4     Eat together as a family at least four times a week.

Take home message:

1. Busy families have to plan ahead in order to have dinner together
2. Balanced meals are important, yet often forgotten

FIT Kit 4 contents:

• FIT Kit 4 Handout (pdf)
• Divided “balanced dinner” plate (9” plate)
  • Mark plate as shown to teach balanced meals & portion control.
• Store List (pdf)
•  Handouts
  • Meal Planning Guides: use meal plan and cookbook examples to help families plan meals ahead of time            
    • Family Weekly Meal Plan (pdf)
    • Family Meal Plan Handout (pdf)
    • Don’t Panic – Dinner’s in the Freezer (pdf)
    • “Family friendly” cookbooks (pdf)

o        Eat Smart Move More: Great guides for meal planning

• Meals to Remember: http://www.myeatsmartmovemore.com/0-docs/meal_planner.pdf
• Shopping List and Meal Planner: http://www.myeatsmartmovemore.com/0-docs/shopping_planner.pdf
• Weekly Meal, TV and Activity Planner:
• Eating Together for Health & Fitness: http://www.myeatsmartmovemore.com/library/eating_together.pdf

Additional resources

http://www.myeatsmartmovemore.com/st_meals.html

          -Eat Smart Move More: Simple Tips to prepare more meals at home.

http://www.mealsmatter.org/

          - Meal planning; recipes; Spanish recipes.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/index.htm#recipes

-Ethnic recipe collections. Electronic menu planner (calories).

http://www.kidshealth.org/index.html

-Children’s health questions.  Individual sites for Parents, Kids, and Teens.

http://www.myeatsmartmovemore.com/recipes.html