This week's theme for National Nutrition Month is to Explore the Connection Between Food and Culture.

Food traditions connect us to our culture, our family, our community, and more. They also serve to reduce decision fatigue.

How often is everything served at a meal in your home made 100% from scratch? What does that term even mean today? We certainly don’t...

Where do you eat most meals? Is it at a table, or somewhere else? How often do you eat on the couch watching TV? Or at your desk? Or in...

When was the last meal you shared with others? Who did you eat with? A family member? A friend? A work colleague? A neighbor? Who do you...

Do family meals matter? What difference do they make? What does the research say? Family meals are associated with many benefits Research...

Did you experience family meals growing up? Do you experience family meals today? I have asked those questions to hundreds of audience...

Can you recall a great conversation during a meal? Maybe it lasted well past the food was eaten and the dishes were cleared away. You...

Meals eaten with family are valued around the world. They are valued for not only the nourishing food they provide but more so for the...

For many years, when I presented about family meals, I collected feedback from my audiences about their experiences with and beliefs...

Happy World Food Day!! World Food Day is celebrated each year in October, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

September is Family Meals Month, designed to promote the benefits of eating together and to provide encouragement and support for us to...

Around the world, eating together is celebrated. Here are 5 tips for promoting shared meals in celebration of World Food Day.

Unrealistic expectations of perfect family meals can get in the way of achieving them. Don't complicate eating together. Plan. Prepare. Do.

Family meals are more important than ever as the COVID pandemic accentuates the loneliness epidemic. Eating together may enhance longevity.

Who needs something else to complicate their lives? No one. Who needs something else to enrich their lives? Everyone. That...

Are your family holiday gatherings suitable for a Norman Rockwell painting or a Hallmark movie? Maybe… sometimes. For many reasons,...

If you took a walk around your neighborhood, how many residences could you name the residents? How many residences have you been inside...

I venture that outside of formal school I have learned more around a table sharing meals with others than in any other single place. I’ve...