There are countless reasons why family meals are important, but I believe the number one reason is because it builds family relationships. All throughout Scripture, we see the value of "breaking bread".
Meals are not just about the food that's eaten, but about the fellowship that happens. It's about praying together, talking about our days, and extending love and respect to each other.
Whether it is a homecooked meal from scratch, a semi-homemade meal, sandwiches, cereal, takeout, or even eating in a restaurant, again, it's not about the food, but about being together.
Whether it is breakfast, lunch, dinner, a holiday feast, or a quick snack, it's not about the time of day, it's about the quality time.
Something fun that we like to do at our family meals is a game called "High/Low". Basically, you share the best part of your day ("high") and the worst part of your day ("low"). This is a simple yet deep game that gives everyone a chance to share what is going on with them. It also affords an opportunity to praise God for our "highs" and pray to God about our "lows".
We have also done devotionals at the table. A great resource for this is Adventures in Odyssey Meal Time Devotions.
It's great because it has:
A Mealtime Prayer
An Appetizer, which gets the topic rolling and asks a question
A Main Course, which is Scripture reading
Table Talk, which is more questions
Vitamins and Minerals, which is a Scripture verse (you could encourage them to memorize)
How do you prioritize family meals?
What do they look like?
Do you do anything fun or unique at meals?
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