Comments on: Do you eat together as a family?

By: Dandelion Girl

Dandelion Girl — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:28:33 +0000

Yet another great article!
I grew up doing this with my family and I agree that it’s very beneficial. We do this as a family now too. While we eat together at the table I don’t cook with my daughter much and I’d like to do that more.
One thing we’ve done differently as a family than how I grew up is to serve ourselves from the stove rather than serving up all the food on the table. Unfortunately I hate doing dishes so I figure the less dirty dishes the better! I think we’re still meeting the main point which is to eat together and talk.

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:23:58 +0000

I do try to have my family eat together and most of the time it works. The big problem is about the Kennel I manage. I don’t close until 6 pm so most summer days I end up with a customer showing up just as we try to eat. I know I could change the time we eat but this isn’t really an option with a hungry 10-year-old son.

It is very nice to sit together and chat about our day. I also use this time to talk about how the food we are eating affects our health. My son says he doesn’t care but time and time over I’ve heard him tell his friends and even my mother-in-law things like how eggs have vitamin D if they are from happy chickens or how my secret ingredients for whole wheat waffles is raw honey and coconut oil. So it goes to show kids are listening more than we think.

Great article, as usual…
Robin

By: Metroknow

Metroknow — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:29:08 +0000

Hey there John! It definitely is a challenge. Over at Iowa Avenue, I mentioned that growing up we ate generally together in front of the TV, and for our family, that seemed just fine since we talked a lot anyway, and it often stimulated deeper conversations with our parents later in the evening. So it’s definitely not a one-size-fits-all thing I don’t think.

Thanks for stopping by - look for a link back to ya in the next bit here……..

By: John's Weight Loss Blog

John's Weight Loss Blog — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:19:05 +0000

This is a really hard one for us because of my work schedule, my wife’s work/volunteer schedule and the kids’ schedule. I know, classic excuses - we try but it aint easy. We do go out to eat together a lot to try to make up for it.

By: Metroknow

Metroknow — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:14:53 +0000

Hi Jenn - That was how we grew up too - in fact, it is still our custom at my parents’ house. That said, we also converse a lot during dinner, so for us it worked alright.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:16:27 +0000

We usually sit down and eat together, but many times its in front of the TV — not ideal, I know! I find that the meals that we spend the most time or effort preparing are the ones that we enjoy the most and turn the TV off for. If it’s just a quick sandwich of leftovers it’s SYTYCD time.

Hmmm…I guess that goes to show that I need to do real cooking more! Or just kill my TV.

By: Herbs and Health

Herbs and Health — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:01:28 +0000

Really i enjoyed whenever eating together with our family. But its not often happen while feeds the baby.

By: Metroknow

Metroknow — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:20:19 +0000

Hey there Andrew - Yep, I know exactly what you mean. It’s tag team eating often for us too, though it’s getting better now that our littlest one is feeding herself.

By: Andrew is getting fit

Andrew is getting fit — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:05:56 +0000

My family does tend to eat together but not necessarily at the same time. My wife and I take turns eating while the other one feeds the baby.

By: healthranker.com

healthranker.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:02:36 +0000

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