Eating In
It may not come as a total surprise, but it’s something to keep in mind: overweight moms may lead to overweight kids. A new study found that children with overweight or obese moms had more body fat than children with mothers of normal weight. Is it genetic? Is it lifestyle? Does it begin in pregnancy? Researchers aren’t sure, but it’s something to think about when you sit down in celebration of National Eat Dinner Together Week. That’s right – it’s such a rarity, it needs to be acknowledged on the calendar (9/16-9/22).
We did it when I was growing up. Every night. My mother, father, brother and I sat down to dinner, after work, after school, after homework. No TV. Just us – eating, talking, laughing, catching up, asking questions. I think it paid off. And I still eat with the three of them every chance I get. It’s one of my favorite things to do. It’s not exactly a bank holiday, but why not acknowledge National Eat Dinner Together Week if you can. Granted, it was brought to my attention through a PR release from the Pork Board (and you can click here to see that we do indeed have an appreciation for all things bacon at iVillage), but admit it -- if we had unlimited time to hang out as a family and unlimited time to cook (or a private chef to do it for us), every day would be National Eat Dinner Together Day – wouldn’t it?
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