In Our House, We're Breaking the 'Clean Your Plate' Mentality

Growing up, most of the time, my whole family would sit down for dinner together. It was time to catch up on the day; time to talk about our school day, or fun plans we had coming up. While I couldn’t ...
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Clean your plate. No TV during dinner. Every family has its own mealtime rules — and it influences how we eat as adults.

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'Clean up your plate' sounds awfully familiar

Clean up your plate so you can have dessert. Or watch TV. Or go outside and play with your friends. Most of us heard such admonitions when we were growing up. Our parents placed a high priority on ...
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Clean your plate. No TV during dinner. Every family has its own mealtime rules — and it influences how we eat as adults.

Growing up, Jo Hayes ate dinner at the same time in the same way every night — at 6:30 p.m. on the dot, at a properly set table and right after the evening news. Her mother, father and all six kids ...