The
Mediterranean diet is the result of millennia of exchange of people, cultures
and foodstuffs all over the Mediterranean basin. It is characterized by the
presence of vegetables and fruits, bread, fish, olive oil, poultry, while the consumption of red meat is
relatively low. A moderate consumption of wine during a meal is also allowed.
The food pyramid clearly describes it. These days a standard Western diet has
become far more popular in Italy,
against Mediterranean diet, which remains a model of health sustainability: it
is therefore necessary to enhance suitable resource management and to support
quality in food. Practical and large scale projects should be started, in order
to give advice about meals both for families and for the different kinds of community,
respectively.
Here is a typical Italian dish: lasagna Bolognese!
