Sentences with phrase «eating meals as a family»

We chose dinner time as our conversational time and despite the demands of my work, we always tried to eat every meal as a family unit.

Sure, eating meals as a family provides a wide range of benefits.

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The Happy Meal let kids choose what they wanted to eat, giving them a sense of autonomy, and helped McDonald's brand itself as family - friendly fare.

(The average American eats meals with friends, family or neighbors half as often as he or she did 50 years ago.)

The sky is pitch dark by the time we sit down to eat as a family, just a regular old meal of burgers and oven french fries.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

Whether we ate alone as a family or with guests we had invited from church, the Sunday meal had a festive air about it.

Anyone from a big family knows that when it comes time for meals, there's usually going to be some nudging and shoving as everyone reaches for what they want to eat.

Are you sitting down together as a family to eat at least one meal a day?

Robert Dickman believes while families might not go out to eat as often these days, grocery shoppers will spend more money on meals at home.

Something my family cooked that has stuck with me is lentil burgers and vegetarian food!Mum was into whole foods and was was referred to at the time as hippy food so we ate mostly vegetarian meals, but unlike some people who had a bad experience with vegetarian food growing up, mine was amazing!

As a family, we focus on eating a variety of foods and aim for most of our meals to contain nutrient dense foods.

My most successful attempts to overcome toddler mealtime indecision and for us eat as a family is to make deconstructable meals.

Do you have any meals you ate as a child you thought everyone knew about, but then you grew up and realized it was unique to your family?

Kramer and I ate this as leftovers for a few days and it just kept getting better and better, so it's a perfect meal for a big family or even just two people!

We plan to eat a seasonal meal together as a family, read books about the seasons with our 16 - month old daughter, and talk about what we're looking forward to in the coming season.

As for the other half of the family, we've been eating a lot of light, no - cook, or stove - top cooked meals, since we're still without an oven (it's been almost 5 months!).

Family meals eaten at home have been proven to benefit the health and wellness of children and adolescents, to fight obesity, substance abuse and to make families stronger — creating a positive impact on our communities and our nation as a whole.

As we go into the New Year often wanting to eat better, make more meals at home, spend more time with family, meals such as this Roasted Red Pepper Pasta is an easy recipe to help achieve that and morAs we go into the New Year often wanting to eat better, make more meals at home, spend more time with family, meals such as this Roasted Red Pepper Pasta is an easy recipe to help achieve that and moras this Roasted Red Pepper Pasta is an easy recipe to help achieve that and more.

I'd love to win a copy as I'm continually trying new recipes to get my family to eat more vego meals.

Parents should be taught easy and fun ways to elicit these skills throughout daily activities at home such as playing on the playground, completing chores, going to the movies, eating a meal with family, shopping for groceries, packing a lunchbox, walking through a parking lot, etc..

LEM, this is the way I would do it: 3:30 — bottle with solids OR just bottle 5:30 — finger foods while family eats dinner 6:30 — bottle with solids OR just bottle (depending on what you did at 3:30) Once he is able to have only 3 liquid feedings in a day, you can more easily have meals the same as the family's.

Even though it doesn't seem connected, eating meals together as a family can also help your children thrive in school.

As your child ages, you'll notice that he or she gets more and more excited about meal time and pays a lot of attention to what older children and adults in the family are doing when they eat.

As baby grows, she can eat the same meals as the family, just mashed or pureed to her needs, allowing her to learn the family's tasteAs baby grows, she can eat the same meals as the family, just mashed or pureed to her needs, allowing her to learn the family's tasteas the family, just mashed or pureed to her needs, allowing her to learn the family's tastes.

It seems like most families have some sort of rule about the consumption of candy, such as allowing the eating of sweets only once a week, or no more than a certain amount per day, or maybe taking an Ellyn Satter approach and giving kids free reign so long as candy - eating doesn't interfere with meals.

Just steam and blend, then Baby can eat the same meal as the rest of the family.

Pediatricians and parenting experts always say to teach kids to eat meals at the table, turn off the electronics and enjoy the mealtime as a family.

Stress free meals, no need to short order cook or prepare three different meals each time you eat as a family.

As the vast majority of students who eat school lunch are qualified for free / reduced, it really doesn't cost any more to also make that meal available for purchase by students whose families don't qualify for govt subsidy.

As the final meal of the day, and as the only meal we eat with all family members present, this is a great opportunity to reflect on the attributes we cherish most about one anotheAs the final meal of the day, and as the only meal we eat with all family members present, this is a great opportunity to reflect on the attributes we cherish most about one anotheas the only meal we eat with all family members present, this is a great opportunity to reflect on the attributes we cherish most about one another.

So even if the process is slow, as it was in my son's case, it's the veggie - filled meals you eat together as a family that gets kids interested in exploring those foods.

Now, her daughter eats prepackaged organic purees and meals from brands such as Ella's, Plum Organics and Happy Family, sometimes mixed with organic yogurt, plus finger foods and fresh produce such as avocado.

We actually like to eat together as a family so have our hot meal in the evening, I'm not paying # 2 for sandwiches.They cost waaaay too much when you have 3 children and actually aren't half as healthy as the packed lunches I make even though said school has some healthy eating award.

Nearly 8 % of American households with children can be categorized as «food insecure» which means that these families worry about not having enough money to buy food and as a result, often skip meals, substitute cheaper food, or eat less.

But now is as good of a time as ever to start moving dinnertime up to something that your daughter could realistically join in — 11 months old is a GREAT age to start including her in family meals and modeling good table manners and eating habits.

Nourish your child's body by providing homemade meals while you nourish their emotions by eating together as a family at least 4 nights a week.

It's a great way to introduce meal times and make eating a family time, creating a fun social atmosphere around food; as it should be!

You can choose from finger foods, smoothies, and even family meals that everyone can share and enjoy as part of this eating experience.

With nary a Goldfish cracker in sight, they do it with few fits and tantrums, and actually seem to enjoy eating long meals as a family.

If he is ready to eat the same meals as the rest of the family do not add gravy until you have removed the baby's portion, as gravy can contain a lot of salt.

It is difficult for you to eat at the same time as your baby because often babies are spoon fed before the rest of the family eats — but you can still include your baby at the family meal and give them some finger foods to play with and try

The family made accommodations as if they had been invited — even if guests got most of the meal or the children of the household ate peanut butter sandwiches.

Although school meal programs have long provided nourishment to children whose families couldn't afford much food, the meals provided by schools and grant programs are — as health advocates point out — not the healthiest approach to eating.

To minimize mealtime battles and make meals as enjoyable and positive as possible for you and your family, I've sourced out some advice from the top picky eating experts around.

At family meal time is where we would experiment with solid foods — but the solid feedings were more about eating together as a family, and not so much about appeasing his hunger (since he was breastfed ahead of time).

«Eating together as a family helps children feel better, physically and mentally: Long - term effects of family meals in early childhood.»

«Obesity was as common in adults who ate family meals one or two days a week as it was in those who ate family meals every day.

For this reason, we make a sincere effort to eat meals (especially breakfast and dinner) as a family when at all possible and to make this an enjoyable time.

Our kids today spend far more time eating processed foods in front of iPads than preparing wholesome meals and eating, as well as engaging, with their families.