We all have memories of childhood dinners (or at least, we should) that were waited for with anticipation; our stomachs growling & the smell of delicious food in the air was more than we could stand! Finally the moment came; we all sat down at the family table and dug in.
How different our lives are today! Busy lives make busy people and quick, easy dinner solutions that may or may not be...well...yummy for the tummy. We pile in the car and go to Mickey D's or perhaps out for pizza (better yet, just order delivery, don't have to get up that way) and we end up, night after night, missing out on something we never should have given up in the first place.
Cooking meals and eating, together, at home. At the table.
But...who has time for that? And those cooking shows...sure they look delicious, but those ingredients...where in the heck do you get some of those?? More importantly, what in the heck are those ingredients? They sure don't carry them at the local small town grocery store, that's certain. And that's where I'm going to help you out!
Now I'm not saying you have to sit down, every single night, and eat together at the dinner table with a full 5 course meal in front of you. (Where are you Alice when we need you??) But once or twice a week, for most of us, would be an astounding improvement! Not only would you be getting a higher quality of food & nutrition (unless it's frozen pizza or something), you would be doing something together. As a family! And that can't be beat!
Now, if you're not used to this sort of scenario, don't be discouraged! You might sit there the first couple of times, just looking at each other. (But I seriously doubt it!) If this happens, don't worry. Everyone will loosen up. Eventually there will be opinions, stories, (maybe, with kids, arguments from time to time, which musn't be permitted at the table), but the important thing is you are communicating! And in the end, that's what being a family is all about!
How different our lives are today! Busy lives make busy people and quick, easy dinner solutions that may or may not be...well...yummy for the tummy. We pile in the car and go to Mickey D's or perhaps out for pizza (better yet, just order delivery, don't have to get up that way) and we end up, night after night, missing out on something we never should have given up in the first place.
Cooking meals and eating, together, at home. At the table.
But...who has time for that? And those cooking shows...sure they look delicious, but those ingredients...where in the heck do you get some of those?? More importantly, what in the heck are those ingredients? They sure don't carry them at the local small town grocery store, that's certain. And that's where I'm going to help you out!
Now I'm not saying you have to sit down, every single night, and eat together at the dinner table with a full 5 course meal in front of you. (Where are you Alice when we need you??) But once or twice a week, for most of us, would be an astounding improvement! Not only would you be getting a higher quality of food & nutrition (unless it's frozen pizza or something), you would be doing something together. As a family! And that can't be beat!
Now, if you're not used to this sort of scenario, don't be discouraged! You might sit there the first couple of times, just looking at each other. (But I seriously doubt it!) If this happens, don't worry. Everyone will loosen up. Eventually there will be opinions, stories, (maybe, with kids, arguments from time to time, which musn't be permitted at the table), but the important thing is you are communicating! And in the end, that's what being a family is all about!
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