[Mo1]

It's partly, too, that no one is home cooking proper meals anymore. Who has the time to cook?

Let me also add

When I was a kid, mom had to work (long story) .. but she always made it a point to make dinner and we all HAD to be home for a family meal every night

Soooo it can be done ...if one really tries

[newsworthy]

When I was a kid, mom had to work (long story) .. but she always made it a point to make dinner and we all HAD to be home for a family meal every night

Good for her. That's important, and not just for the waistline.

Soooo it can be done ...if one really tries

Yes, it can. It's a question of priorities. I think that a lot of people haven't realized yet how important time devoted to family is, even on just the purely practical level. In the long run, it's cheaper and more efficient to cook a proper meal because it protects children from obesity, diabetes, incipient heart disease and reduces medical expenses for the whole family.