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Mushroom

Cultivated mushrooms with a white cap and stem. Primarily grown in Europe and English speaking countries.

Hawai Mix 400 g

Hawai Mix 400 g. A quick and healthy ready-made dish. Rice with green peas, corn and red peppers. A vegetarian dish.

A pioneer in a can

Who knows which vegetable made it into the tins as the first one?

Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean diet can be recommended to anyone, especially those prone to hypertension and high cholesterol levels.

Natural diet

Mediterranean diet is more than a program. This is a way of life – eating mainly vegetables, fruit, fish and seeds.

mediterranean diet food can be recommended to those who prone to hypertension and high cholesterol levels.

The rules of the Mediterranean diet say:

- daily intake of small portions of cheese and yoghurt
- weekly intake of small portions of fish and poultry
- consume large quantities of plant foods, especially fruits and vegetables

- fresh fruit are served as typical desser
- have up to 4 eggs a week (including the ones used for cooking and baking)
- the main source of fats is olive oil, taken in an unprocessed way
- a typical daily menu consisting of three meals a day
- drinking water instead of fizzy drinks
- drink small amounts of wine every day (1-2 glasses for men, 1 glass for women)
- daily physical activity (walking, running, sports)!

Keeping this diet is not difficult, it is enough to stick to the rules described above.

Seafood and fish used in the Mediterranean diet meal

Maintain youthfulness

Seafood and fish used in the Mediterranean diet contain iodine and zinc, also known as youth elements. Sea fish consumed systematically will allow us to enjoy youth for a long time.

What is it about

Vegetables and fruit In large quantities, leguminous, smaller amounts of carbohydrate intake, olive oil, substituting animal fats, and most of all a lot of fish and seafood, are at the centre of the Mediterranean diet. Regular exercise and physical activity are a great compliment to the specific food intake.

How diet affects health
It allows most of all to reach the following:

- lower level of „bad” cholesterol
- smaller susceptibility to fall into Alzheimer’s disease
- protection from diabetes
- smaller susceptibility to fall into Parkinson’s disease
- longer life span
- greater protection from chronic diseases
- better breathing
- protection from depression
- help to fight cancer

Meals of Mediterranean diet

It is not possible to mention at least a small amount of dishes of the Mediterranean diet, which includes dishes from almost every country from the Mediterranean region.

Below are a few suggestions of dishes worthy to be mentioned:

- Halibut fillets with lemon and olive
- Roast chicken breasts in mustard and pea seasoning
-Stewed beef in tomatoes with brown rice and vegetables
- Roast courgette and aubergine with piniola and cherry tomatoes salad
- Pasta
- Grilled vegetables with olive and grated garlic
- Baked rice with walnuts

People living in the Mediterranean region have much better health statistics than people living outside of the Mediterranean food culture. Studies prove Mediterranean diet influences positively health of people who observe it.

Daily caloric needs calculator

Calories play the most important role when considering body mass loss, gain or maintenance. Therefore when choosing a diet we should ask ourselves a question of how many calories a day our body needs.

Mediterranean cuisine

Mediterranean cuisine amazes with its freshness, lightness and a delicate aroma. It is said to be the food of the poor which made its way to the refined society.

Mediterranean food pyramid

The base of traditional Mediterranean diet is a combination of vegetables, fruit, cereals, legumes, specially prepared beans and nuts. All of that is seasoned or garnished with olive oil.