The diet and its meaning

Very often diet means deprivation, unseasoned, tasteless and pale food. In a word: sad. Has it happened to you too? We usually think that diet means “hospital”, illness, lack of pleasure. When food turns into a kind of medicine to swallow, it loses its real meaning. What does this lead…

The right servings

Do you know which is the most common questions by my patients. “ Will I have to weigh what I eat?” It makes you feel stressed, bored, addicted, and most of all it looks difficult. You are right, it is! Let’s shed some light on the issue: your nutritionist and…

Which carbs should you have in your meals?

Carbs are always singled out when dealing with PCOS. You may have been told to: cut them out completely, have just the whole grain ones, have only some carbs and avoid other ones. But, is this all true? Firstly, let’s make a distinction between sugar and carbs. From the biochemical…

Fresh food: recognize and buy it

Our lifestyle has changed over the years. We have different jobs, education, social life, family habits from our great-grandparents. All these changes have had a great influence on our everyday routine, including our food habits. We are always in a rush, we have very little time to do our grocery…

Spelt soup and mushrooms

Ingredients for 2 people: Spelt: 120g Mushrooms: 200g Garlic: a clove 1 Vegetable broth Parsley: a twig Laurel: a leaf 1 Extra virgin olive oil Salt Directions: Stir fry the garlic in a little oil, add the chopped mushrooms and the laurel. Heat for a few minutes and stir well.…

Buckwheat soup with broccoli and leak

Ingredients for 2 people: 80g di grano saraceno 2 Porri 1 broccolo piuttosto piccolo Rosmarino Brodo vegetale q.b. 1 spicchio d’Aglio Olio extravergine d’oliva Sale Pepe Directions: Affettate i porri e soffriggeteli in padella con un filo d’olio, lo spicchio d’aglio e il rosmarino. Unite le cimette di broccolo pulite…

Cereal soup with chicory and German bacon

Ingredients for 2 people: Pearl barley: 40g Pearl spelt: 40g Whole grain rice: 40g Leak: 1 Chicory: a small head German bacon: 70g in a slice Vegetable broth Oil Salt Pepper Directions: Clean, chop and heat the leak in pot with a little oil. Slice the chicory and add it…

Cannellini beans and onion pureed soup with rye bread croutons

Ingredients for 2 people: Dried cannellini beans: 120g Onion: 2 Vegetable broth to taste Rye bread: 2 slices Thyme:1 twig Extra virgin olive oil Salt Pepper Directions: Soak the beans following the package directions; then boil and strain them very well. Clean and slice the onions. Sweat them with a…

Thoughts which may spoil your diet

You are really going through a bad moment: after the PCOS diagnosis, you have just found out that your best treatment will be eating healthy food. Actually, the great physician, Hippocrates, the founder of the modern medicine, stated that food is the best medicine two thousand years ago. Yet, everybody…

Cooking seasonal products

I have always cooked seasonal ingredients-I live in the countryside and I grow my own veggies: that’s very important for a healthy diet. I often change menu. I like eating fruit and vegetables according to their season: I never eat the same products all the year long. As I have…