Yesterday and today cookery comparison

We discovery our food evolution talking whit grandparents. Based in the past on healthy foods as vegetable and pulses, today is oriented on use of carbohydrates and sugars.Let go to analyse the main change of our cooking traditions…

… Breakfast

YESTERDAY: bread and milk was the typical breakfast of our grandparents; simple and genuine (unsophisticated).

Food Kcal/ 100 g carbohydrates

fats

Milk 279 Kcal 52.6 g 0.2 g

Bread 60 Kcal 5.2 g 6.9 g

TODAY: breakfast is very fast, loosing its role of one of the fundamental meal of the day is much more caloric than in the past.

Food Kcal

Cappuccino + sugar 85 Kcal

Croissant with cream 410 Kcal/ 100 g

… The Lunch

YESTERDAY: the main point of the lunch was the sharing. Seated around the table, all family members eat together from a big cup. The main traditional disk was the bean soup added with black olive, fried peppers, onions and chicory as vegetable.

Food Kcal/100g

Bean soup 49 Kcal

Peppers 22 Kcal

Black olive 235 Kcal

Chicory boiled 10 Kcal

Onions 26 Kcal

Wine 75 Kcal/ l

TODAY: lunch today is mainly based on proteins and carbohydrates; too much opulent and substantial food. As example pasta with cream and ham and meat.

Food Kcal/100g

Roast veal 92 Kcal

Food Kcal/100g Weight Kcal

Pasta 348 Kcal 80g 278,4 Kcal

Ham 100 Kcal 80g 80 Kcal

Cream 227 Kcal 20g 45,4Kcal

… THE SNACK

Food Kcal/100g

Dried fig with almond 277 Kcal

Apulia “Taralli” bread 416 Kcal

YESTERDAY: The snack in the past was based on dried fruit and “taralli” bread handmade.

TODAY: Snack today are based on chocolates and industrial made products.

Food Kcal/100 g Fats carbohydrates

Snack with jam 391 Kcal 19 g 48.3 g

Bread with “nutella” chocolate

200 Kcal

… THE DINNER YESTERDAY: Our grandparents used end the day

with a healthy dinner. They eat “focaccia” bread filled with onions and olive in junction with fresh ”cialledda” prepared with wetted dry bread, tomatoes, potatoes, oregano and onions.

TODAY: going out with friends, we are used eat pizza. The most popular menu is wurstel with fried potatoes pizza (no light no healthy) and coke as drink.

Food Kcal

American americana 530 Kcal / 100 g

Coke 37 Kcal / 10 cl

… THE SWEETS YESTERDAY: Different sweets are used to eat at

the end of the dinner: “Cartellate”, Stuffed “Focacce”, etc…. handmade by grandmothers and great-grandmothers.

Food Kcal / 100 g

Stuffed “Focacce” 530 Kcal

“Cartellate” 600 kcal

TODAY: Sweets are bought into bar and confectioner’s. Sweets can be also found into supermarkets as industrial made products.

Lavoro realizzato da: Alma Gallo, Irene Iuliano, Maria Olive, Alessia Muzzupappa, Federica Sibilio, Marianna Turchiarulo.