Some nights it feels like a major feat if everyone in my family eats dinner — let alone the idea of us all doing it together. As in, at the same time. With both kids involved in travel sports and my husband and I ending work at different times, we often graze in shifts: My sons get fed by their sitter, I scarf down hummus and carrots (and, ahem, some brie), and my husband hoovers up the leftovers.
But no matter how crazy life gets, I know there are good reasons to slow down and sync up for the family-meal thing. The simple act of sitting down for a shared meal on a regular basis brings health and happiness benefits. Children who eat with their families are less likely to be depressed and may do better in school, according to research.
There’s no question that eating slowly with friends and family (as they do in Italy and Greece) is better for your heart and waistline than our typical American wham-bam eating mode.
The good news: You don’t have to bend over backwards trying to create rituals that’ll actually work in the real world. Here’s what busy, happy families do to make mealtimes matter.
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