Food is not just food: Syria

Healthy tips

Clinical nutritionist Insaf Zerouga offers the following tips to Rasha and Mohammed:

• There is much that is healthy about Syrian food, such as lentils and chickpeas, and vegetables and fruit.
• Making the food from scratch often makes the food healthier, because you avoid, among other things, the added sugar, salt and preservatives that are often found in ready-made food.
• Traditional Syrian food contains a lot of fat and it is not that healthy. Use plant-based oils such as olive or canola oil instead of butter, and limit deep-frying to special occasions.
• Replacing some meat with fish is healthy for the body and good for the environment.

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