Meals Matter
Meals Matter
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The Meals Matter Blog offers advice and tips on using a positive and realistic approach for meal planning, healthy eating, feeding families and fitness. Posts are written by registered dietitians, staff and guest bloggers of the Dairy Council of California.
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Eat Better, Eat Together is a blog series by registered dietitians and parents whose stories and advice help families start or strengthen a commitment to balanced family meals and create healthy, successful families. Take the Eat Better, Eat Together Family Meal Pledge at Facebook.com/MealsMatter.org
Enjoying traditional foods with family and friends make the winter holidays special. Now more than ever, balanced family meals can—and should—be part of your healthy holiday strategy. Instead of calling out seasonal treats to avoid, we suggest you focus on what to eat before you head out to holiday events or parties.
Make time to eat balanced meals together as a family, even during the busy holiday season. As long as you've had a balanced meal with foods from all the food groups, don't worry too much about an extra cookie or sweet here or there. By keeping the focus on balanced meals, you'll be less likely to fill up on holiday sweets.
Before you head out to holiday festivities, whip up a balanced family meal of Chicken Parmesan Subs, Orange Glazed Carrots and Best-Ever Applesauce. Keep fast family meals on the menu all week long with Cheesy Tuna Melts, Lickety-Split Lasagna Soup, Cheese and Fruit Kabobs and Oven Roasted Broccoli.
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“Family Meals Matter” features registered dietitian-approved recipes from the thousands of user-contributed recipes available at the free family-nutrition and meal-planning website, Meals Matter, maintained by registered dietitian moms with Dairy Council of California. Healthy Eating Made Easier™
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Photo Caption: Chicken Parmesan Subs, EatingWell