Lentil Soup & Family Time (Eat Better & Eat Together Month 2025)

During the autumn months, it can be difficult to find family time due to everyone's schedules. Between sports activities, school activities, or changing a career can be challenging to spend time with your family. As well as not finding time to eat at the same time every weekend or during the week. However, this month encourages you to eat better and to eat together as a family. It does not have to be a big meal plan to spend time together. 

Yet, it is necessary to plan healthier meals depending on your schedule or plan your meals ahead of time. Additionally, using ingredients that you already have at home to make your family meals. Dedicate one day during the week to planning your weekend meals and to planning your family entertainment. You can post on social media by using the hashtag, #Eat Better Eat Together Month” to bring awareness of family time. As well as bringing awareness of eating together as a family.

You can make lentil soup and an egg taco for breakfast or for dinner. It can also be made for lunch during the weekend. However, you can make this meal for brunch with hot tea or other beverages. Nonetheless, you can make your lentil soup one day before you make your egg tacos. Here is the recipe. 

Ingredients:

Ground Cumin

Ground Coriander Seed

Ground Curry

Chicken bouillon or Chicken Broth

One Onion

One Celery 

One Bell Pepper 

Salt (optional)

Pepper (optional)

Lentils

Eggs

Spinach

Tomatoes 

Tortillas 

Olive Oil or Other Cooking oil

Preparation and Cooking Time:

In one pot, add water, lentils, sliced onions, sliced celery, and sliced bell peppers. Add chicken bouillon, ground curry, ground cumin, and the ground coriander seed. If you are using chicken broth, do not add water. Instead add the ground curry, ground coriander seed, ground cumin, and the chicken broth to cook the lentils. Add salt or pepper which is optional. 

Then cook the lentils. Continue adding chicken broth or water. In one skillet, add sliced tomatoes and spinach. Open one or three eggs and remove the shells. Alternatively, you can use egg whites. 

Stir the eggs with spinach and the tomatoes. Once the eggs are scrambled, warm up the tortillas. After that, add a small bowl of lentil soup and a warm tortilla. Add the scrambled eggs on top of the tortilla. Continue serving the soup and the egg taco to your family.

Set your dining table ahead of time. Play seasonal music. Have conversations with your family. After having your meal together, you can watch a movie at home or have a karaoke session. Avoid playing games on your cellphone by playing with game boards, card games, or have coloring pages with cross words or word searches. Lastly, practice drawing an animal or anything that you see. 

You can participate in National Eat Better and Eat Together throughout the entire month. Have journals, a bingo game, or make a family pajama night as you have a family meal together. Take pictures and have fun together. Make a family scrapbook about eating better and eating together. Finally, write it in your calendar or make a reminder to have a meal with your family. 

* Collage, background, and font from Photo Collage Editor Maker