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Bread waste: let’s see how to reduce it with some simple tricks
Bread waste: let's see how to reduce it with some simple tricks Yes, sometimes happiness is hidden in the crust of a loaf. We could already feel it inside the bowels, but knowing that bread (esp. wholemeal bread) stimulates the secretion of the serotonin...
What is TAHINI: a super food that you can make at home
What is TAHINI: a super food that you can make at home Many have heard of it, few use it, but how many really know what tahini (or tahin, tahina) is and how it is produced?This thick beige liquid is nothing more than the cream obtained by grinding toasted and...
Pasta and pressure cooker: myths to debunk for a more environmentalist way to cook
Pasta and pressure cooker: myths to debunk for a more environmentalist way to cook All populations know pasta, but few eat it as they should... according to Italians.For a large part of the world's inhabitants, the numbers present on the packaging which...
TOMATO, THE RED GOLD: here is TOMATO REVOLUTION
TOMATO, THE RED GOLD: here is TOMATO REVOLUTION The tomato is the prince of our tables throughout the year: in summer and autumn the fresh one, in winter and spring the preserved 'red gold' as paste, or dried ones. The production is based on the 3 phases of...
Linden tea: are we sure it is good for us?
Linden tea: are we sure it is good for us? These days during your walks in the countryside you may have noticed a wonderful scent that captures your soul, leaving a smile of harmony on your lips: most likely you are passing under a linden tree.Oh yes, we have...
Nutraceuticals: 6 common errors that compromise the richness of their therapeutic contents
Nutraceuticals: 6 common errors that compromise the richness of their therapeutic contents This strange term is an "old neologism" born of nutrition and pharmaceutical crasis. Its creator, a certain Dr. Stephen De Felice, having understood the therapeutic...
Food Waste: The invisible monster to destroy
Food Waste: The invisible monster to destroy According to the FAO at global level we throw away about a third of the food we produce, without consuming. The topic became so critical that it has even been included in the UN's Sustainable Development goals,...
Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables
Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables: The Importance Of Eating Seasonally "Once upon a time there was a pregnant woman expecting a baby girl. From the window of their little house, you could see the garden of a sorceress, in which flowers and fruits of all kinds...
Egg substitutes: how and why to replace eggs with cheap, sustainable and household ingredients
Egg substitutes: how and why to replace eggs with cheap, sustainable and household ingredients The egg has always been considered one of the miracles of nature, but also of the cuisine. Not for nothing are we used to say "as full as an egg", because in that...
No-knead sourdough wholemeal spelt bread
No-knead sourdough wholemeal spelt (Triticum spelta) bread: the high hydration dough The CHEtarian diet always advises you to choose foods that have a list of ingredients as short as possible, and that can be defined as traditional at least for...
Good as a bread… or not?
Good as a bread... or not?Discovering the healthiest bread In 2018, the modern archeology made it known to the world that bread was already present on the tables of Homo Sapient in the Stone Age, some 14,400 years ago. This discovery makes us understand...
How to make an easy SOURDOUGH STARTER
How to make an easy SOURDOUGH STARTER Making a DIY starter, which was a fad like so many others in recent times, with the quarantine emergency, has become a must for many. This recipe for an easy sourdough starter is the one you are looking for: easy to...
Low-cost and low environmental impact disinfectant for virus control
Coronavirus: low-cost and low environmental impact disinfectant for virus control We often see on our screens, the massive disinfection carried out by several governments to eradicate the COVID-19 from the streets and public transport. Even children now...
Coronavirus and immune system: be aware of Vit D deficiency
Coronavirus and immune system: be aware of Vit D deficiency In these days I will try to write some articles which can be useful to those who are forced to stay at home. In the meantime I will try to give you some important "health tips" to maintain and...
Passive Cooking Using a Blanket
PASSIVE COOKING USING A BLANKET: IT CAN'T BE MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN THIS Today I want to share with you a photo of this chickpea salad bowl, a simple but very tasty dish. What's so special about it? Nothing, except the fact that the chickpeas are prepared...
ALL ABOUT AVOCADOS
ALL ABOUT AVOCADOS: THE GREEN GOLD! PART 1 Although for many of us avocado maintains its status as a mysterious object, for many others (estimators growing year by year) it has earned a good place on the weekly shopping list. If I had to explain its...
The disgusting scraps that are… Superfoods
Superfoods: the "disgusting" parts of food that are cheap and good for you Many of us are fascinated by superfoods, we read everything we can to understand what is the food of the moment that we must absolutely buy, because it is dense with nutrients and...
Sprouts Do-It-Yourself
SPROUTS: the little big miracle that happens in the kitchen If we had to thank nature for just one food, choosing the sprouts would not be wrong. Findings dating back 5,000 years show that 'plant embryos' were prescribed and used by doctors in Ancient Chinese...
Food Consumerism: yesterday, today, tomorrow
Food Consumerism: yesterday, today, tomorrow. Let's take stock of our approach to food Sad to note that while in the days of the ancient Greeks, excess food was despised and seen as a weakness, the thousands of years of social, economic or cultural development...
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My name is Başak, food engineer with HACCP specialization. I research the balance of diets, according to their sustainability
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