New studies show that spending an extra 3 1/2 minutes at dinner with your family has a direct effect on obesity and health. Early-on we learned that it takes thirty minutes for your stomach to communicate to your brain that it's full. But in this fast food nation, we dont spend thirty minutes eating. No wonder we consume too many calories! One of the important aspects of the Recipe for Success Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education is classes sitting down together to share the dish they have just prepared. We are trying to instill an appreciation for the custom of shared meals. American families now spend an average of just sixteen and a half minutes eating dinner together. (That is if they sit down at all.) But as The Wall Street Journal reports, closer to twenty minutes sharing a meal at the table, along with having a real conversation while you're at it, makes a real difference. Watch the report and read more.
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