Family Meals Boost Kids’ Fruit And Veg Intake

Children in families that eat meals together, even if only once or twice a week, eat more fruit and vegetables than children who never eat with their families. The boost they receive from learning eating habits from parents and older siblings is enough to bring kids’ fruit and veg consumption close to the recommended “5 a Day”, say researchers at the University of Leeds in the UK…

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Occasional family meals enough to boost kids’ fruit and veg intake

Eating meals together as a family, even if only once or twice a week, increases children’s daily fruit and vegetable intake to near the recommended five a day, according to researchers.

Occasional family meals enough to boost kids’ fruit and veg intake

Eating meals together as a family, even if only once or twice a week, increases children’s daily fruit and vegetable intake to near the recommended five a day, according to researchers.

Occasional family meals enough to boost kids’ fruit and veg intake

Eating meals together as a family, even if only once or twice a week, increases children’s daily fruit and vegetable intake to near the recommended five a day, according to researchers.