The Family Meal

aem said:

...is what counts, sez the NY Times in its Science section today. The
story is about research at the University of Minnesota published in
the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior to the effect that
multiple benefits of healthful eating are highly correlated with
families eating dinner together. The simple fact of eating together
was more relevant than whether the tv was on or off and more relevant
than "family connectedness" versus troubled. Those who are still
raising kids can (or otherwise find it interesting) can find the story
here:
http://tinyurl.com/2q5yhu
I think the NYT has dropped its need for you to register to see
certain stories. I know they have dropped online subscriptions. -
aem

Although I don't have kids, I do know we always ate dinner together. (There
was no TV in the kitchen.) Mom may not have been the greatest cook (she
hates to cook) but she didn't send us on our merry way to eat on trays in
the den. I definitely think it's important for families to share at least
one meal per day together. That was usually dinner.

When I was a very little girl (age 4-6 IIRC) Sunday breakfast together was a
big deal, too. Bacon, scrambled eggs (fluffy, with cheese in them!) and
toast. Mom had one of those big heavy electric waffle irons so once a month
we'd get waffles 🙂 When I was 7, Dad shipped out to Vietnam and that
pretty much nixed the Sunday family breakfast thing.

Jill