This September it is National Family Meals Month and  families across the country are challenged to share one more meal at home per week using items purchased from the grocery store. 

This educational program is put on by the FMI Foundation, which supports the role of food retailing and focuses on research and education in the areas of food safety, nutrition and health.   

 

Family meals eaten at home have been proven to benefit the health and wellness of children and adolescents, to fight obesity, substance abuse,  and to make families stronger: creating a positive impact on our communities and our nation as a whole.  

 

You can learn more about the initiative here.  

Check out the joint press release by UWP and the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association on SNAP and how that food helps Pennsylvania families.