Family Meals Promote Healthy Eating and Healthy Bodies
Research shows that the more frequently families eat together, the better overall nutritional health3. Studies indicate that adding a few extra minutes around the table further improves children’s diet quality.4
At Rouses Markets, we are celebrating Family Meals Month along with our partners to give customers great ideas for creating easy meals at home.
Preparing a family meal is easier today than ever before! Rouses Markets has everything you need to bring the family around the table to help boost diet quality, physical and mental health.
Our Family Meals Month Partners have given us meal and recipe suggestions to help families create simple meals to have together.
Botticelli Roasted Garlic Sauce – One-Pot Chicken Cacciatore makes a family friendly meal with less pots and pans to wash afterwards!
Blue Plate – Shrimp Remoulade Pasta Salad is a crowd pleasing recipe that is great to make extra for family leftover night as well.
Home Bake – No-hassle baking with Home Bake. Pair with a side salad or steamed veggies.
Raos Frozen Meals – That delicious homemade flavor right in the frozen department at Rouses. Make family meals easy by a sensational heat and eat item.
Red Gold Tomatoes – This One-Pot Tortilla Soup recipe can make family meal preparation as easy as 1-2-3!
Morning Star Farms – Get into the spirit of family meal fun with this Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burger Bowl!
4 Dallacker, Mattea et al. “Effect of Longer Family Meals on Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Intake.” JAMA Network Open, 2023.
3 Berge, Jerica M. et al. “The Protective Role of Family Meals for Youth Obesity: 10-year Longitudinal Associations.” The Journal of Pediatrics, 2014.
Tips for Shopping on a Budget
These shopping tips are helpful when planning your next shopping trip.
Make a grocery list before you head to the store.
Grab a pen and paper to make your list, but first, ask yourself these questions:
- What leftovers do I already have? Can I use them?
- Do I already have produce that needs to be cooked or frozen?
- What meals do I want to make this week?
Use the Rouses sale paper to help guide your list.
Get creative in the kitchen.
Here are some ways to get creative in the kitchen to minimize waste.
- Take a bag of spinach that looks wilted and cook the spinach in a skillet to sauté with olive oil.
- Add cooked vegetables to an omelet.
- Peel and freeze over ripe bananas to use for banana bread or smoothies.
Stretch portions by using whole grain pantry staples like beans, lentils, whole wheat pasta, and brown rice.
Don’t skip the frozen aisle and the canned aisle.
Often people forget that there are so many nutritious options in the canned and frozen aisle, especially when it comes to getting fruit and vegetable options.
For frozen vegetables, look for your favorite options that are available year round in most cases. Opt for items that are not seasoned or sauced, and add your own seasonings to reduce the sodium content. Use frozen fruits for smoothies and oatmeal toppings.
In the canned aisle, look for canned items with no added salt, and don’t forget about canned beans for a nice plant-based protein option. Additionally, canned fruit in 100% fruit juice makes it easy to prepare for busy families.
