Eat Good, Eat Well

A New York Times article published on Friday says that the important thing about eating together as a family is actually eating together: what you eat, when you eat, where you eat, or even whether you look at each other while slurping down big mac’s doesn’t seem to matter as much. The article argues that to promote family interaction, its fine to gather in front of the TV is that is easier than forcing schedules around to accommodate dinner.

Of course, eating home-cooked food will typically be more nutritious than fast food even fast food branded as “family style” or sold as a “family dinner”. Then again, studies have shown that people tend to eat more when in the company of others…