5 Reasons to Eat Dinner as a Family

Families who eat together, stay together.

1. FAMILY DINNERS HELPS BETTER FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Eating meals together has the potential to strengthen family bonds as it provides a daily time for the whole family to be together. For younger children, routine family meals can provide a sense of security and a feeling of belonging in the family. Older children and teenagers, too, prefer eating together as a family.

2. FAMILY MEALS LEAD TO HEALTHIER FOOD CHOICES
Eating family dinners is associated with healthy dietary food patterns. A survey found that the 9 to 14-year-olds who ate dinner with their families most frequently consumed more fruits and vegetables and less soda and fried foods. Their diets also had higher amounts of many key nutrients, like calcium, iron, and fiber.

3. HOMEMADE MEALS PROMOTE PORTION CONTROL
The average restaurant meal has as much as 60% more calories than a homemade meal. Combine the fact that portions served in restaurants are continuing to expand with that fact that when we’re presented with more food, we’re more likely to eat more food, and it becomes clear that eating at home is simply healthier.

4.  FAMILY DINNERS EQUAL HEALTHY KIDS
When families eat together, young children are less likely to be overweight or obese because these children are eat regular, nutritious, home cooked meals, and also help in making or serving those meals.

5. EATING AT HOME SAVES MONEY
The average household spent $3,465 on meals at home, and $2,668 on meals away from home, according to the national Consumer Expenditure Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Per meal, that’s about $8 per meal outside of the home, and only about $4.50 per each meal made in your own kitchen.

Extra Tip:
Make friends with the freezer
Your freezer is your best friend when it comes to meal planning and always having ready to go food.  That is why Five Star Home Foods provides easy-to-prepare, individually packaged selection of frozen foods which takes the headache out of planning and preparing meals for your family. With all-natural meats, wild-caught fish, organic vegetables and juices, whole grain breads and more, our healthy home food delivery service ensures that your freezer is always stocked with your next meal.

 

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