THE FAMILY DINNER NOURISHES MORE THAN YOU THINK

Aside from the obvious nutritional benefits of regular family dinners, research shows how often a family eats dinner together is a powerful indicator of social and emotional growth.

According to findings from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, teens who eat regular family dinners are less likely to smoke, drink or use drugs, and they are more likely to perform better in school. Relish! offers the tools and the plan to get families back to the dinner table.

CASA’s 2006 report “The Importance of Family Dinners III” found that compared to kids who have fewer than three family dinners per week, children and teens who have frequent family dinners are:

• 70 percent lower risk for substance abuse
• One third less likely to try alcohol
• Half as likely to try cigarettes or marijuana

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