Food Pyramid - Work meeting Turkey

1. COMENIUS
FOOD
THE TEENAGERS BETWEEN CULINARY TRADITION AND FAST
FOOD
2012-2014
FOOD PYRAMID AND NUTRITIONAL COMPONENTS
By Italian Students and Comenius Team

2. At the time of our
grandparents,
Italian people
…ate less
And moved more.

3. Nowadays we know that that lifestyle was
healthy, but today there is a risk of being
attracted to other kinds of foods, inspired
only by business reasons rather than by
welfare.

4. Will be really this our evolution?

5. In Italy there is a public institution, the
I.N.R.A.N. (National Research Institute for
Food and Nutrition), who wrote the
guidelines for a healthy diet.

6. Teenagers are strongly influenced for food by friends and
by the fashion of fast food.
They are switching to foods which, although practical
and tasty, are high in calories, fat and salt from the
nutritional point of view.
If such kind of food becomes too frequent, the diet can

7. Risks of an unbalanced diet
The erroneous assumption of foods, both in quantity and quality, can
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be an important factor in the determination of disease states such as:
•Hypertension
•Cardiovascular disease
•Overweight and obesity
•Metabolic diseases (increased blood cholesterol and triglycerides)
•Diabetes type 2
•Osteoporosis
•Cholelithiasis and hepatic steatosis (fatty liver)
•Dental caries
•Goiter from iodine deficiency
•Some forms of tumors.
The risk of obesity, in particular, is determined not only by an excess
of energy intake, compared to those consumed, even by a sedentary
lifestyle.

8. The food pyramid
Proper nutrition is essential for good quality of life. The traditional
Mediterranean diet is nowadays considered one of the most
effective in the world for health protection and is
also one of the most varied and balanced we
know. The Mediterranean diet is synonymous
with perfect balance and right proportion
between the different nutrients:
• protein: 15%
• carbohydrates: 60%
• fat: 25%.
The food pyramid has been
realized according to this model.
At the base of the pyramid there
are foods we can use more
while at the top those that it is
better to limit, in order to reduce

9. Ten tips from the experts
You can protect your health by eating better
and with more flavour.
Here are some general guidelines developed by
nutrition experts.

10. Drink plenty of water every day!!

11. Vary your choices!!

12. Have always a healthy
breakfast and avoid
.
skipping meals!!

13. Consume at least 2 portions of fruit
and 2 portions of vegetables every
day!!

14. Cereals (bread, pasta, rice etc..) should
be consumed daily!!

15. Eat fish at least twice a week
(fresh or frozen)!!

16. Remember: legumes provide
protein and fiber of good quality!!

17. Limit your intake of
fats, especially those
of animal origin,
preferring the extra
virgin olive oil

18. Do not exceed the
consumption of
salt!!

19. Limit your intake of sweets and popdrinks during the day, and especially ...
Avoid “do it yourself” diets!!!