SierraCook
Master Chef
black chef said:again, now how much control do YOU have over the salt & sugar content in all the pre-packaged and fast foods that kids eat today?
Very little. Even what is considered to be healthy for you at a fastfood restaurant actually may not be that healthy. I agree the healthiest way to eat is at home where you can control your portions or sugar, fat, and salt amounts.
black chef said:at the same time, how many ladies here want/desire/ask for expensive dinner tables... and they don't cook. if EVERYONE is eating fastfood, takeout, or pre-packaged, in-front of the TV set, or eating while driving, why do you need a dinner table?
Ok, this is really getting old!! Why do you keep mentioning the fact that women or ladies as you call them don't cook. That line of thought is getting redundant. I know many women who have 40 hour or more per week jobs and do the majority of the cooking. Also, why do you keep referencing women? What about the men? And personally, I don't really care want kind of table folks have or whether they eat at it or not. The main thing is that whether a meal is prepackaged, takeout, fastfood, or in front of the TV that they do it together.
black chef said:and since no one is sitting down, enjoying dinner together... i wonder what impact that has had on the traditional american family where you ACTUALLY had discussions with your parents & kids over dinner.
So, let say that Mom packs up the kids and drives to her son's soccer game and stops at Asian takeout to buy dinner and Dad meets them there after work. Is that necessarily a bad thing? At least she is getting the family together in some fashion. Just because they don't sit around a table like the Walton's does not mean that they are not a family or don't have family values and discussions.
Ok, I have had my say and I will step off the soapbox now.