Let's all sit down to eat

The Forum 60 seconds to change the world

Can a simple idea help make the world a better place? Each week, the BBC World Service asks a guest to outline an idea to improve all our lives. Here, theatre director Yvonne Brewster suggests eating home-cooked meals together.

My idea to make the world a better place, healthier, wealthier and wiser is for everyone to sit down at least once a day at a table, not in public transport, in the street or on the job - to eat something that has been prepared in the home.

Healthier, as nothing could be worse for our overworked hearts than eating whilst walking or driving or even riding a bicycle.

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So less stress, fewer ulcers and fewer coronaries.

Wealthier, as food is much cheaper when prepared in the home. So there's much more money left in the pocket.

And wiser - well it's definitely wise to help protect our environment.

Just think of the mountain of extruded foam, cardboard and paper which would not be created if for one meal a day, we ate from a proper plate.

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