http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2009/01/12/You-Need-to-Make-More-Time-for-Healthy-Meals.aspxA study on young adults observed that while they enjoy and value time spent eating with others, 35 percent of males and 42 percent of females reported lacking time to sit down and eat a meal. The researchers on the study also noted that "eating on theenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2009/01/12/You-Need-to-Make-More-Time-for-Healthy-Meals.aspx#131109Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:43:37 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:131109IslanderSeems like eating on the run has become the American way of life. I used to laugh at Luci Lock's kitchen videos: really, who didn't know how to make eggnog or a simple soup stock! Now I know better - there's a whole generation who never learned how to cook, and this is simply incomprehensible to me!<br /><br />As a lass, I sat down at the table with family at least twice a day. When I had a family of my own, we did the same. My children continue the tradition. We converse, which forces us to slow down, which means we feel full sooner - always a plus. I cannot imagine paying someone else money to cook food for me. I think those folks that do are all on the National List of People with Too Much Disposable Income.<br /><br />Come to think of it, I once dated a guy whose family was on that list. He claimed the only thing his mother knew how to make was reservations!<br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=131109" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2009/01/12/You-Need-to-Make-More-Time-for-Healthy-Meals.aspx#131108Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:17:40 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:131108rablpnThese young adults are the kids who were shuttled from activity to activity. Dinner was often fast food eaten in a car. Is anyone really surprised? <br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=131108" width="1" height="1">