1 Sit at the dinner table as a family
“Eating food mindfully, without watching a TV or phone screen, makes people feel significantly more satisfied after a meal and more connected with others,” says Collins. “Studies also show that eating meals as a family is associated with better mental health, self-esteem and school performance in children.”
2 Spend less on takeaway
“Some Australian households now spend nearly 50 per cent of their food budget on discretionary foods, such as cakes, lollies, biscuits, soft drinks, crisps, takeaway food, meals out, and alcohol,” says Collins. “But cooking meals at home, as your grandmother did, reduces your intake of saturated fat, salt, sugar and kilojoules — promoting a healthier weight as well as lowering your risk of heart disease and diabetes.”
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