The Importance Of Eating With Family

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Eating with family is very important. According to webmd, there are so many reasons why you should eat with family and have a nice meal. Ever since I was a little kid I always remember eating as a family and having that time to talk, share stories, and have a healthy cooked meal made by mom. In three main steps we are going to talk about the importance of having supper with family, that it is the perfect setting for new foods, and lastly the memories you can make with eating dinner with family!
First we will talk about the importance of eating a meal with family. This is according to webmd, (Why family dinners are important). This I totally agree when you eat with family you tend to not eat as much junk food which helps a lot. When younger kids eat with their family they are …show more content…

I could name so many but we would be here for days. Ever since I was little we would always eat at home and sit down together as a family. We would have to stop what we were doing and go spend time with them. I strongly believe that is what makes us the family we are today. My family is known for sitting down and just being that close family. I am the youngest child by five years and so I was an only child at home for many years. When my brother left for college, the brother that is closest to me, I was pretty sad when he left because I didn 't have the sibling to talk to at the dinner table. I did have my parents but it wasn 't the same as having another sibling at the table. I eventually got used to it and it was good to just have that time with my parents. The best part was having my siblings get together and come home and we could have more people to talk about and it was so much better having more people around the table! I bet if you sit down with your family you will make memories that you will remember for the rest of your life. You will also look back when you older and be thankful you sat down with your

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