planning. there may be an increased chance you are going to think about the fruits and vegetables on your plate rather than if you are sort of running giving kids food on the go stopping at fast food restaurants. it allows you to sit down, talk eated slowly eat slowly. that gives your body cues as to if it is full rather than sitting at the television. a lot of moms and dads are busy with both parents working. how do you put together a healthy meal and insist on everybody sitting down together. it s a challenge. you have to set reasonable goals for yourself. if you know you have busy family kids involved in a lot of activities look at the week ahead of time and say what days can we eat as a family? let s say wednesday night nobody has any activities. that night we are going to eat together. on those days you need to plan ahead. whether it means throwing something together in the morning before you go off to