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Parenting Pointers: 5 Reasons to Make Space for Family Dinners in 2023

Motherhood Moments

They Pose Learning Opportunities The more you cook at home, the more opportunities you have to teach your children about nutrition, food preparation, and kitchen safety. Everyone knows that spending time in community and eating tasty food are both good for the soul, so adding these together is a recipe for stress relief.

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Things We No Longer Use

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Who cooks at home anymore, many people eat out. Even if you do cook at home, have you ever worn an apron? They were used to protect clothing while cooking – to keep grease splatters and spills contained on the apron. When I was a kid, most preserved food stuffs either came in a can or a glass jar.

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Why Are Americans So Fat?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We are bombarded with images of luscious looking food. It seems that every commercial or ad or billboard shows us wonderful looking food – and it is always available quickly and easily. Families don’t/can’t take time to cook at home from scratch. We didn’t use a lot of prepared snack foods.