Want Your Kids To Be Healthier? #shorts

Currently in the United States, only about 30% of families eat together on a regular basis. The families that eat together on a consistent basis, number one, the children consume far more vital nutrients that help to defend their bodies against chronic diseases. Just three times a week, those kids have significantly lowered incidence of developing obesity and disordered eating. Four meals a week, no matter what those meals were, those children ate five servings of fruits and vegetables at least five days a week, just by the act of eating together on a consistent basis, and they ate significantly less ultra processed foods. The dinner table is really a unifier. It's an opportunity to see your child, to see your family member, to be able to offload stress as well. It's a moment to press pause, to center oneself, to be present, whether it's prayer, whether it's a gratitude practice. And so if we don't have this unifier in place, we end up in like this tornado of craziness, and we miss out on the things that are most important.