Driving Home The Benefits of Family Meals

<p>By: Allison Febrey, Assistant,&nbsp;Health &amp; Wellness/FMI Foundation/Food &amp; Product Safety, Food Marketing Institute<br /> <br /> Since the family meals movement started in 2015, the Food Marketing Institute Foundation implemented three remarkably successful&nbsp;<a href="applewebdata://FC95A9BD-6109-4F67-A819-EB22C37D6D97/fmifamilymeals.com">National Family Meals Months</a>&nbsp;(NFMM). A growing movement with an expansive suite of turnkey materials, broad industry awareness, a blossoming list of committed partners, mounting consumer engagement, and most importantly, demonstrated behavior change. See how you can add to the momentum that's changing shoppers' behaviors:&nbsp;<br /> <br /> </p> <center><img src="https://www.fmi.org/images/default-source/blog-images/heathlier-behaviors-infographic.tmb-large-350-.jpg?sfvrsn=af74436e_1" data-displaymode="Thumbnail" alt="Family Meals Makes Healthier Behaviors Infographic" title="Family Meals Makes For Healthier Behaviors" data-openoriginalimageonclick="true" style="text-align: left; font-family: -webkit-standard; vertical-align: middle;" /><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.fmi.org/images/default-source/blog-images/join-the-movement.jpg?sfvrsn=5374436e_0"><img src="https://www.fmi.org/images/default-source/blog-images/join-the-movement.tmb-large-350-.jpg?sfvrsn=5374436e_1" data-displaymode="Thumbnail" alt="Join The Family Meals Movement" title="Join The Family Meals Movement" data-openoriginalimageonclick="true" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></a><br /> <br /> </center> <br /> For National Family Meals Month&nbsp;resources, view our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fmi.org/family-meals/toolkits/retailer-toolkit" target="_blank">food retailer toolkit</a>, our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fmi.org/family-meals/toolkits/manufacturer-toolkit" target="_blank">food manufacturer toolkit</a>, and our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fmi.org/family-meals/toolkits/best-practice-guide" target="_blank">best practice guide</a>. <p>&nbsp;</p>