakfast everyday could reduce the risk of health related issues.
Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence

I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter
1. How many of you have ever heard the saying, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”?
B. Introduce Topic and Motivate Audience
1. Chances are, you have probably been introduced to this expression at a young age. Yet, according to a survey by the NPD Group (an American research company), 31 million Americans do not eat breakfast. 28% of males ages 18-34 years old and 18% of females ages 18-34 years old skip this
Today, I will discuss the needs of eating a healthy breakfast, types of healthy breakfast foods that you can eat, and what mental benefits could come from eating a healthy breakfast.

II. Body
A. Need: Skipping breakfast can have a negative impact on your health.
1. Breakfast is needed to break the overnight fast that occurs in the duration from your last meal to when you wake up.
a. As you are sleeping, your body continues to burn energy. Since you are not eating while you are sleeping, your body uses the energy that is already stored. Eating breakfast would refuel your body.
2. By skipping breakfast, the likelihood of indulging yourself in unhealthy snacks later on in the day increases.
a. There was a study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition which observed the breakfast patterns of several thousand Australians during their childhood and during their adulthood 20 years later. The study found those participants who skipped breakfast both in childhood and adulthood were heavier, had higher LDL cholesterol levels, and had less healthy diets than those participants who ate breakfast both in childhood and adulthood.
b. Your body needs the fuel that comes from eating foods. However, by preventing your body from obtaining that fuel, your brain goes through different measures to try to get food into your
Satisfaction/Solution Step: If we all make a healthy breakfast a part of our daily routine, our risk for health related problems in the future can be reduced.
1. You can make a change in your lifestyle by putting in the time and effort to have a healthy breakfast in the morning every day.
2. However, the food that you consume for breakfast matters just as much as whether or not you are eating breakfast.
3. Health experts advise eating a well-balanced breakfast that slowly delivers energy throughout the morning.
4. Dr. David S. Ludwig, a nutrition expert at Children’s Hospital Boston, as well as other nutritionists say that a good breakfast should include some carbohydrates with fiber, some lean protein sources, and some healthy fats.
a. Some foods that you can eat to get carbohydrates with fiber are whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
b. Foods that you can eat for lean protein are eggs and yogurt.
c. Nuts and salmon can be a source for healthy fats.
5. Eating a healthy breakfast would replenish your body with the nutrients needed and balance your blood glucose levels.
6. Transition
a. Now that I’ve discussed what types of food you can eat for a healthy breakfast, I will now discuss additional benefits that can come from eating a healthy breakfast