Through the Mediterranean diet, we mean not only diet, but reality.

The typical lifestyle of people living around the Mediterranean.

It has many benefits: it's actually a diet rich in antioxidants (vitamins, fibers, minerals), lowering cholesterol levels, reducing overweight, preventing osteoporosis and fighting degenerative diseases. The rhythm is natural. It follows the seasonality of food. It uses typical colors and flavors at different times of the year. It uses wild plants such as dandelion, fennel and other wild herbs.


Mediterranean diet and eating insects

Fresh fruit then becomes the basis for snacks or natural desserts. Mediterranean food is not very hot, but because they are rich in fiber and complex sugar, they have a good sense of satiety. These recipes are actually typical of what our grandparents call "bad cooking," such as pasta and beans, porridge and cheese, bread and tomatoes, or vegetable soup.

The main foods in this philosophy are cereals (especially durum wheat), fruits and vegetables (strictly seasonal), beans and dried fruits, extra virgin olive oil (rich in fat, with good cardiovascular risk and high anti-inflammatory properties). Fish and meat (if white meat is better) are included in the diet, even in smaller quantities.


The guidelines also include the frequency of daytime meals, mainly 5:3 (breakfast, lunch and dinner) plus two snacks, to speed up metabolism and not to be too hungry for the most important meals (which will be the best sharing, calm and tranquil).


Physical activity must also be a constant in our daily life, and its importance is essential to ensure mental-physical health.


From a nutritional point of view, the Mediterranean diet consists of 15% protein, 60% carbohydrates and 25% lipids. It is from these proportions that the so-called food pyramids are created and then changed over time to create current references.


Edible Insect Vegetables



In fact, people can not deny that our habits have changed dramatically and developed continuously today. We can say that the Mediterranean diet no longer exists. This is due to many factors: travel is now easy, affordable for everyone, and the discovery and mixing of new culinary cultures, the Internet and social networks have done the rest.



So: is the introduction of insects really so strange in our daily Mediterranean diet? Maybe our grandparents won't agree, but just think about the impression that sushi has been at our table and is now considered "cool" dishes around the world.