PRINTER'S NO. 2390
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
455
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY ROTHMAN, GLEIM, KORTZ, SCHLEGEL CULVER, HILL-
EVANS, DiGIROLAMO, FREEMAN, MURT, LONGIETTI, KINSEY, MILLARD,
ZIMMERMAN, YOUNGBLOOD, SONNEY, CALTAGIRONE, BURNS AND
HEFFLEY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of September 2019 as "Family Meals Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Family Meals Month" is a national effort to
encourage families to pledge to share more meals at home per
week; and
WHEREAS, Family meals are fun, affordable and healthier than
other dining options; and
WHEREAS, Despite 92% of consumers in the United States saying
they want to eat healthier meals, only 30% of American families
share dinner every night; and
WHEREAS, Conversations around the dinner table establish
closer relationships between family members and increase
parental involvement with children; and
WHEREAS, Regular family meals are linked to kids earning
higher grades, improving self-esteem and resisting negative peer
pressure; and
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