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FCCLA@theTable

FCCLA@theTableSitting down to enjoy a family meal with the realities of 21st-century lifestyles is a challenge. Yet, there are many positive long-term benefits of gathering around the dinner table to enjoy a meal with your family, such as promoting healthy lifestyles, strengthening family ties, improving students’ academic performance, and lessening the likelihood of youth engaging in negative behaviors. FCCLA’s initiative, FCCLA@TheTable, encourages members to plan, prepare, and share healthy meals with their families. The ultimate goal is to engage youth in planning and preparing healthy meals for their families and to increase planned and prepared family meals nationwide.

FCCLA@TheTable resources have recently been updated—check them out and help FCCLA create stronger families one meal at a time.

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