Not sure if you remember, but back in April I was one of 15 bloggers invited to the Nestlé Culinary Institute in Solon, OH. We had the opportunity to hear from top experts in parenting and psychology and even got to meet Celebrity Chef, Antonia Lofaso!
I had an amazing time with the folks from Nestlé, as well as with some of my good bloggy friends. I would be thrilled if you checked out the highlights from our day ::
The fine folks at Nestlé / Stouffer’s sent some fun little goodies home with me and I would love to pass some of them on to one of you, so you can capture your own dinner time memories! I have a Flip MinoHD, and a Family Dinner Box of Questions and here’s what you need to do to enter to win them:
Leave me a comment here, telling me what you and your family love about dinner time. Do you carve out time in your busy day to eat together? Have you created any traditions around this last meal of the day?
You may do each of the following for additional entries, but each entry must be left in a separate comment to qualify:
Tweet about this giveaway, using the hashtag #D2Dgvwy and the following link :: http://bit.ly/7cbDf. You can do this every day during the duration of this giveaway for a separate entry!
Post a link to LetsFixDinner.com AND this giveaway (using the link above) on your Facebook wall. Be sure you leave me a link to your profile. Only one Facebook link, please.
Blog about this giveaway and include a link to LetsFixDinner.com, challenging your readers to take the challenge to eat together, AND include a link to this giveaway (using the link above). Be sure you leave me a link to your exact post.
One winner will be chosen at random on July 31st, and will be notified by email. Please read my contest/giveaway rules for additional information.
Now, head over and take the Let’s Fix Dinner Challenge and start creating some memories!
What keeps families from eating together? How can we break down these barriers? I’m hoping these questions, and more, will be answered for me in just a few short weeks. I will be spending a day at the Nestle Culinary Center in Solon, OH with 14 other bloggers, the fine folks from Nestle, and special guest experts, to take part in Stouffer’s Let’s Fix Dinner discussion.
I would love to bring some of your questions for the expert panel along with me, but here’s the thing… I need your questions and comments before end of day tomorrow (Wednesday)!
I get to meet:
CASA – An expert from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. CASA has conducted more than a decade of research about family dinner and has consistently found that the more often kids eat dinner with their family, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs.
Antonia Lofaso – Past Top Chef contestant and Celebrity Chef. Antonia has a decorated background as a culinary expert but notes her greatest achievement to be her 8 year old daughter, Xea.
Lynn Fredericks – Author of “Cooking Time is Family Time.” Lynn is the mother of two and offers insight about tackling the difficulties of family dinnertime.
Carleton Kendrick – Author of “Take Out Your Nose Ring, Honey, We’re Going to Grandma’s.” Carleton is a family therapist and has worked as a consultant for more than 20 years. His book offers a positive, light-hearted perspective on raising teenagers.
Dr. Meghan Barlow, PhD – A pediatric psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital. Dr. Barlow’s main area of interest is working with pediatricians to address emotional, behavioral and developmental issues within their pediatric patients.
Ask away! Please email your questions to me at fromdatestodiapers@gmail.com, via Twitter, or leave them in the comments below. I will post all of the answers, and more, during and after the event.
