Delicious Project final General Assembly: Celebrating Mediterranean Diet results
The Delicious Project has reached an important milestone. On May 8th, 2025, partners gathered in San Sebastián for the final General Assembly, hosted at the Basque Culinary Center. This event marked the conclusion of three years of work focused on children, food culture, and the promotion of healthier lifestyles through the Mediterranean Diet. Reflecting on […]
Co-creating Healthy Snacks with Mediterranean Children: A New Model for Food Innovation
The way we approach children’s nutrition is evolving. Instead of designing food for kids, researchers are now creating food with them. DELICIOUS is a great example of it. Our initiative explores the power of co-creating healthy snacks with Mediterranean children. Involving kids in food design isn’t just innovative, it’s effective. This article dives into how […]
Bringing Mediterranean Flavors Back to Kids with Healthy Mediterranean Recipes
Bringing Mediterranean flavors back to kids is at the heart of the DELICIOUS project. The Mediterranean Diet has long been celebrated for its nutritional benefits, but modern dietary habits are pushing younger generations away from these traditions. The DELICIOUS project has stepped in to bridge this gap by reformulating 90 traditional Mediterranean recipes, making them […]
The Mediterranean diet: A health and sustainability Legacy
In the 1950s, the American physiologist Ancel Keys began studying the Mediterranean diet and its cultural and health benefits, unaware that his research would lead to multiple studies over the following decades. More than 70 years later, research on this lifestyle has multiplied, making the Mediterranean diet cultural and health benefits stand out as one […]
Tasting DELICIOUS Recipes at the Fratelli Maristi Institute in Giugliano
As part of the DELICIOUS project, the Fratelli Maristi Institute in Giugliano in Campania (Naples) organized an unprecedented culinary adventure. Approximately 85 primary school students had the opportunity to explore the gastronomic diversity of five countries: Italy, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, and Lebanon. Not only did they taste a variety of dishes, but they also took […]
The Institute Fratelli Maristi in Giugliano is moving towards health!
Students at the Institute Fratelli Maristi in Giugliano resumed physical activities promoted by the Delicious Project! In these five countries, physical activities have already started since A.S. 2022/2023 based on the Delicious Physical Activity Programme, implemented by the University of Assiut, Egypt. This year, the students involved in the project are continuing with the proposed […]
Revitalizing Mediterranean classics: A sustainable approach. An interview with Laura Vázquez-Araújo (LVA) and Nahuel Pazos (NP) from the BCC.
First of all, what is the role of the Basque Culinary Centre in the DELICIOUS project? Who comprises your team? (LVA) Basque Culinary Center’s technological gastronomy center, BCC Innovation, has the role of studying, compiling, reviewing, and proposing various recipes belonging to Mediterranean gastronomy in DELICIOUS. Additionally, we formulate and develop new healthy snacks […]
#Delicious visits Spanish schools
DELICIOUS is getting stronger in the schools and the implementation of 1-year physical activity intervention program in schools is starting. On October 4th and 5th, Dr. Osama Abdelkarim, from the Assiut University, in Egypt, visited the two schools included in the DELICIOUS project in Spain, to present this intervention program and had meetings with Paco […]
#Delicious annual meeting in Carcavelos (Portugal)
On the 19th and 20th of October, the annual meeting of the DELICIOUS Prima Project was held in Carcavelos, Portugal. The consortium gathered to discuss the tasks and milestones achieved in the first 18 months of the project and to plan for the next 18 months. The meeting was a great success, with participants sharing […]
The Mediterranean way of life: A celebration on World Food Day
The Mediterranean way of life has long been revered for its harmonious blend of healthy eating habits and strong social bonds. As we celebrate World Food Day, it is the perfect time to explore and celebrate this unique lifestyle that not only nourishes the body but also enriches the soul. The Mediterranean diet and social traditions […]
