What is Known: • Parents’ eating habits and diet quality play an important role in shaping dietary patterns in children • Family meals frequency is associated with improved diet quality of children in healthy population

What is New: • Frequency of family meals was significantly associated with healthier food consumption among parents and children in families at high risk of type 2 diabetes in six European countries. • Parental diet quality mediates the association between family meals frequency and the consumption of some selected food items among children.