Celebrate Child Health Day Over Dinner Tonight!
Today is Child Health Day across America. We know it’s a priority of every parent to create a safe and healthy environment for their children to live, learn, and play in. That’s because an environment rich with love and support helps nurture happy memories and creates opportunities for our children to grow! Family dinners are a great place to start for a number of reasons: • Adolescents who eat dinner with their family are 15% less likely to become obese. • Family meals positively influence family communication and school performance. • The more often teens have dinner with their families, the less likely they are to get depressed, develop eating disorders, smoke, drink, or use drugs. • Family dinners help children learn to love their veggies, get comfortable trying new foods, and develop healthy eating patterns for life. The Blue Zones Project has some easy tips to help you promote healthy habits at mealtime! • Pre-plate your meals: Remove the temptation to take more than you’re hungry for. Research has shown that when people pre-plate their food before sitting down at the table, they consume about 14% less than when they take multiple, smaller servings as seen in family style…
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