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Promoting the family meal as a public health measure for improving dietary quality, reducing overweight, and enhancing educational and social outcomes. Start the Family Mealtime Challenge to establish lifetime habits with participants, partners, promotion, printing, prizes, and parties. Discover why, how, and what the challenge entails through handouts, calendars for meal recording, and celebrity-chef cooked meals and cooking classes as prizes. Celebrate successful programs with family parties. Visit www.school-wellness.org for more information and recipes.
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Promoting aFamily MealtimeChallenge Helping Families Make a Habit of EatingTOGETHER
Katherine Cason, PhD, RD Journal of the American Dietetic Association, April 2006 "Promoting the family meal is a potential public health measure for improving dietary quality, reducing overweight, and improving educational and social outcomes.”
Family MealtimeCHALLENGE Beginning new patterns to establish lifetime habits
A successful challenge needs: Participants Partners Promotion Printing Prizes Parties
PARTNERS • Promotion to their members • Printing of handouts • Prizes and materials • Support for parties
PROMOTION Letting potential participants know WHY, HOW and WHAT the challenge is all about.
PRINTING Participants need calendars for recording family meals, as well as handouts and recipes.
PRIZES • Certificates for food, tableware or cookware • Meals cooked by celebrity chefs • Child-friendly cookbooks • Cooking classes for children and/or families • Active family games
PARTIES Successful programs deserve celebrations. Maybe a family potluck or a cooking class for children?
A successful challenge needs: PARTNERS PROMOTION PRINTING PRIZES PARTIES FUN
For more information and recipes visit www.school-wellness.org