How often do you eat dinner with your family? {Welch’s juice give away}

The folks at Welch’s recently conducted a survey looking at family meal time, which they compiled in the Welch’s Kitchen Table Report. They found that 71 percent of respondents say their families eat dinner together as often as or more than their families did when they were kids.

Over 70 percent of American families use the kitchen table as a place for catching up as a family, playing games, doing homework, or arts and crafts. In fact, 84 percent said that one of their favorite parts of the day is when their family eats together. Nearly 80 percent of respondents say they use their kitchen table for at least eight separate activities together as a family with 94 percent enjoying a family dinner at the table.

Family mealtime serves as the hub of family life with the kitchen table at its core. According to the Kitchen Table Report:

• 75 percent of families eat most meals and snacks in the kitchen.
• 18 percent of parents saying they eat at the couch.
• 3 percent of families say they eat in the car on the go.
• 3 percent of families say they eat in a restaurant or fast food chain.

Families still face challenges

Despite all this good news, families still face challenges since 40 percent of the survey respondents cited the lack of time to cook meals, especially healthy meals, as a top barrier to family mealtimes. The same number cites busy schedules as another reason it is difficult to eat meals together as a family.

That’s why Welch’s put together a Family Mealtime Moments Toolkit that includes family-friendly meal plans, tips on how to help create more family mealtime moments, heart-healthy recipes featuring Welch’s 100% Grape Juice made with Concord grapes, and meal makeovers. To learn more about it and Welch’s Kitchen Table Report, visit Welchs.com/KitchenTableReport.

Win $50 worth of Welch’s juice coupons!

To help make family meal time a little easier, Welch’s has given me $50 worth of Welch’s juice coupons to give away to one lucky This Mama Cooks! On a Diet reader.

ONE winner will be chosen at random. You must be willing to send me your full name and mailing address so I can mail out your Welch’s juice coupons via USPS. I’ll announce the winner on this blog. I won't share your mailing info with the public, just your name.

The giveaway is valued at $50 and is only open to legal residents of the United States, 18 years of age and older. No purchase required. Odds of winning based on number of entries. Up to EIGHT entries per person. ONE set of Welch’s juice coupons will be given away. Void where prohibited by law.

By submitting your name and email address, you agree to receive relevant promotional emails and contest follow up communications from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet in compliance with my privacy policy and giveaway rules.

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Disclosure: I was provided with two packs of coupons – one to facilitate this review and another to give away. All opinions and experiences are my own.

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Posted on February 22, 2013 in Contests and Giveaways,Featured and tagged as family

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