Be it breakfast, lunch or dinner or maybe just tea time, good meal time habits are always essential because not only do they reflect you as a person, but it is a good time for everyone to bond and build relationships. But with every family and every meal, there are a set of things that nearly every family might do wrong and these set of tips just promote good habits that we must all inculcate the next time we have a meal with our families or friends just for the betterment of ourselves as individuals.

    1.

    Always eat together as a family.

    Many families with young children, older persons or teenagers will know that a lot of times, meals have to be brought to the person's room but try not to encourage this and have at least one meal that the entire family eats together. Preferably make this dinner because if it is breakfast, family members might be hurrying up to get to school or work and lunch might be spent at the school or work place so try going for a family dinner together. Encouraging a good family dinner means that the family learns to bond together and members who like to be in isolation most of the time are pulled into the family too.

    2.

    Promote good dinner time chat.

    It is no use getting your entire family to sit around the dinner table if it feels awkward because no one is talking. Teenagers and children might even turn against you because of this. Try to talk to everyone asking what they've been up to the whole day, whether or not they like the food, what they could change in it and just keep the conversation flowing.

    3.

    Never watch TV whilst eating meals.

    That is probably one of the worst things you can do because sometimes, you are just so engrossed watching the telly that you don't know what you are eating. I know it sounds strange but part of good meal time habits is that you concentrate on your food and appreciate what you are eating. Also, the telly will prevent good meal time chat and you are only going to bond with the TV rather than with the rest of the family.

    4.

    Get the family cooking.

    This will definitely work with children but try to get even the older members of your family cooking together rather than dumping it all on to one person. Someone can chop the vegetables while someone else does the meat so divide the work among the members of the family so they all feel involved.

    5.

    Wash your hands before every meal.

    My parents who are doctors always ask me to wash my hands before every meal even if I am going to eat with a knife and a fork. I never really understood why I should do this but when they gave me a valid answer, they did have a point. Children and teenagers and sometimes even adults will touch their food if they have to sometimes. They may touch the rim of their plates and this means that you are depositing all of the bacteria from your hands on to the plate. When you eat off the plate, all of those bacteria go into your stomach. If you are eating something like a sandwich or a burger and sometimes, some people like eating pizzas with their hands, this is directly feeding yourself bacteria so wash your hands even though you might use a knife and a fork.

    6.

    Light the room well.

    If the dining room looks very upbeat, the meal immediately looks interesting and your family members will reflect the mood of the lighting too. If the place looks very dull, everyone might be running a bit low on their energy so it is best if you put some nice lighting and some VERY low music in the background just so that you have a pleasant eating experience.

    7.

    Taste everything even if you don't like it.

    Children and teenagers might reject a new food if you present it to them and I know that some adults might be sceptical about eating certain foods but give them a tip. Ask them to try just a tiny spoonful and if they like it, they can have more. If they don't, then leave them to finish the rest of their meal. A lot of the times people have preconceived ideas that they don't like a particular kind of food but if they try a bit, there is a possibility they might love it. If you cook the dish again and your child rejects it, ask them to try it again. Constant feeding in really tiny spoonfuls may lead to the child or person getting used to it and thinking that it isn't that bad after all.

    8.

    Good manners while leaving the table don't hurt.

    If someone has to leave the table immediately because they have to do some important work or attend a call, have them say "Excuse me" and say what that important thing they had to do is. This way, the person is learning manners that are useful if he or she is at a formal dinner place and most of all, good manners just don't hurt! This way you know where the person is going and you are assured that they aren't indirectly saying they don't want to eat with the rest of the family.

    9.

    Be decent at the table.

    My parents always told me that eat at home like you would eat outside. Never do silly things like burp or pour gravy on your fingers or something silly. Don't play around with food or make faces in your potato mash. Even laughing loudly isn't very polite especially if you are outside. Teaching this to children and using it yourself means that you are encouraging good manners and that you learn to eat outside the same way. Doing silly things at home are excusable but doing them outside where there are other people isn't really that laudable. So try eating at home as decently as you can. Children will want to muck about but tell them straight off that it isn't very polite. Tell them that they wouldn't want to have someone burping at them or laughing at them.

