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Even if your family is busy at dinnertime,
you can still gather for a daily meal together.
WRITTEN BY COURTENAY WOLF
PHOTOGRAPHED BY TOBIN BENNETT
It’s another busy weeknight with ball practice, music
lessons and a late meeting. It’s tempting to skip dinner
and grab something at the drive-through as family members
dash off to their activities. But you might want to
reconsider that decision. A study at Cincinnati Children’s
Hospital Center found that the most important factor in
predicting whether teens do well in school and stay out
of trouble is whether they eat dinner with their parents
five nights a week. Another study at the Harvard Graduate
School of Child Development concluded that the most
important factor in child development is dinnertime.
How do you fit a sit-down dinner into your family’s busy
lifestyle? Try this: Identify four or five easy meals you can
prepare in 30 minutes or less and keep the ingredients
on hand. Check out the refrigerated food aisles for a wide
selection of precooked ingredients that are ready to go in an
instant. You’ll find everything from grilled chicken strips
and precooked seasoned ground beef to a variety of tasty
side dishes and desserts.
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