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SALT LAKE CITY - Utah's first lady took to the kitchen Monday in an effort to encourage families to make time for a meal together.
Jeanette Herbert whipped up a pizza - a Herbert family favorite - at the Harmons City Creek store in celebration of National Family Day.
The first lady, who also served as Utah's Honorary Chair of Family Day, teamed up with several organizations to encourage parents to eat a meal with their kids at least five times a week.
"As parents, let us commit to spending more time with our kids, eating dinner with them, talking to them about life's challenges and finding ways to help strengthen their relationships of trust," Herbert said.
Research has shown that children who eat a family dinner are about 33-percent less likely to drink alcohol, use drugs or smoke.
"Parents need to step up the pace and spend time with their teens, monitor their activities and set those clear rules and bonding moments," said Jaynie Brown with Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Harmons grocery stores joined forces with ParentsEmpowered.org and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to participate in the Family Day campaign.
