Garden Vegetable Pasta: Whole wheat pasta with an abundance of vegetables from the garden: zucchini, leeks, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach with sun-dried tomatoes, cold-pressed olive oil and fresh herbs.

“Patent” Pasta: Quick whole wheat pasta. The trick is that the sauce does not get cooked with external heat but cut like a salad and “baked” with the heat of the already cooked pasta that has just come out of the hot water. With colorful cherry tomatoes, protein rich legumes, olive oil and wholegrains which help with feeling full. A quick and affordable meal.

Homemade Chicken Shawarma: Strips of chicken breast fried in a hot pan with onions and colorful peppers. And a recipe for smoked freekeh stew and white cabbage salad with mint. It can be served with brown rice, roast potatoes, vegetable salad and tahini.

Mediterranean Tortilla: Rolling up health: Vegetables rich in vitamins, folic acid and potassium, 3 kinds of legumes that provide plenty of protein, fiber and minerals, and a whole wheat flour tortilla that contributes to a long-lasting sense of fullness.

Mediterranean Surprise Salad: Herbs and antipasti roasted with chickpeas, olive oil, pickled lemon, harissa, basil, pomegranates and low fat cheese.

Meal in a Jar: Mediterranean meal mixed in a jar; colorful, delicious, quick and most importantly – fun to make with the kids! Fun and quick solution for a meal with a variety of seasonal vegetables – in a variety of colors, protein-rich legumes, dietary fiber, minerals and olive oil. A quick and affordable meal.

Cucumber Roll: as a starter, snack or just “on the road”, with quality calcium from the cheese and multiple vitamins from the colorful vegetables.

One bite skewers: Mexican-inspired snack. Tortillas are a good source of fiber and calcium and avocado is an excellent source of beneficial fats, especially mono-unsaturated acids which help reducing cholesterol in the blood. The dish is a source of many minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc.

Pumpkin Muffins: Tasty Orange Personalized Cakes – a quick and fun 5-step recipe to make with the kids.

Energy Balls: Who Needs Processed Sweets? Here is a sweet and healthy recipe that can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge for hectic moments. With vitamins and nutritional fiber from the dates, calcium from the sesame and iron from the seeds and nuts.

Real Fruit Popsicles: No added sugar, food colorings or flavor extracts, with lots of fiber and vitamins from real fruit: a sweet and healthy recipe for home-made popsicles.

Fruit & Vegetable Snacks: Serving suggestions for fresh and healthy party snacks, for having guests, birthday party or just for fun.

In a healthy diet, how you eat is important as what you eat

It is important to try and maintain an evening routine that includes family meals at the table, not in front of the TV or computer screen or while reading a book and doing homework. It is possible to prepare the meals together with your children or adolescents, as a joint activity: Choosing recipes together, uploading photos of prepared dishes to social networks, explaining the different raw materials, and getting familiar with healthier preparation methods. Fruits and vegetables should always be on the table as an integral part of any meal.

Recipes were developed in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Health Department of Nutrition