Families Eating Dinner Together

Super Speedy Dinners
Some days are so rushed that taking even 30 minutes to prepare dinner is too much time. For days like these, try a super speedy, healthy option:

• Canned tuna over brown rice, tossed salad and an orange
• Scrambled eggs with cheese, whole wheat toast and applesauce
• Frozen whole grain waffle, lean sausage and strawberries
• Salmon burger on a roll with corn and green beans
• Whole wheat pita stuffed with lean roast beef, spinach and tomatoes, prepared coleslaw and grapes
• Pasta with prepared marinara sauce, carrot sticks and a small banana

Dinner Together

• Preparing and eating dinner together as a family creates many positive food and nutrition opportunities such as:
• Introducing new foods to children
• Practicing lifetime cooking skills
• Passing on family recipes to the next generation
• Learning about colors and textures of food
• Having fun with exotic ingredients
• Taste testing herbs and spices
• Talking about different food cultures
• Playing a guessing game about foods