    10.

    Teach children to eat well.

    Teenagers and children can be quite fussy when it comes to eating food. Refer this article that teaches how to get your children to eat healthily. If you use the tips I've provided in that article, you will notice a significant change in the eating habits of your children.

    Just little things like the ones I've listed above will not only teach you and your children how to have a good ettiquette when you go outside but also it is helping your family bond indirectly through a meal. This really is food for thought!

    無論是在吃早點，中餐、晚wan飯fan還hai是shi喝he茶cha時shi人ren們men都dou應ying保bao持chi有you良liang好hao的de用yong餐can習xi慣guan，好hao的de習xi慣guan不bu僅jin能neng反fan映ying出chu一yi個ge人ren的de形xing象xiang問wen題ti，而er且qie它ta還hai是shi一yi個ge建jian立li和he加jia強qiang人ren際ji關guan係xi的de良liang好hao時shi機ji，因yin此ci用yong餐can時shi養yang成cheng好hao的de習xi慣guan非fei常chang重zhong要yao。但dan是shi幾ji乎hu所suo有you的de家jia庭ting在zai用yong餐can時shi，都dou不bu同tong程cheng度du上shang會hui犯fan些xie錯cuo誤wu。而er這zhe些xie教jiao你ni養yang成cheng好hao習xi慣guan的de貼tie士shi下xia次ci我wo們men在zai與yu家jia人ren或huo者zhe朋peng友you一yi起qi用yong餐can時shi務wu必bi遵zun循xun。

    1.

    一家人應時常聚在一起吃飯。

    家jia有you小xiao孩hai，老lao人ren與yu青qing少shao年nian的de家jia庭ting都dou知zhi道dao，很hen多duo時shi候hou
，他ta們men會hui把ba飯fan帶dai到dao自zi己ji的de房fang間jian裏li去qu吃chi，但dan盡jin量liang不bu要yao提ti倡chang這zhe種zhong做zuo法fa，每mei天tian至zhi少shao應ying有you一yi餐can整zheng個ge家jia庭ting成cheng員yuan聚ju在zai一yi起qi吃chi。或huo許xu晚wan餐can是shi個ge最zui好hao的de選xuan擇ze，如ru果guo選xuan擇ze早zao餐can一yi起qi吃chi，家jia庭ting成cheng員yuan中zhong可ke能neng有you人ren要yao敢gan趕gan時shi間jian去qu學xue校xiao或huo上shang班ban
，而er中zhong餐can大da部bu分fen時shi間jian則ze在zai學xue校xiao或huo工gong地di度du過guo
，因yin此ci盡jin量liang在zai晚wan餐can時shi大da家jia聚ju在zai一yi起qi。而er一yi個ge氣qi氛fen令ling人ren鼓gu舞wu的de家jia庭ting晚wan宴yan能neng使shi家jia人ren的de心xin緊jin密mi聯lian係xi在zai一yi起qi，而er且qie家jia庭ting成cheng員yuan中zhong那na些xie內nei心xin孤gu僻pi的de人ren很hen多duo時shi候hou也ye會hui感gan到dao家jia的de溫wen馨xin融rong入ru其qi中zhong。

    2.

    營造良好用餐談話氛圍。

    一(yi)家(jia)人(ren)圍(wei)坐(zuo)在(zai)餐(can)桌(zhuo)前(qian)如(ru)果(guo)因(yin)為(wei)覺(jiao)得(de)尷(gan)尬(ga)而(er)彼(bi)此(ci)不(bu)說(shuo)話(hua)就(jiu)沒(mei)有(you)意(yi)義(yi)。孩(hai)子(zi)們(men)也(ye)可(ke)能(neng)會(hui)對(dui)你(ni)的(de)這(zhe)種(zhong)安(an)排(pai)產(chan)生(sheng)憎(zeng)恨(hen)的(de)情(qing)緒(xu)。盡(jin)量(liang)跟(gen)家(jia)庭(ting)成(cheng)員(yuan)的(de)每(mei)一(yi)個(ge)人(ren)說(shuo)說(shuo)話(hua)，了(le)解(jie)下(xia)他(ta)們(men)今(jin)天(tian)做(zuo)了(le)些(xie)什(shen)麼(me)事(shi)情(qing)
，是(shi)否(fou)對(dui)你(ni)做(zuo)的(de)飯(fan)菜(cai)感(gan)到(dao)滿(man)意(yi)，他(ta)們(men)能(neng)否(fou)對(dui)你(ni)做(zuo)的(de)飯(fan)菜(cai)再(zai)進(jin)行(xing)些(xie)調(tiao)味(wei)等(deng)使(shi)整(zheng)個(ge)談(tan)話(hua)繼(ji)續(xu)下(xia)去(qu)。

    3.

