DISCOVERING GRAINS: their origins, properties and specific uses
Recommended by many nutritionists as the basis of a healthy, balanced diet thanks to their characteristic ability to nourish without creating a sense of bloating, grains form part of the culinary traditions of almost every culture and are also very popular in the Mediterranean diet, representing a precious ally in protecting our health. But how many of us know exactly what […]
PULSES: a superfood for our HEALTH and the PLANET
Edible legume seeds belonging to the order of Fabales, pulses can be traced back to countries of the Mediterranean basin, America and the Far East. Called the “poor man’s meat” in the period immediately following the Second World War when meat, dairy products and all such “products of wellbeing” were more popular, pulses have been re-evaluated in […]
Lentils: PROPERTIES, BENEFITS, TYPES and CHARACTERISTICS
Lentils are the seeds of a plant belonging to the legume family; they are a very old pulse, once considered “the meat of the poor” due to their high iron and protein content compared to other plant-based foods. Versatile, low in fat and extremely nutritious, they are the very first pulses consumed as food, so much so that […]
SPELT: PROPERTIES, BENEFITS, TYPES and CHARACTERISTICS
Spelt, the precursor of wheat, is considered the world’s oldest grain and has been cultivated since antiquity in different parts of the world. It became a staple food in the diet of the populations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece thanks to its ability to adapt to different soils and climates and its resistance to diseases and bad weather. It was used […]
