It seems to me like almost whenever I come back into the game after having been away (even an hour later), the peeps food bars are down to half full and one of them is having to make a meal. Is this happening to anyone else? That seems a little extreme to me.

Also, I've noticed that after making the meal, they hardly ever sit down to eat it. It seems like it should be pretty much automatic to sit down and eat it after making it (and all the other family members should come and do the same, which they usually don't).