The Wonders of the Wooden Table: Family Times Together!

Recreate the Magic of Eating Together during Mealtime

Try to bring your family together during mealtime at least few times a week. Research proves that eating together not only promotes healthier eating with more fruits, veggies, fibre, less fried items and fewer calories in your plate but also leads to more positive outcomes.

With our busy schedules, we rarely find time to talk to each other, listen and build family relationships. Eating together as a family helps to rekindle these relationships and provides a platform for parents to be good role models for healthful eating.

Weekends and holidays are great opportunities to enjoy at least one meal with your loved family members. Go through the link www.firsteatright.com to enjoy holiday meals without piling up extra calories. Try to make eating together as a family a daily affair.

• Time your meal. Pick a convenient time together for an enjoyable meal.
• Spend time at the table, rather than at the kitchen. Prepare a healthy, simple and quick meal (maybe a sandwich, fruit bowl and low-fat milk) to spend more time at the table together.
• Tune out of electronic gadgets, tune in to your family. Spend quality time on family talk.
• Create a positive vibe. Adhere only to positive talks during mealtimes. Everyone gets to talk and listen to.
• Keep it short, sweet and crisp. Do not spend hours at the table such that the pleasure goes away and becomes a burden.