Moms often say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Well, it turns out that kids eat breakfast more often than their parents do.

Percentage of kids (ages 6 to 11) who eat breakfast: 76 percent

Percentage of adults (ages 25 to 54) who eat breakfast: 54 percent

Reasons kids gave for skipping breakfast:

No time: 53 percent

Not hungry: 51 percent

Don’t like the food: 30 percent

Source: Opinion Research Corp. surveys of children and adults