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Family Mealsspell
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Family MealsWhat does “family meal” mean to
you?
Is there time for meals?
Are family meals important?
How frequent are family meals?
2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org
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What happened to the family meal?
Conflicting schedules Both parents working Long work hours Split shifts Meetings Sports practices Music lessons ↓ Cooking skills
How we eat today . . .
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
Do family meals matter?
Academic performance
Risk-taking behaviors
Relationships
Eating habits and weight
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!!
S = Smarter Children
↑ language acquisition (C. Snow, Harvard Grad School of Education)
↑ vocabulary = better readers and students
2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org
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Jeopardy’s Million Dollar Man –
Ken Jennings
U = Unlikely to smoke…
http://www.casafamilyday.org
2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org
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Family Dinners and Teen Substance-Abuse Risk
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
C = Courteous and Conversational
C = Connected to Family
E = Eating Better↑ fruits and
vegetables↑ grains↑ calcium-rich foods↑ protein↑ iron↑ fiber↑ vitamins
↓ soft drinks Neumark-Sztainer, JADA (103), 2003
JADA. 104:1 Supplement 1. January 2004
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
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!!
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
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
What difference does TV make?
Strategies for family meals:
• Make a priority
• Plan ahead
• Create positive atmosphere
Strategies for family meals:
Make a priority
Community Support
Reorganization of meetings and schedules to keep mealtimes open and available for families to be home and together.
Create coalitions.
How can schools promote?
• Educate students
• Inform parents
• Promotion ideas
• Designate “no practice” during mealtimes
• Family style meals at school
www.casafamilyday.org
FamilyTable.info
Strategies for family meals:
Plan ahead
Strategies for family meals:
Create positive atmosphere
Family Meals:Impossible Dream or Realistic
Goal?
2005 CASA National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents http://www.casacolumbia.org
Family Dinners, 1998-2005
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Family MealtimeMake it happen!
Family Mealsspell
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This presentation on
Family Mealtimewas made possible by the
Purdue UniversityCenter for Families’
Promoting Family Meals Project. For more information go to:
www.cfs.purdue.edu/CFF/promotingfamilymeals
