The importance of eating around a table with family is ingrained in Chinese tradition . “Each grain of rice left in your bowl, will come back to haunt you in form of acne on your future partner’s face”. The myths that occur during meal times are amazing if not a little amusing.. . Family meals are not taken for grant in the West though – it’s always good to hang out once in a while. McCain recognise this, and are promoting family time to their chip lovers . They have teamed up with motion-picture distribution behemoths to emphasise their point . Getting the family to all come together around the sofa or table will challenge the new ‘family nucleus’. With parents often complaining their kids are “couch potatoes” and sit up in their rooms McCain are encouraging the family to come together on the couch and bond .

Their potato wedges are a great addition to Film4′s sponsor of film nights. They go so well together, and can be a substitute to popcorn or nachos ! The McCain wedges competition is the endorsement of eating wedges during a film night, where the family gets together to indulge themselves on a new snack and good movies. As for the competition itself, it is very straightforward simply go online and register your details, accompanied with a list of four films and a few sentences to explain your reason for handpicking these distinctive films . For one very fortunate person, they will have the chance to win a brand new cinema kit, decked out with a hi-end 3D TV and a blu-ray player, with 40 films of choice to choose from, all in blu-ray format . Why wouldn’t you want to enter ? Films, good! Food, GOOD!

Runner ups will be showered with an array of DVDs, so there is a bit of incentive for all entrants! There are other delicious alternatives if potato wedges don’t do it for you – a bag of oven chips which will be adequate enough to help cheer you up . Specially picked potatoes and low-fat sunflower oil are used for the pre-production of McCain chips. A regular bag should not have an excess of more than 5% fat in it. Any more would be down to you and your cooking methods . Take part in the McCain competition and it may enable you to feast your eyes on a new home cinema system! If not, why not feast out on their luscious foods .

One of the most dreaded tasks for a busy mom is coming up with meal ideas that everyone is happy with. Here are 10 quick and easy meal ideas to help plan lunch and dinner in less time.

1. Spaghetti is one very easy meal to prepare. It is basically boiling some noodles and adding sauce. You can add some variety to this simple meal by adding other ingredients such as hamburger, sausage or vegetables.

2. Tacos are not only tasty but are so convenient. They are also great because you can prepare everything ahead of time and simply warm up the meat and pull out the toppings at meal time.

3. What kid doesn’t like mac and cheese? Make it a meal by adding other ingredients such as diced tomatoes, crumbled bacon, sliced hot dogs or hamburger.

4. Keep some pizza shells and shredded cheese in your freezer and some pizza sauce in your pantry and you have the ingredients for pizza. Fresh baked pizza from the oven will be a treat that everyone will love. Make it different by adding pepperoni, ham, sausage or your favorite veggies.

5. Kabobs are a quick and easy meal that no one will believe is quick and easy. You can do all of your preparation the night before and cook your kabobs at meal time.

6. Hot dogs are so easy and quick and perfect for those hectic evenings when your schedule is book full. You can always use light franks or turkey franks if you are health-conscious.

7. Salads are always quick to prepare. Another great feature is that they can be customized to each family members taste.

8. Grilled cheese and tomato soup is a all time classic. There is nothing better than eating a warm grilled cheese sandwich with some tomato soup.

9. Tortilla wraps are a great alternative to the average sandwich. You can use your favorite sandwich ingredients and wrap the tortilla shell around it. This is a great choice when you are on the go.

10. Leftovers is not always a bad thing. If you are preparing something that can freeze well double the recipe and serve at a later date.

Quick and easy meals does not always mean drive through. I hope that these ideas will help save you time in the kitchen and give you more time to do things you enjoy.

Make Dinner Less Stressful with Quick and Easy Meal Ideas, then visit Trish Holfelder’s site on how to choose the best meal planning method for your family.