This typical dish of the Mediterranean diet contains legumes, grains, spices and healthy fat that make it light and tasty, nutritious and balanced. Easy and fast to prepare, it requires only a few ingredients. Perfect for when you want to eat something substantial but didn’t go food shopping and have little time to cook. So,ContinueContinue reading “Pasta & Piselli”
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Late Summer Harvest
I’ve been spending some time with my family in my hometown in Calabria, a region in Southern Italy. A few weeks ago I went with my brother to pick some veggies from the family garden near our house. Although it was October, it was warm so we still had zucchini, eggplants, peppers, chili peppers, watermelonsContinueContinue reading “Late Summer Harvest”
World Obesity Day 2016
World Obesity Day is led by the World Obesity Federation, which represents researchers, health professionals, members of communities around the world that are committed to prevent and treat obesity. World Obesity Day is part of their Action Initiative. This year, the focus is on ending childhood obesity. Worldwide, 222 million school children are overweight orContinueContinue reading “World Obesity Day 2016”
MeatlessMonday Recipe
Today, for #MeatlessMonday, I’d like to share an easy pasta recipe. Penne with asparagus, peas and mushrooms Yealds: 2 Servings Total Time: 30 minutes (10’ Preparation, 20’ cooking) Nutrition per serving: Kcal 384 Carbs 66.5g Fat 8.9g/ Sat Fat Protein 16g Ingredients: 100g thin asparagus (3.5 oz. or a bunch of 15-20) 100gContinueContinue reading “MeatlessMonday Recipe”
Frittata with Zucchini
This year, for Food Revolution Day, Jamie Oliver launched The Food Revolution International Omelette Challenge! Create a healthy omelette which symbolize your nation and share it on the Food Revolution platform. I made a traditional Italian frittata with zucchini. This simple but delicious and nutritious dish can be your breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. Here’sContinueContinue reading “Frittata with Zucchini”
Food Revolution Day 2016
It’s Food Revolution Day, a day to celebrate good food, nutrition, health, and to invite people to join the revolution. I’m a big fan of this event, also because it reminds me of the reason why I decided to pursue a career in the field of nutrition and health promotion. I was living in NewContinueContinue reading “Food Revolution Day 2016”
#SugarTax UK
Last week, the UK government announced the introduction of a sugar levy on soft drinks that will be effective in 2018. The tax will be split in two levels: one for drinks with total sugar content above 5g per 100 milliliters and a second for the most sugary drinks containing more than 8g per 100ContinueContinue reading “#SugarTax UK”
#SaltAwarenessWeek
This week, February 29th-March 6th, it’s Salt awareness week, a campaign promoted by World Action on Salt and Health (WASH) to raise awareness about the importance of eating less salt. Salt is important for many biological functions of our body. However, consuming too much salt can cause high blood pressure and promote different diseasesContinueContinue reading “#SaltAwarenessWeek”
#MeatlessMonday
What is Meatless Monday? Meatless Monday is a global movement to help people reduce their meat consumption by 15%. Meatless Monday is an initiative of The Monday Campaigns; it began in 2003 and it was launched in association with the Center for a Livable Future (CLF) at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. MeatlessContinueContinue reading “#MeatlessMonday”
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