These resources are intended to help the Cooperative Extension; Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program; Family Nutrition Program; Head Start; Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; and other community nutrition programs.

Handouts

The “Let’s Talk” handout is designed to be copied back-to-back on legal-size paper (8½ x 14) and folded in half. A heavyweight paper is recommended. It can be copied on letter-size paper, but the font size will be very small.

• Family Meals Class Outline
• Family Meals Class Poster 1
• Family Meals Class Poster 2
• Family Meals Class Poster 3
• Family Meals Poster Ways Children Eat Meals
• Family Meal Planning Calendar
• Fast Food for Busy Families
• Let’s Talk About Mealtime (English)
• Let’s Talk About Mealtime (Spanish)

PowerPoint Presentations

Please download the feedback and survey forms, along with the presentation. These are to be used each time you present. Return the completed feedback and survey forms to the address listed on the form.

• Family Mealtime Community Presentation (notes)
• Family Mealtime Community Presentation (slides)
• Feedback and survey documents
• Web Instructions
• Video Training Study Guide
• Family Meals Video

For family meal research findings, download the reference page.

These resources are intended to help parents bring their family together during mealtime.

• Family Meal Planning Center

Handouts

The “Let’s Talk” handout is designed to be copied back-to-back on legal-size paper (8½ x 14) and folded in half. A heavyweight paper is recommended. It can be copied on letter-size paper, but the font size will be very small.

• Family Meal Planning Calendar
• Family Meals Spell SUCCESS
• Fast Food for Busy Families
• Let’s Talk About Mealtime (English)
• Let’s Talk About Mealtime (Spanish)

For family meal research findings, download the reference page.

• Family Mealtime Presentations for professional audiences: http://www.beefnutrition.org. Contact the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Nutrition Seminar Program and click on events and seminars. “Who’s Home for Dinner?” is a topic selection.
• “Eat Better, Eat Together” resources are available for promoting family meals from the Washington State Dairy Council: www.eatsmart.org or from Washington State University at http://nutrition.wsu.edu/ebet/.
• Family Meals Modules and resources for WIC programs, available in English and Spanish. Available at: http://depts.washington.edu/vitalwic/family.htm. Has downloadable posters, handouts, bookmarks and other resources for families.
• Touching Hearts, Touching Minds is a web site from the Massachusetts WIC Program www.touchingheartstouchingminds.com with innovative nutrition education strategies and resources. Go to the materials section and within Healthy Eating are resources about family meals titled “Set the table.” This site also has excellent ideas for counseling. A training video shows how to use the materials in group sessions.
• “Family Meals Nourish Body and Soul” by Alice Henneman, MS,RD, in Food Reflections, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, Oct/Nov 2000. Resources available at: http://www.extension.org/families_food_fitness
• “Family Meals – Fast, Healthful” is part of the “Nibbles for Health” series of newsletters for parents of young children, available here.
• “Making Meals Matter” is a nutrition guide for busy parents. Dairy Council of California, 2004. Available from http://www.mealsmatter.org/ in publications for young children and school-age children.
• “Mealtime: Keep It Simple . . . Keep It Fun . . . Just Keep It!” Oregon Dairy
• Council, 2000. http://www.oregondairycouncil.org Describes importance of eating together, suggests steps to make happen. Other resources available for ideas of quick meals. Spanish and English.
• The Canned Food Alliance web site features “family and kids” resources, including the “ABC’s of a Fun Dinnertime” at http://www.mealtime.org/
• “NuNews” a nutrition newsletter is available from the Schwan Food Company at http://www.menusolutions.com/NuNews/5/parent.asp
• Say “YES” to Family Meals: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/publications/pm1842.pdf

• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University http://www.casacolumbia.org
• National survey data of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse. Family Day resources at http://www.casafamilyday.org
• “The Diets of America’s Children: Influence of Dining Out, Household Characteristics, and Nutrition Knowledge” Economic Research Service, USDA, accessible at http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/933277/aer746a.pdf Includes chapter on meal and snack eating patterns of American children.
• Better Together British Columbia http://bettertogetherbc.ca/
• Research on the Family Meal Model is used to describe the psychological tensions driving family meal behavior. This website features tools and resources for health professionals, educators, and community agencies to support families to eat together.

