Commit to Family Meals

Breaking News! We’ve added two new dietitians to our Dietitian In Your Kitchen team! September is National Family Dinner Month, and we’re a new family of like-minded dietitians. Check out our specialties on our “About Us” page. And we’d like to challenge you to commit to one more family meal per week…  

Dietitian In Your Kitchen Commits to Helping Families Eat at Home Together More Often During Family Meals Month™

With an aim to inspire families to eat at home together more often, to foster the best health possible for individuals and families now and into the future. we are proud to celebrate Family Meals Month™! During September, we encourage families to share one more meal together per week and we will highlight tips, resources, information, inspiration, and simple, healthy meal solutions to help make that happen.

Did you know that numerous studies underscore the long-term health, academic and societal benefits of consistently eating together as a family? Home-cooked meals nourish the spirit, brain, and health of all family members. Not to mention, people who frequently cook at home eat fewer and healthier calories.’ Additionally, regular family meals are linked to the kinds of outcomes that we all want for our children: higher grades and self-esteem, healthier eating habits and less risky behavior.

However, according to a 2013 Harris poll, only 30 percent of American families share dinner every night. Why is this? Yes, juggling jobs, kids and the demands of a busy, modern life often come at the expense of family mealtime at home. But, this doesn’t need to be the case. You have allies all around you to provide solutions to your mealtime dilemma.

We are committed to helping your family eat well to be well together and want to share our slow cooker & 30 minute or less menus to bring your family to the table.  Click here and feel free to print what looks good to you.  Each “recipe” is a blueprint to a balanced family meal.  We encourage you to involve everyone in choosing meals that look good, shopping, prepping and cleaning up after to make it truly a family dinner!

So, as the new school year starts, we challenge you to renew your commitment to creating and serving meals at home that nourish your kids and your whole family, because family meals make families stronger. Pledge to Raise Your Mitt to Commit™ to sharing one more family meal at home per week. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for family meal- focused content, including shopping tips and recipes. Share your own family meal experiences, misadventures, and solutions within your social channels. And, remember, use the hashtag #familymealsmonth to be part of the conversation!

Source: Cornell University College of Human Ecology Department of Policy Analysis and Management: Do Family Meals Really Make a
Difference?, Eliza Cook, Rachel Dunifon. 2012; Accessed