Caprese salad or mozzarella and tomato panini? 0Comments
Posted on
January 26, 2010 by
Stile Mediterraneo
QUESTION:
What is your favorite food at lunch on your work days?
A) a caprese salad with tomato, mozzarella cheese, basil, extra virgin olive oil….accompanied by two slices of bread?
OR:
B) a delicious sandwich, with a super yummy mozzarella…some juicy tomatoes with fresh basil and… that warm bread, crunchy outside and soft inside?
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RESULTS
If your answer is A):
You are a calm person and enjoy every moment of your life. Work is good…but that’s not the most important thing in your life! You are also very social and you enjoy taking a good break at lunch with colleagues and people you like.
You understand how important it is not just to eat well and healthy…..but also HOW you eat….(see below).
If your answer is B):
You are a very dynamic person and very successful at work. You are a multi-task person. Your typical day looks more or less like this:
-gym very early in the morning
-meetings at work in the morning
-shopping at lunch…while having a quick sandwich panino standing in the coffee bar
-meetings at work in the afternoon
-aperitif and then dinner with friends
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Many times already, you may have heard that we are WHAT we eat!
Lots of medical reaserch demonstrates that what we eat can have a huge impact on our health in the long run.
I and Marika believe that what we eat is really important….but that’s not enough! Also, HOW we eat can have a huge impact on our health and well being.
There is a BIG difference between a sandwich with tomato, mozzarella and basil; and a caprese salad with tomato, mozzarella, basil and bread…..even though they are made exactly with the same ingredients and quantities.
The difference is that the caprese salad is eaten at the table. May be you are chewing slowly and may be you are relaxing while talking to someone.
The sandwich is very likely eaten in a couple of minutes, standing in a coffee bar.
We strongly believe that the Mediterranean diet is good….but to be more powerful, it needs to be accompanied by a slower lifestyle.
What do you think? we would love to hear about your experience and thoughts.