    吃飯勿看電視。

    吃chi飯fan看kan電dian視shi可ke能neng是shi你ni最zui易yi犯fan的de不bu良liang習xi慣guan之zhi一yi
，有you時shi候hou當dang你ni全quan神shen貫guan注zhu看kan電dian視shi時shi會hui忘wang記ji自zi己ji吃chi的de是shi什shen麼me。我wo知zhi道dao這zhe聽ting起qi來lai有you點dian怪guai，但dan良liang好hao的de用yong餐can習xi慣guan之zhi一yi就jiu是shi專zhuan心xin吃chi飯fan與yu品pin位wei你ni正zheng在zai食shi用yong的de食shi物wu。此ci外wai，看kan電dian視shi會hui影ying響xiang用yong餐can談tan話hua氛fen圍wei
，會hui使shi你ni隻zhi顧gu著zhe電dian視shi裏li的de情qing節jie進jin展zhan而er忽hu略lve與yu家jia人ren的de溝gou通tong。

    4.

    讓家庭成員參與烹飪。

    zuofanshizuihaoyuhaizimenyiqimanghuo
，tongshiyejinkenengrangjiatingchengyuanlidechangbeicanyuqizhongerbuyaoyiweidejiangrenwutuigeimouyigeren。tamenzhongyourenkenenghuiqiecai，erlingyixierenzhongyoudehuizuorouzhijiayao，zheyangjiukeyijianggongzuozaijiatingchengyuanzhongdeyifenpei，tamenyehuiyouzhongcanyudeganjiao。

    5.

    飯前應洗手。

    我(wo)的(de)父(fu)母(mu)是(shi)醫(yi)生(sheng)，他(ta)們(men)總(zong)要(yao)求(qiu)我(wo)每(mei)頓(dun)飯(fan)前(qian)洗(xi)手(shou)，即(ji)使(shi)是(shi)用(yong)刀(dao)叉(cha)時(shi)也(ye)會(hui)這(zhe)麼(me)要(yao)求(qiu)。他(ta)們(men)說(shuo)的(de)非(fei)常(chang)有(you)道(dao)理(li)。但(dan)在(zai)他(ta)們(men)給(gei)我(wo)確(que)切(qie)的(de)解(jie)釋(shi)前(qian)我(wo)一(yi)直(zhi)不(bu)大(da)理(li)解(jie)為(wei)什(shen)麼(me)我(wo)應(ying)該(gai)這(zhe)樣(yang)做(zuo)。兒(er)童(tong)和(he)青(qing)少(shao)年(nian)，有(you)時(shi)甚(shen)至(zhi)成(cheng)年(nian)人(ren)在(zai)必(bi)要(yao)時(shi)也(ye)會(hui)用(yong)手(shou)去(qu)接(jie)觸(chu)食(shi)品(pin)。他(ta)們(men)可(ke)能(neng)會(hui)用(yong)去(qu)手(shou)接(jie)觸(chu)盤(pan)子(zi)的(de)邊(bian)緣(yuan)，而(er)這(zhe)就(jiu)意(yi)味(wei)著(zhe)將(jiang)手(shou)中(zhong)的(de)細(xi)菌(jun)帶(dai)到(dao)了(le)盤(pan)子(zi)裏(li)。當(dang)你(ni)吃(chi)掉(diao)了(le)盤(pan)子(zi)裏(li)的(de)食(shi)物(wu)時(shi)，這(zhe)些(xie)細(xi)菌(jun)就(jiu)會(hui)進(jin)入(ru)你(ni)的(de)肚(du)子(zi)。如(ru)果(guo)你(ni)喜(xi)歡(huan)用(yong)手(shou)拿(na)著(zhe)吃(chi)三(san)明(ming)治(zhi)或(huo)漢(han)堡(bao)包(bao)，當(dang)然(ran)有(you)些(xie)人(ren)喜(xi)歡(huan)吃(chi)用(yong)手(shou)拿(na)著(zhe)的(de)比(bi)薩(sa)餅(bing)，這(zhe)樣(yang)就(jiu)等(deng)同(tong)於(yu)自(zi)己(ji)在(zai)直(zhi)接(jie)飲(yin)用(yong)細(xi)菌(jun)，因(yin)此(ci)，即(ji)便(bian)是(shi)你(ni)用(yong)刀(dao)叉(cha)吃(chi)飯(fan)請(qing)洗(xi)洗(xi)手(shou)。

