Food

Plastics or cosmetics made from espresso coffee grounds, a plastic substitute from banana peels, yogurt packaging or even pizza boxes, animal feed with protein from worms that feed on fruit, vegetable and even beer waste: These are some Greek-origin green ideas that attempt to utilize tons of waste food or plastic, reintroducing products made with strange ingredients to the market.

Do Vegetables Contribute to Weight Gain?

This was a spontaneous question we posed to Clinical Dietitian-Nutritionist Cleopatra Aresti, who discussed both their nutritional value and the best ways to consume them to benefit from their nutrients while maintaining a healthy weight.

Here’s what she shared with us:

Remember when you were a child, and your grandmother would cut a cool watermelon after your afternoon nap? The taste was irresistible, and just one bite would fill you with joy. Back then, everything seemed different: tomatoes were sweet and juicy, grapes were crisp, peaches were fragrant and succulent, and even the nearly bland zucchinis were interesting and made a perfect light lunch.

When it comes to maintaining good health, diet is one of the most effective ways to take care of your body. Do you remember the first thing the doctor asks when we visit for knee pain or liver discomfort? “Are you watching your diet?” This persistent question, although often irritating, underscores the interconnected nature of our body’s health systems.

At a factory in Finland, the "farmers of the future" are making a new food protein by feeding a microbe air and electricity, proving that protein can be produced without traditional agriculture.

Livestock farming is one of the main culprits in greenhouse gas emissions, the primary cause of global warming.

One in four said they would be open to using foods with protein from insects

A groundbreaking innovation has emerged from Ankara University as completely plant-based eggs and meat were successfully produced using a 3D printer.

Market conditions at this stage do not favor a de-escalation in food prices anytime soon, warned the president of the Association of Greek Food Industries (SEVT), Ioannis Jotis, on Monday.

Data presented by the Hellenic Statistical Authority on Friday showed that prices increased further last month at a time when many were convinced that they would drop a tad.

Supermarket sales grew 9.1% in the first four months of 2023 but volumes fell by 3.5% in the same period, a report by NielsenIQ said on Tuesday.

The report said that foods/beverages (8.9%) and packaged foods (9.3%) led the sales growth in the January-April period.