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Getting three square meals a day isn’t as easy as it sounds. Picky eaters, hectic schedules and lack of inspiration in the kitchen all get in the way more often than not. Plus, it can seem like the daily recommendations for balanced meals have become a moving target.

These resources were created to provide science based hints and tips for getting more vegetables into the diet and helping create healthy eating habits in kids.

Go beyond the resources for even more on the science that supports the recommendations, tips and guidelines.

Greater weight loss from eating 2 servings of low energy-dense soup daily vs the same energy amount as a high energy-dense snack food

Adolescents that share at least 5 meals per week are 35% less likely to engage in disordered eating than those that do not

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Research

An analysis of 17 studies found that children and teens who shared family meals three or more times per week were more likely to have healthy eating patterns and a normal weight range than children and teens who shared less than three family meals per week.