5 Reasons Families Should Make More Effort to Eat Together (and a Recipe To get it Started) Chef Big Shake sheds light on the importance of families eating together and tips for saving money on groceries FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The image of the family meal, where everyone is gathered around the table eating and chatting, is one that we as a society love. Yet the reality is that it’s not something that most families are engaging in anymore. The American College of Pediatrics reports that family mealtimes spent together declined 30% in the last three decades, and one-third of families with 11-18-year-olds only eat one or two meals a week together.…