Family lives are often busy and eating can easily be reduced to refuelling on the go rather than sitting down and enjoying a meal together. But with a little planning, calm can be brought to mealtimes, along with wide-reaching benefits to the whole family.
SHARED MEALTIMES
Sharing a meal with family or friends is the perfect time to relax, chat, bond and reflect on the day. It’s recognised that good eating habits established at an early age can continue into adulthood. So, it’s good to start family mealtimes with our children from a young age – around four to six months old, when they can sit comfortably and watch from a high chair. Shared mealtimes bring other benefits:
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