• We mostly eat at the table as a family
• Warm, home-cooked meal waiting for us when we arrive home from sports
• Better quality, healthy, balanced meals with more variety
• Quality time and more present with our kids from 4-6pm
• More free time during the week
• Less grocery shopping and it's easier with fewer items
• Can feed families with new babies, sickness, basically anyone who is weary
• Less dishes
• Don’t get stuck in our own menu rut
• More time to think of and plan the next meal
• Our girlfriends have a day off of cooking when it’s our cook day
• I spend $60 less per week on groceries
• Days aren't filled with the “what are we going to have for dinner” feeling
• I am better at hosting large groups in my home
• I’m not at the edge of my rope all the time; I yell at my kids less
• We rarely waste food or throw it away
• Way more delicious than when I was cooking every night

What the Research suggests

• Children who eat dinner with their families are less likely to smoke, drink, or use drugs.
• Teens who eat dinner with their families are more likely to say they get A's and B's in school
• Family routines and rituals, such as dinnertime, offer stability during stress and transition
• Girls who eat regular family meals are less likely to develop eating disorders
• Frequent family meals are associated with a lower incidence of depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts
• Having regular family meals is one of the best strategies for improving your child's chances of growing up physically, emotionally, and morally strong