By Shannon Proudfoot, Canwest News ServiceRegular family meals look more and more like a silver bullet for raising happy and healthy kids, but researchers still aren't sure why.
The latest study to trace the benefits of gathering around the table shows Canadian children in Grades 6 to 8 drink less pop, eat less fast food, skip fewer breakfasts and even think they make healthier food choices when out with their friends, if they dine more often with their families.
i love dinner time with all my family together at the dinner table. i cook our meals every night and on saturdays is my break from cooking. the kids enjoy talking about their day and eating all together at the table really does promote healthier eating. my kids know no other way to have dinner except together at the table. if for some unseen reason we are not all at the table it really throughs my kids off balance
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