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Eating dinner as a family is linked to all sorts of benefits for both kids and adults: higher grades, better self-esteem, less 
depression and more.
But between after-school activities and other time commitments, it can be hard to get everyone to sit down for a family meal—not to mention a healthy family meal.
With food and family playing such an important role in Latino culture, why aren’t more Latino families sitting down for dinner together?
It only takes a few tweaks to make family dinners happen regularly that are both healthy AND delicious.
Join us and our co-host celebrity chef Ingrid Hoffman as we tweet about weeknight family dinner and how to make it healthier at the next #SaludTues Tweetchat.
- WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Family Dinner: Why it Matters & What to Make”
- DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015
- TIME: Noon CST (1:00 PM ET)
- WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
- Co-HOSTS: @SaludToday, @Simplyingrid
We’ll open the floor to your stories and experiences as we explore:
- What are the benefits associated with eating dinner as a family?
- What healthy, Latin-inspired dishes should be on our tables tonight?
- How can we encourage our young picky eaters to try new foods?
- How can we prepare for a week of family dinner ahead of time?
Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter, share your stories and resources that can help more Latino families begin making healthy family dinners a weeknight priority.
#SaludTues is a new weekly Tweetchat about Latino health at 12p CST/1p ET every Tuesday and hosted by @SaludToday, the Latino health social media campaign for the team at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.
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