Comparing diets between Italian and Turkish students

1. THE STUDENTS OF ISISS NOVELLI HAVE CHOSEN TO COMPARE OUR EATING
HABITS WITH THE STUDENTS OF CIHANGIR KOLEJI TO ANALYZE THEM.
Let’s compare our eating habits

2. OUR FOOD PYRAMID
At the base of our pyramid we have bread, cereal, pasta and rice namely what we eat every day.
On top of the base at second place we have:
• Vegetables that we use as side dishes or as the main ingredient of a dish.
• Fruits that we eat twice a day as snacks or for breakfast.
At third place we have:
• Dairy products which we consume frequently.
• Meat, Fish and Eggs which are important for a good dinner.
On top we have fatty foods which we don’t consume much of.

3. HOW MUCH COFFEE DO WE DRINK?
ITALIAN STUDENTS TURKISH STUDENTS
From the information we extracted from a survey, we observed that Italian students
drink coffee every day while the Turks drink it once a week.
Many researchers affirm that an abundant intake of coffee can lead to many health
risks so it would be correct to limit yourself to two cups a day.

4. HOW MUCH FRUIT DO WE CONSUME?
Why are fruit & vegetables so important?
Fruit and vegetables provide health benefits and they are important for the prevention of
illnesses. From our survey we noted that the majority of Italian students eat fruit every
day while Turkish students eat it just once a week.

5. AND FAST FOOD?
Recent studies have
demonstrated that
having a food
addiction is similar
cocaine addiction
because junk food
stimulates the
reward system in
the brain.
From the survey it is possible to note that Italian students eat fast food once a week while
Turks eat it only occasionally. We should stop eating fast food because it contains a lot of
useless calories, about 300 kcals/100g!

6. OUR BREAKFAST
In the morning Italian students usually have a
breakfast rich in carbohydrates, fat, protein
and calcium:
• coffee
• milk
• cereals
• croissant
• some fruit
• fruit juice
• melba toast
• biscuits
So they consume 250 - 300 kcals which corresponds
to about 20% of daily calories.
The typical Turkish breakfast is varied,
succulent, sweet and salty. It is very different
from the Italian because it contains vegetables,
eggs, meat and others typical dishes like
Menemen, an omelet of green peppers and
tomatoes.
This breakfast contains about 450 – 500 kcals
which correspond to the 30% of daily calories.
The majority of Turkish students skip breakfast because they go to school early while Italian
students have it every day-However it is important!

7. DIFFERENCES
İmam bayıldı
Imam bayildi is one of the most appreciated
dishes of Turkish cuisine.
The main ingredients are braised eggplants stuffed
with onion, garlic and tomato.
It’s a dish with an high fat content and it contains
about 350 kcal.
Pasta with seafood
Pasta with seafood is a Neapolitan dish of pasta
and clams.
The traditional main ingredient of the “real” pasta
with seafood is the necked clam.
The pasta should be cooked “al dente” and
then whisked in a pan with the sautéed
clams. Finally freshly minced parsley
completes the dish .
The clams are great sources of vitamin A,
phosphorus, potassium and even proteins
(500 kcal).

8. Neapolitan pizza
The success of the Neapolitan pizza consists
in the dough being similar to that of
bread - completely devoid of fats - soft and
elastic, stretched by hand in the form of disk.
The main toppings are mozzarella, tomatoes,
basil and olive oil.
A quick bake in a very hot oven will leave the
pizza moist and soft, not too cooked.
Pizza has a very high-calorie content, approx.700 kcal.
Manti in yogurt and sumac
sauce
Manti (600 kcal) are stuffed ravioli with ground
beef and onion. After having prepared the dough
they should be cooked in salted boiling water
and seasoned with yogurt sauce, which among
other things can also be used to accompany
other typical dishes.

9. TURKISH COFFEE ITALIAN COFFEE
Turkish coffee is prepared in cezve, a typical
copper and brass jug with a long handle.
To prepare it you need good ground coffee.
According to tradition you need a brass mill to
obtain a fine powder similar to icing sugar.
You should drink it in small, shallow cups when
the particles are completely settled.
According to different traditions and locations,
some spices (optional) such as cardamom can
be added .
Espresso coffee is the most consumed and
known type of coffee in Italy.
The espresso method for the preparation of
coffee is different to other methods, especially
for the use of high water pressure.
About 80% of Italians consume three or four
cups of coffee a day, containing 10 kcals per cup.
There are many variations to the espresso
coffee:
coffee “ristretto” or concentrated, short
coffee (very little water), macchiato
(“stained” with milk), decaffeinated coffee