Nutrition and Impact on Health

The Mediterranean Diet   The Mediterranean diet has definitely taken hold everywhere around the world, becoming a real trend, but what does it really mean? This diet represents the expression of the lifestyle developed by the population of the Mediterranean area over the years. In fact, the word Diet that in Greek is “Diaita” means…

Flexitarianism Flexitarianism has definitely taken hold everywhere around the world, becoming a real trend. It’s a new concept of diet, that gives more flexibility combining vegetable proteins with animal proteins few times a week. The main pillar of the vegetarian diet consists in consuming mainly legumes, vegetables, cereals, seeds and good fats. The legumes are…

GUIDELINE The soaking of legumes, dried fruits, seeds, quinoa and amahrant is necessary to reduce the fermentation process in the intestine and remove all the substances (phytic acid and saponins) that inhibit the absorption of certain minerals. HOW TO DO THE SOAKING Legumes à overnight soaking (12-24-48 h) using warm water (1 cup per 5…

Snacks ideas Oat biscuits à our picture (made with oat, banana, grated coconut, chestnuts flour, nuts/seeds) You can also add chocolate or cranberries.   Oat tahini biscuits à I do not have pictures (made with oat, tahini, almon flour and maple syrup, pinch of salt and chocolate)   Fruit with chocolate and nuts à I…

pasta with basil pesto and feta (leftover dinner) Cherry tomato and feta with oregano quinoa with vegetables and eggs (leftover dinner) roll with salmon (you can also use tuna) and vegetables (I’ve used leftover and some fresh vegetables like lettuce and carrots) + sauce made with pesto and greek yogurt fruit with homemade granola fruit…

Healthy Balanced Diet What is a Healthy Balanced Diet? A balanced diet is a diet consisting of a variety of food, providing adequate intake of energy and amounts of nutrients necessary for preveting nutritional deficiencies. This diet is the combination of different foods that contains fiber, carbohydrates, protein and fat required by your body to…