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Family Meals

Family Meals. spell S – U – C – C – E – S - S. Family Meals. What does “family meal” mean to you?. Is there time for meals?. Are family meals important? How frequent are family meals?. % Teens Having Family Dinners 7X/Week.

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Family Meals

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  1. Family Meals spell S – U – C – C – E – S - S

  2. Family Meals What does “family meal” mean to you?

  3. Is there time for meals?

  4. Are family meals important? How frequent are family meals?

  5. % Teens Having Family Dinners 7X/Week 2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org

  6. What happened to the family meal? • Conflicting schedules • Both parents working • Long work hours • Split shifts • Meetings • Sports practices • Music lessons • ↓ Cooking skills

  7. How we eat today . . .

  8. How about YOU? Reflect on your own experiences with family mealtime . . . • Share your best memories of family meals growing up • Describe “family meals” for you today

  9. Do family meals matter? Academic performance Risk-taking behaviors Relationships Eating habits and weight

  10. S – U – C – C – E – S - S • Smarter children… • Unlikely to smoke, drink, or take drugs… • Courteous and conversational… • Connected to family…and • Eating better! Because…at family meals • Sharing food and conversation • Strengthens families!!

  11. S = Smarter Children ↑ language acquisition(C. Snow, Harvard Grad School of Education) ↑ vocabulary = better readers and students

  12. % Teens Who Get A’s/B’s in School by Frequency of Family Dinners 2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org

  13. Jeopardy’s Million Dollar Man – Ken Jennings

  14. U = Unlikely to smoke… http://www.casafamilyday.org

  15. Family Dinners and Teen Substance-Abuse Risk 2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org

  16. What teens like to do with their parents Spend holidays together 90% Go out to a nice restaurant 86% Go on vacation 79% Eat dinner at home 79% Family parties 68% Go to church, synagogue 66% Watch TV 66% Go out for fast food 64% Teenage Research Unlimited, P. Zollo, 2004

  17. C = Courteous and Conversational

  18. C = Connected to Family

  19. E = Eating Better ↑ fruits and vegetables ↑ grains ↑ calcium-rich foods ↑ protein ↑ iron ↑ fiber ↑ vitamins ↓ soft drinks Neumark-Sztainer, JADA (103), 2003

  20. JADA. 104:1 Supplement 1. January 2004

  21. Family Meals: Could they help prevent overweight? • Consistent mealtimes → food security • ↑ nutrient-dense foods, ↓ nutrient-poor foods • Parents role model healthy eating at meals • Prevent “disengaged” eating and promote “focused” eating, respond to hunger/satiety • Promote sense of belonging

  22. S – U – C – C – E – S - S • Smarter children… • Unlikely to smoke, drink, or take drugs… • Courteous and conversational… • Connected to family…and • Eating better! Because…at family meals • Sharing food and conversation • Strengthens families!!

  23. TV and Family Meals: Kaiser Family Foundation 1999 (1090 2-7 yrs old; 2065 8-18 yrs old) Is TV usually on during meals in your home? (% yes) Total sample 58% 2-7 yrs 47% 8-18 yrs 65% www.kff.org/content/archive/1477/vchip_s.pdf

  24. What difference does TV make? • TV during meals ↑ in households with ↓ incomes, less educated or single parents • Consumption of pizza, salty snacks and soda higher among families with TV on during 2 or more meals • Children from families with high TV use had 5% less of their energy intake from fruits and vegetables Coon et al. Pediatrics 2001:107

  25. Strategies for family meals: • Make a priority • Plan ahead • Create positive atmosphere

  26. Strategies for family meals: Make a priority

  27. Community Support Reorganization of meetings and schedules to keep mealtimes open and available for families to be home and together. Create coalitions.

  28. How can schools promote? • Educate students • Inform parents • Promotion ideas • Designate “no practice” during mealtimes • Family style meals at school

  29. www.casafamilyday.org FamilyTable.info

  30. Strategies for family meals: Plan ahead

  31. Strategies for family meals: Create positive atmosphere

  32. Family Meals: Impossible Dream or Realistic Goal?

  33. Family Dinners, 1998-2005 2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org

  34. Family MealtimeMake it happen!

  35. Family Meals spell S – U – C – C – E – S - S

  36. This presentation on Family Mealtimewas made possible by thePurdue UniversityCenter for Families’Promoting Family Meals Project. For more information go to: www.cfs.purdue.edu/CFF/promotingfamilymeals

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