Eat Like an Italian

wosnes · Post by **wosnes** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:17 pm

This article appeared in Time magazine earlier this year What's currently happening in Italy is what's happened in the US in the past 40 years.

clarinetgal · Post by **clarinetgal** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:05 am

That was very interesting!

heatherhikes · Post by **heatherhikes** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:13 am

Wosnes,
thank you for this very interesting article. Living in Switzerland, Italy is our nextdoor neighbor. The health conscious Europeans, some of them are, have been gleaning from the traditional Italian food culture for a long time. DH and I love simple and healthy Italian meals. For example, for lunch I often prepare a simple dish of whole-wheat pasta with simmered onions, garlic, and eggplants/tomatoes/zucchini/champignons...with a little shredded Padano (lower-fat hard cheese), fresh herbs, and no meat. This is filling and satisfying. I can only encourage everyone to eat more Italian foods, the old simple way, that is.
Best wishes to all
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Heddi

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:24 am

When I think back on it, it was amazing how much meat was available in even the third world countries I visited back in the '70's. You'd think vegetarian foods would have been the norm with meat as a garnish, but they weren't, at least not in restaurants. India had the most vegetarian variety, but even then, the meat parts of the menu were longer by far in most restaurants except in the simplest places.

heatherhikes · Post by **heatherhikes** » Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:34 pm

I'd like to add something to my earlier post. Actually, I was speaking of the *Mediterranean* food and meal preparations, not merely the Italian, although the Italian and French are my favorites. Just sayn'.
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Heddi