Effects of family-togetherness on the food selection by primary and juniorhigh school students: Family-togetherness means better food

To see how different foods were selected depending on family-togetherness a t breakfast and dinner, we investigated the meals of eight thousand primary and four thousand junior high school students by questionnaire. About 70% of primary school children but less than 50% of junior high school children ate breakfast with their family. The food, eaten by children who ate meals together with their family, took more time for cooking and was more tradit ional with rice as the staple. Food eaten by children who did not eat with their family lacked both preparation time and staple base. Family-togethern ess affects the foods of primary school children more than those of junior high school students.