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Family dinner - the gentle overeating, and a kind fix

Family dinner - the gentle overeating, and a kind fix

Family dinners are warm and slow, so the second and third helpings add up before you notice. A rich dinner can sit near 980 kcal, and a few kind swaps bring it down to about 530 without leaving the table.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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The family dinner table is the best part of the day. You talk, you laugh, and the bowls keep going around. That warmth is lovely. But the same warmth makes extra helpings feel small. One more roti here, one more scoop there, it adds up. Let's see how much, and how to eat less kindly.

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