Welcome to
​Happy Family Meals

We're here to help each other make family meals that are more meaningful and frequent.
By sharing what we know, we can make our meals more fun, foolproof, and fat-proof.

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​New Tips from Members
JANUARY 2019

Make a Meal Fun         (or  Meaningful)
JANUARY 21, 2019
​• Your kids might just feel a little more connected, and you might feel more appreciated and in control. (Jill in Seattle, WA 
• Your kids might just feel a little more connected, and you might feel more appreciated and in control. (Jill in Seattle, WA )
• Your kids might just feel a little more connected, and you 
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Make it Foolproof (or easier)
JANUARY 21, 2019
• Your kids might just feel a little more connected, and you might feel more appreciated and in control. (Jill in Seattle, WA )• Your kids might just feel a little more connected, and you might feel more appreciated and in control. (Jill in Seattle, WA)
​• Your kids might just feel a little more connected, and you might feel more appreciated and in  
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Make it Fat-Proof (or More balanced)
JANUARY 21, 2019
​• Your kids might just feel a little more connected, and you might feel more appreciated and in control. (Jill in Seattle, WA )
• Your kids might just feel a little more connected, and you might feel more appreciated and in control. (Jill in Seattle, WA )
• Your kids might just feel a little more connected, and you might feel more appreciated and in control. (Jill in Seattle, WA )• Your kids might just feel a little more connected, and you might feel 
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Favorite Articles

Foolproof means less stress of figuring out what to do or being judged by it.  
Forget the dieting.  There's a lot of easy things you can do to help your family (and yourself) eat a little less and a lot better

Great Questions
​from members
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Some Useful Websites

KidsCookMonday.org gives useful ideas about to involve your kids in the kitchen.



​FamilyFreshMeals.com has useful ideas for lunches that aren't sandwiches.



Once a Month Meals - Never Plan Daily Meals Ever AgainLess Time in the Kitchen • More Time with Those You Love
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Bell Institute - Great downloadables for each mealtime from the Bell Institute.

Poll:
What Kind of Person Are You?

    Don't Worry.
    ​Be Happy.

What's This About?
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• What's this about?  We think family meals should be a bit more frequent and a bit more fun, meaningful, stress-free, and healthier.  This community will try and help move family meals in that direction.
• Who's this for? Anyone - Big families, small families, couples, & singles who eat with others
• When are family meals? Anytime - Breakfast, snacks, dinner, holiday meals
• Where are they? Anywhere - Home, restaurants, even schools (even a packed lunch can make your happy, loving presence felt).
• Why have them?  Your kids might just feel a little more connected, your spouse might feel a little perkier, and you might even feel a little more appreciated and in control.
Together, we can our family meals more fun and foolproof so we can make them a little more meaningful and frequent.
​What's worked for you?

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