a compromise pre-meal blessing?

[Angrboda]

I guess it is partly for ritual. I like ritual. This is sort of philosophical and not statement of fact, but I think it's human nature to be drawn to ritual as a way to bond. Traditions and ritual help people connect. Thanking a different person at each meal is also a good idea. I think it mostly comes down to me wanting to both find a way to respect my husband's beliefs without compromising my own, and teach my children to respect and appreciate the sources of their food. We have a garden, which I hope encourages that too. I sound really hippy-ish don't I? LOL I'm not particularly.

Btw, typically, religious ritual has non-obvious cognitive effects that transcend the rational, and in some ways represent non-cognitivistic coercion. Still want it?