Dinner...it's about Time

Food For Thought!

The Magic Of The Family Meal

 

There is something about shared meals, not a holiday or once-in-a-while meal, but a regular, reliable meal, that anchors a family. Experts say that in the teenage years that this daily investment pays some big dividends.  Families that eat together have children that are less likely to smoke, drink, do drugs, get depressed, develop eating disorders, and consider suicide.  These same children are more likely to do well in school, delay having sex, eat their veggies, learn big words, and have better manners.  These statements are backed up by studies done at Columbia University.

Make dinner an event again.  The tradition of eating together has been getting lost as food has become more about convenience than ritual or tradition.  It’s easy to get lost in the fray of grab-and-go and busy schedules.  Try to take the time, even a few days a week, to sit down together and eat.  Put down the phones, have a conversation, learn what is going on in one another’s lives. You will learn something, feel reconnected, and be closer for it.

Need some conversation starters?

 

1. What is your favorite meal?
2. Where in the world would you like to visit?
3. What language do you wish you could speak?
4. What name would you choose for yourself/
5. Who is your favorite teacher?
6. What is your favorite subject?
7. What good deed did you do today?
8. What is your most prized possession?
9. What is your favorite family activity?
10. Who is your favorite Book Of Mormon Hero?