• CASA Family Day sponsored by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University http://www.casacolumbia.org Family Day resources at http://www.casafamilyday.org
• “Ready, Set, Relax!” http://www.readysetrelax.org is a community initiative designed to raise awareness about the impact of over-scheduling on families and children. The program originated in Ridgewood, NJ in 2002. Kits for organizing a community event are available at the web site.

• Barilla website: http://www.sharethetable.com Website features recipes and ideas for positive family meals.
• Better Together British Columbia: http://bettertogetherbc.ca
• Website with meal planning and recipe ideas for families from the British Columbia Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport and BC Dairy Foundation.
• Cooking Matters: http://cookingmatters.org Features program that empowers families and children to build cooking skills, confidence and end world hunger.
• Cooking with Alicia is your “online cooking assistant” at www.cookingwithalicia.com.
• This web site provides recipes and detailed cooking instructions for subscribers.
• Family Meal Recipes: http://kidshealth.org/parent/recipes/index.html
• Find a meal assembly facility in your area: http://mealassembly.net/
• “Food and Family” magazine and regular mealtime tips available from Kraft Foods: http://www.kraftfoods.com Sign up to receive magazine and/or e-mail recipes.
• Grace Before Meals: http://www.gracebeforemeals.com Website featuring meal preparation videos, dinner dialogue, and blogs started by Father Leo Patalinghug.
• Healthy Dining finder website: http://www.HealthyDiningfinder.com Website assists in finding healthy menu options at numerous restaurant chains.
• Meal Essence: http://www.mealessence.com/ Website has recipes, meal planning and grocery list tools.
• Meals Matter, www.mealsmatter.org is a web site to assist consumers in meal planning. Hosted by the Dairy Council of California, it helps people find recipes, plan meals through an online shopping list, meal planner and cookbook.
• Quick family dinner ideas available at: http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/
• Sign up for an electronic newsletter “Beef Dinner Bell Newsletter” published every two weeks. – or click on the newsletter tab on BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.
• Stouffer’s “Let’s Fix Dinner” website: http://www.letsfixdinner.com
• The Canned Food Alliance: http://www.mealtime.org Website has recipes, online newsletter and “Just Add One” nutrition wheel.
• The National Restaurant Association: http://www.restaurant.org Website has section devoted to healthier meals for children titled “Kids Live Well.”
• Thrifty Food Plan Recipes from the USDA web site.
• Thrifty Food Plan, 2006 (newer versions available also) from the USDA web site.
• Together Counts campaign: http://www.togethercounts.com/ Website promotes families “thriving together,” “eating together,” and “playing together.”

• http://www.aicr.org/information/recipe/index.lasso (American Institute for Cancer Research)
• http://www.allrecipes.com
• http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/pp/COPAN/5-a-day/5ADAYRecipes.html
• http://www.cookinglight.com
• ConAgra – Ro-tel
• ConAgra – Hunts
• http://www.culinarycafe.com
• http://www.deliciousdecisions.org (American Heart Association)
• http://www.foodnetwork.com
• http://www.foodnetwork.com/healthy-appetite-with-ellie-krieger/index.html
• http://www.foodandhealth.com
• http://foodstamp.nal.usda.gov/recipes.php
• http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/index.html
• http://www.kraftfoods.com
• http://www.mealsforyou.com
• http://www.meals.com/
• http://www.porkbeinspired.com/index.aspx

• “Cookin’ Up Conversation” ideas for mealtime solutions and conversation starters, and a tabletime traditions placemat are available at: http://otherwhitemeat.com/
• Conversation Cards and Family Meals Modules for families and WIC programs. Available at: http://depts.washington.edu/vitalwic/family.htm.
• Screen-Free Tips and Conversation Starters available at www.eatrightmontana.org/eatrighthealthyfamilies.htm. The April 2007 Media Campaign promoted “Smart Family Moves: Less TV, More Meals Together and has these resources available online.
• FRIDGE Curriculum available here Food-Related Intergenerational Discussion Group Experiences: A curriculum to help families communicate better, learn more about food and nutrition, and work as partners to achieve their healthy eating goals.

Ellyn Satter has numerous ideas for promoting a healthy feeding relationship. Her “Division of Responsibility” in Feeding is the best strategy to avoid mealtime conflicts and promote children becoming competent eaters. Materials can be downloaded at www.ellynsatter.com.