Family Life
Food contributes not only to our physical survival, but to the quality of our life with our families as well. Below are some questions that will help you explore the role food plays in our families and our family traditions.
Each person in your group will be responsible for explaining your answers to another group, so make sure to work together and understand each other’s answers!
1. What are mealtimes like in our families? How often do we all sit together at the table? What do we talk about?
2. Do any of us have family traditions or celebrations where food plays a central role (birthdays or other special celebrations, for example)? What is the tradition/celebration? What is the food, and why is it important?
3. In our group, how are our families’ favorite foods similar or different?
4. Do any of us know how to make these foods? If so, who taught us? If not, who could we learn from?
5. What would our mealtimes or family traditions be like if these special foods weren’t available? How would we feel?
Food contributes not only to our physical survival, but to the quality of our life with our families as well. Below are some questions that will help you explore the role food plays in our families and our family traditions.
Each person in your group will be responsible for explaining your answers to another group, so make sure to work together and understand each other’s answers!
1. What are mealtimes like in our families? How often do we all sit together at the table? What do we talk about?
2. Do any of us have family traditions or celebrations where food plays a central role (birthdays or other special celebrations, for example)? What is the tradition/celebration? What is the food, and why is it important?
3. In our group, how are our families’ favorite foods similar or different?
4. Do any of us know how to make these foods? If so, who taught us? If not, who could we learn from?
5. What would our mealtimes or family traditions be like if these special foods weren’t available? How would we feel?