    6.

    使房間燈光明亮。

    如(ru)果(guo)餐(can)廳(ting)的(de)光(guang)線(xian)非(fei)常(chang)的(de)有(you)雅(ya)致(zhi)，吃(chi)飯(fan)時(shi)就(jiu)會(hui)立(li)馬(ma)覺(jiao)得(de)帶(dai)勁(jin)而(er)家(jia)人(ren)的(de)心(xin)情(qing)也(ye)會(hui)通(tong)過(guo)光(guang)線(xian)作(zuo)用(yong)變(bian)得(de)明(ming)朗(lang)起(qi)來(lai)。如(ru)果(guo)房(fang)子(zi)裏(li)的(de)燈(deng)光(guang)過(guo)於(yu)暗(an)淡(dan)
，大(da)家(jia)的(de)食(shi)欲(yu)可(ke)能(neng)會(hui)有(you)所(suo)低(di)落(luo)因(yin)此(ci)最(zui)好(hao)將(jiang)光(guang)線(xian)調(tiao)好(hao)同(tong)時(shi)放(fang)點(dian)輕(qing)音(yin)樂(le)做(zuo)背(bei)景(jing)，這(zhe)樣(yang)的(de)話(hua)會(hui)讓(rang)你(ni)吃(chi)飯(fan)時(shi)有(you)一(yi)個(ge)愉(yu)快(kuai)心(xin)情(qing)。

    7.

    即便是你不喜歡的食物也應試著去品嚐。

    ertongheqingshaoniankenengbuaichiyixiexindeshiwu，ruguonijiangtabaizaitamenmianqian，tamenhuiyuyijujue。erqiejuwosuozhiyixiechengnianrenyeduimouxieshiwuqingyouduzhong，bufanggeitamendianjianyi。keyijiaotamenxianchangshiyixiaokoukan，ruguoxihuandehua，tamenjiuhuiduochidian。ruguobuxihuan，jiurangtamenbazijishengyudefancaichiwan。henduoshihou，youyuchengjianrenmenbuxihuanchimouzhongtedingdeshiwu，danruguotamenyuanyixianchangshiyidian，henkenenghuibiandeaichitale。ruguonidiercizuotadeshihouhaizimenhaishibuchi，bufangqingtamenzaichangshichangshi。zheyangmeicichiyidiandian，haizimenjitarenjiuhuixiguanchilebinghuifaxianyuanlaitabingbunanchi。

    8.

    離開餐桌時不忘表現得體。

    如果有人因一些重要的事情要急於處理或接聽電話需要立即離開餐桌時，他們是否會說聲"對不起",並bing解jie釋shi是shi什shen麼me重zhong要yao的de事shi情qing他ta們men得de去qu做zuo？這zhe樣yang的de話hua，對dui正zheng在zai學xue習xi禮li儀yi的de人ren來lai說shuo，會hui使shi他ta或huo她ta日ri後hou出chu席xi正zheng式shi的de晚wan宴yan場chang合he時shi會hui覺jiao得de非fei常chang受shou用yong

，而er且qie最zui重zhong要yao的de是shi，良liang好hao的de舉ju止zhi行xing為wei並bing無wu大da礙ai！這樣，他們的離開你就會知道他將往何處並堅信他們不是不願與家人一起共餐了。

    9.

