Cooking & Nutrition

              In cooking, al dente describes pasta cooked to be firm to the bite. It’s an Italian adjective that literally means “to the tooth”! The term al dente identifies the ideal consistency for pasta and involves a brief cooking time, while “molto al dente” is the culinary term for […]

  Pasta is located at the very base of the food pyramid along with other starchy foods that should be consumed daily, such as bread and rice. It is rich in potassium, which helps regulate the functioning of the nervous system and protects the heart from arrhythmias, while together with sodium maintains the balance of […]

The verbs used in recipes hide different techniques using cooking oils that are not known to novice cooks. It is necessary to learn some basic terms which may be important for the success of the recipes and to ensure the use of healthier cooking methods. For this reason, we present the culinary terms that we […]

The Mediterranean diet is a modern nutritional recommendation inspired by the traditional dietary patterns of Greece, Spain, Cyprus and Southern Italy. The principal aspects of this diet include proportionally high consumption of olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals, fruits, and vegetables, moderate to high consumption of fish, moderate consumption of dairy products (mostly cheese and yogurt), […]

Olive oil is a food of high nutritional value and plays a vital role in the human diet. Olive oil as an essential food of the mediterranean diet and it is recommended by experts as the best type of oil with beneficial effects on human health. The oil consists mainly of fatty acids (approx. 97%) […]

Olive oil is one of the most important foods in the mediterranean diet. Olive oil is marketed either as virgin olive oil, produced only by mechanical means, without chemical treatment, either as olive oil that is a blend of virgin and refined olive oil. There is also the olive kernel oil. In a study involving […]

What foods contain sugar? Is it really better to use brown sugar when we diet? Which type of sugar has fewer calories? Do sweets cause diabetes? Learn what the truth is. Myth 1: The brown sugar has less calories This myth has prevailed because the brown sugar commonly used in diets because it is considered […]

The pasta is made ​​with the mixing of semolina and water without the need for adding any preservatives or colourings. Semolina is the end product of milling of durum wheat. Semolina is mixed with water and blended until it is made into a dough. At this stage any other materials can be added, such as […]