Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets. Family Meals: More Than Just Eating at Home In all cultures throughout recorded history, family meals have been an honoured ritual for sharing food and providing an opportunity for family members to 1) (CONNECTION) with one another. Recently, societal changes in family structures and schedules have served to undermine families having routine meals. Surveys indicate that the vast majority of families (80 %) value mealtime together, but the minority (33 %) 2) (SUCCESS) achieve daily family meals. Whether a family comes together to share meals can have a 3) (SIGNIFICANCE) impact on a variety of outcomes. Family meals are positively associated with improving dietary quality, preventing obesity, enhancing language acquisition and academic 4) (PERFORM), improving social skills and family unity, and reducing risk-taking behaviours. According to a survey conducted by the University of Minnesota, 5) (FREQUENCE) family meals are related to better nutritional intake. The study showed that families eating meals together “every day” or “almost every day” generally consumed higher amounts of 6) (IMPORTANCE) nutrients such as calcium, fiber, iron, vitamins В6, В12, С and Е, and consumed less overall fat, compared to families who “never” or “only sometimes” eat meals together. Family meals should be dynamic — an 7) (CHANGE) of ideas, conversation and feelings.

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Family Meals: More Than Just Eating at Home
In all cultures throughout recorded history, family meals have been an honoured ritual for sharing food and providing an opportunity for family members to 1) ... \(CONNECTION\) with one another. Recently, societal changes in family structures and schedules have served to undermine families having routine meals.
Surveys indicate that the vast majority of families \(80 %\) value mealtime together, but the minority \(33 %\) 2) ... \(SUCCESS\) achieve daily family meals.
Whether a family comes together to share meals can have a 3) ... \(SIGNIFICANCE\) impact on a variety of outcomes.
Family meals are positively associated with improving dietary quality, preventing obesity, enhancing language acquisition and academic 4) ... \(PERFORM\), improving social skills and family unity, and reducing risk-taking behaviours.
According to a survey conducted by the University of Minnesota, 5) ... \(FREQUENCE\) family meals are related to better nutritional intake.
The study showed that families eating meals together “every day” or “almost every day” generally consumed higher amounts of 6) ... \(IMPORTANCE\) nutrients such as calcium, fiber, iron, vitamins В6, В12, С and Е, and consumed less overall fat, compared to families who “never” or “only sometimes” eat meals together. Family meals should be dynamic — an 7) ... \(CHANGE\) of ideas, conversation and feelings.

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