I used to remember, when I used to live with my parents, it would take hours just for us to finish our meals. I despised it before since I have to turn-off our tv and would have to join our family discussions. Eventually, those dining experience is something we should treasure. It would only be during special occassions that I will have my chance to have that old tradition of eating with my folks. Growing up has its advantages, & it's nice way to find it out how those previous practices make me a better person. So let me share this article from reader's digest and I hope you won't feel bad eating with your folks again even during your favorite tv show.
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Finding time to eat dinner as a family has a host of benefits that go far beyond nutrition. Kids who eat with their family do better in school and are less likely to smoke, drink, do drugs or get into fights than those who are left to their own devices. But with two-career households and demanding schedules, who has the time? You do, if you remember some key rules.
Allow a little leeway In addition to all its other benefits, ''having dinner together is probably the single most important way to promote good health and nutrition,'' says Dr David Ludwig, an associate professor of paediatrics at Harvard Medical School and author of Ending the Food Fight. But experts agree that the family meal doesn't have to mean Mum, Dad and all the kids sitting in the dining room at six o'clock five nights a week, eating a made-from-scratch meal. Surprising new research from the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health shows that even if the meal is served in front of the tele�vision, kids eat healthier than those who don't dine with loved ones. When a family dines together, they eat better. (pls continue on this Link)