Here’s something to chew on: only 43 percent of families eat together every day. Should we be concerned? Does it really matter if most families aren’t eating together? Researchers have been taking a very close look at this question. Not surprisingly, they have found that family meals have a very positive impact on children and their nutrition habits, education and their ability to communicate. Here are some of the benefits they have identified:

Know someone who's feeling "the blues?" Bring them a big mood-boosting bunch of vitamin C-rich fruit and vegetables. New research found a rapid and dramatic improvement in the emotional state of hospitalized patients who increased their vitamin C intake.

New parents want everything to be just right for their babies, especially their food. That's why many babies get their first taste of organic food before they get their first tooth.