Health & Fitness
Do you have time for dinner?
Preparing family meals isn't easy. Kids are busy, parents are busy and the task is never ending. Find out how other families are making it happen in between all the family activities.
As parents, we may lead different lives, but the one thing we have in common is that we are in charge of providing our kids with breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. That adds up to nearly 20,000 meals before they're 18!
As it becomes easier just to order a pizza or pull something out of a box, the act of making dinner every night gets downgraded and devalued as just another chore. Even if you like to cook, the sheer monotony of making meals day in and day out can drive you mad. But that may be because we've just forgotten about how pleasurable it can be to prepare a meal.
I know so many families who struggle to make it all happen: school, sports, homework, housework, grocery shopping..just to name a few. This whole process—about putting food back on the table and raising the quality of what we feed our children and the manner in which we do it—is what my weekly blog, Family Food Diaries, is all about. Every Monday, I will share stories from doctors, nurses, therapists, chefs, teachers, and everyday parents, all of whom are in the trenches just like you: cooking, cleaning, and cooking some more.
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Hear from other parents as they reveal what they're proud of, what they wish they could do better, their expectations for themselves and their kids, and why they think it all matters.
My first interview is with Kathy Gunst, a chef, food writer, and resident chef of WBUR’s Here & Now on National Public Radio. She is fifty seven years old and has two “grown-up” girls, Maya (25) and Emma (22). Kathy has the gift of retrospection as she looks back at raising two girls and teaching more than 550 kids to cook at Central School in South Berwick. Click here to read Kathy's interview.
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If you're interested in advancing your cooking skills, or just need some ideas for cooking, join me for a cooking and wellness class, along with Blue Moon Evolution owner, Kath Gallant. Our fall series is for families as we give parents ideas for breakfast lunches and dinners. Join us on September 23 from 7-9 pm for our "Fuel for School: How to Make Wholesome Breakfasts and Lunches for Kids. You'll get recipes, cooking tips and some ideas for making it all happen...one meal at a time. For more information go to www.foodandhealthforum.com.
