Teens who eat dinner with their families on a regular basis are also more likely to eat fruit and vegetables as young adults, a new study shows. These teens also go on to drink fewer soft drinks in adulthood, Forbes TV reported.
The survey included questions about how often their family ate together, how much they enjoyed eating with family, if they ate on the run, and how often they ate breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Teens who reported eating family meals were more likely to report eating fruit, dark green and orange vegetables and key nutrients, and drinking fewer soft drinks. The more frequently they ate family meals as teens, the more likely they were to eat dinner as adults, placing a higher priority on structured meals and social eating.