You have probably read so many articles on what a balanced diet should include that you lost your way through the plethora of recommendations, dos and don’ts.

The next lines will present the basic eating principles you should follow in order to make sure your body gets the necessary nutrients and you get to enjoy the tastes and flavors you love without putting on weight.

Your body needs foods to work properly and to keep your immunity system up, defending you against germs, . . . → Read More

Whenever they hear about the need to have a substantial and healthy breakfast every morning, people automatically think of cereals, orange juice and maybe a thin slice of toast. However, this is just one way of looking at things and the choice is a lot more varied.

Breakfast should be the most important meal of the day, on one hand because it follows a night’s sleep out of which people usually wake up hungry, and on the other hand because it is supposed . . . → Read More

In 1972, when faced with the necessity of rising prices on food, the Swedish commission in charge of health came up with the idea of creating a food pyramid starting from the basics, and climbing towards supplements. The idea was to maintain the prices of the basic foods and only increase those of the supplements.

The graphic representation of the pyramid was meant to remove the shortcomings of other diagrams that, although they divided foods into a number of groups, failed to express . . . → Read More

We are all fans of light, healthy food and of preserving our body toned and firm, all until it comes to giving up on the sweets we love and finding satisfaction in healthy desserts.

What are you supposed to do when at the end of the meal everybody orders lavish cookies, brownies covered in whipped cream, chocolate or vanilla mousse? How can you satisfy your sweet tooth but stay healthy and strong? You deserve to eat quality food from the beginning to the . . . → Read More