Over the past 30 years obesity among children has increased. One way to help youth make healthy food choices is by creating healthy eating choices and habits at home, starting with family meals. When parents value family dinners, children are likely to view family dinners as important. Family meals can provide important examples to show children what foods are good to eat and how much of the good foods they should eat. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Varnessa McCray, Victor W. Harris, and Martie Gillen, and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, April 2013.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1362
Tag: Family Nutrition
FCS8925/FY1195 Raising Healthy Children: The Importance of Family Meals
FCS8925, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Anghela Z. Paredes and Karla P. Shelnutt, highlights the benefits of family meals and provides strategies to help families increase the number of meals they eat together. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1195
FCS8920/FY1190 Managing Food-Related Family Disagreements
FCS8920, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Emily A. Minton, Karla P. Shelnutt, and Larry Forthun, helps families understand the causes of family disagreements, effective parenting styles, how to resolve conflicts with good communication, and the benefits of conflict. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1190
FCS8921/FY1191 Raising Healthy Children: Go, Slow, Whoa
FCS8921, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Rebecca A. Clinton and Karla P. Shelnutt, introduce families to Go, Slow, Whoa, a research-based tool developed by the National Institutes of Health and the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) program to help individuals identify foods that are lower in fat and calories. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1191