    餐桌前應端莊。

    我(wo)的(de)父(fu)母(mu)常(chang)跟(gen)我(wo)說(shuo)
，在(zai)家(jia)吃(chi)飯(fan)時(shi)什(shen)麼(me)樣(yang)子(zi)在(zai)外(wai)麵(mian)吃(chi)也(ye)會(hui)一(yi)樣(yang)。吃(chi)飯(fan)時(shi)不(bu)要(yao)做(zuo)些(xie)像(xiang)打(da)嗝(ge)或(huo)將(jiang)肉(rou)汁(zhi)倒(dao)在(zai)手(shou)指(zhi)上(shang)與(yu)其(qi)他(ta)一(yi)些(xie)滑(hua)稽(ji)的(de)事(shi)情(qing)。不(bu)要(yao)糟(zao)蹋(ta)食(shi)物(wu)與(yu)將(jiang)土(tu)豆(dou)泥(ni)塗(tu)在(zai)自(zi)己(ji)的(de)臉(lian)上(shang)。連(lian)放(fang)聲(sheng)大(da)笑(xiao)甚(shen)至(zhi)也(ye)會(hui)被(bei)認(ren)為(wei)是(shi)不(bu)禮(li)貌(mao)的(de)行(xing)為(wei)，特(te)別(bie)是(shi)在(zai)外(wai)麵(mian)吃(chi)的(de)時(shi)候(hou)更(geng)是(shi)這(zhe)樣(yang)。倡(chang)導(dao)文(wen)明(ming)的(de)舉(ju)止(zhi)行(xing)為(wei)應(ying)是(shi)在(zai)教(jiao)導(dao)孩(hai)子(zi)們(men)禮(li)儀(yi)的(de)同(tong)時(shi)將(jiang)這(zhe)些(xie)禮(li)儀(yi)運(yun)用(yong)於(yu)自(zi)己(ji)身(shen)上(shang)，這(zhe)樣(yang)在(zai)外(wai)麵(mian)吃(chi)時(shi)你(ni)會(hui)和(he)在(zai)家(jia)裏(li)表(biao)現(xian)出(chu)同(tong)樣(yang)的(de)舉(ju)止(zhi)。如(ru)果(guo)說(shuo)在(zai)家(jia)裏(li)做(zuo)些(xie)滑(hua)稽(ji)的(de)行(xing)為(wei)可(ke)以(yi)得(de)到(dao)原(yuan)諒(liang)，但(dan)在(zai)外(wai)麵(mian)這(zhe)樣(yang)做(zuo)的(de)話(hua)他(ta)人(ren)就(jiu)會(hui)覺(jiao)得(de)並(bing)不(bu)值(zhi)得(de)稱(cheng)讚(zan)了(le)。因(yin)此(ci)
，在(zai)家(jia)裏(li)吃(chi)飯(fan)時(shi)盡(jin)量(liang)舉(ju)止(zhi)端(duan)莊(zhuang)。孩(hai)子(zi)們(men)可(ke)能(neng)會(hui)胡(hu)鬧(nao)但(dan)要(yao)直(zhi)截(jie)了(le)當(dang)的(de)告(gao)訴(su)他(ta)們(men)那(na)是(shi)不(bu)禮(li)貌(mao)的(de)行(xing)為(wei)。告(gao)訴(su)他(ta)們(men)，在(zai)吃(chi)飯(fan)時(shi)人(ren)們(men)一(yi)般(ban)不(bu)喜(xi)歡(huan)有(you)人(ren)向(xiang)他(ta)們(men)打(da)嗝(ge)和(he)大(da)笑(xiao)。

    10.

    教導孩子吃好。

    青少年和兒童在吃東西時可能特別挑剔。請參考這篇教導《如何讓孩子吃得健康》的文章。如果您運用了我在那篇文章裏提到的一些貼士
，你會發現孩子的飲食習慣有了重大的改變。

    woshangmianliejudeyixiexijiebujinkeyirangniyunidehaizizaiwaimianshizenyangqubaochilianghaodejuzhixingwei
，erqietahaikeyibangzhunitongguojucanjianjiexingdigaohaojiatingguanxi。zhezheshinairenxunwei！