October is National Eat Better, Eat Together Month!This goal of this month is to encourage families to gather around the table together at mealtimes. When families enjoy their main meals together, they tend to be more balanced with food choices.  It’s also a great way to spend time together during the week when everyone has…

  How often do you sit down and share a meal with your family? Everyday? Once a week?  Or, maybe not as often…  We’ve all been there – everyone has a different routine, making it hard to sit down and enjoy a home-cooked meal together.  However, family mealtimesshouldn’t be neglected!   Aside from spending some…

Do you and your family eat meals together? If so, how many? If not, how come? As a parent myself, I understand how stressful your day can be and what it’s like to be pulled in a million different directions with no time to make a family meals.   Luckily September is National Family Meals…

Nothing is more fun to do during the cold winter months than baking with your family. February has been designated as National Bake for Family Fun Month and that’s reason to celebrate! Baking is a great way to spend valuable time with your family, from selecting and shopping for ingredients to baking and enjoying the…

Although the colder months do make it difficult to stay motivated, there are still many ways to stay on track with your fitness goals this winter. January is National Family Fit Lifestyle Month, which makes now the best time to create healthy habits together as a family.   Studies show that regular exercise decreases stress…

What better way to bring in January than by celebrating National Pizza Week! Pizza is definitely a popular food and this is one food holiday we can get behind.   Did you know that if pizza is made right, it can contain all of the food groups? Yup, you read that right! Some may label…

Thanksgiving is hands down one of my favorite holidays.  I love having the whole family in one place and a table full of good food.  It is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season!   However, I do know that with the joy of Thanksgiving comes the stress.  Usually the stress comes from…

September 2016 marks the 6th anniversary of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Did you know that obesity now affects 1 in 6 children and adolescents in the United States? That means more than 30 percent of our children are overweight or obese.  However, the good news is that the numbers of childhood obesity have been…

Getting the whole family to sit down to a family meal can seem like next to impossible with everyone’s busy schedule. Good thing this month is National Family Meal Month, a month that recognizes the importance of taking time away from your busy schedules to come together and eat a healthy family meal.  With the…

As Family Meals Month is celebrated in August, take the time to think of the last time your whole family was together at the dinner table.  It can be tough with sports, tutors, and crazy work schedules to round up the troops for a meal.  However, taking the time to eat with your family will…