Supporting Concepts Nutritious, low cost foods taste good. Eating together strengthens the family. Eating together creates and supports traditions around the table. Children benefit, learn and have fun by participating in shared meals. Preparing and eating meals together can be enjoyed by all.
Families can enjoy inexpensive food just as much as expensive food.
Improves family communication, Increases sense of security and stability among children, Enhances sense of family traditions and values, Helps children do better in school and have fewer behavior problems, Makes good use of resources by cooking larger quantities, Uses time better by planning menus and preparing only one meal. Oprah made eating together as a family a national issue when she featured family mealtime on her show. This is a holy time and it really matters. When a family gets together and starts talking about who they are as a family, that gets implanted forever. When families eat together it creates stability for kids.