According to the Huffington Post in 1900, 2 percent of meals were eaten outside the home. In 2010, 50 percent were eaten away from home and one in five breakfast were from McDonald's. Research shows that children who have regular meals with their parents do better in every way, from better grades, to healthier relationships, to staying out of trouble. Americans spend more time watching cooking on the Food Network than actually preparing their own meals. Cows and chickens nowadays are given corn as their main source of food, this allows them to grow faster. In the past all animals that we eat consumed only grass which kept them leaner and healthier.
There are many ways you can shift from eating out, you can plant a garden, you can make grocery shopping a family activity as well as cooking can become a way for the family to bond. People in Europe invest alot more in their food and lead much longer lives compared to Americans. If you prepare a special place for your family to sit down and all eat together it will make everything alot better. You can also bring your own shopping bags to the market, recycle your paper, cans, bottles and plastic and start a compost bucket this will help with the environment and you will gain personal satisfaction.
There are many ways you can shift from eating out, you can plant a garden, you can make grocery shopping a family activity as well as cooking can become a way for the family to bond. People in Europe invest alot more in their food and lead much longer lives compared to Americans. If you prepare a special place for your family to sit down and all eat together it will make everything alot better. You can also bring your own shopping bags to the market, recycle your paper, cans, bottles and plastic and start a compost bucket this will help with the environment and you will gain personal satisfaction.