TAHINI Greek Super Food!
TAHINI is a Greek origin product, very nutritious, that is consumed widely during fasting periods in Greece, with health benefits when not over-consumed.
(Be careful: if you have an allergy to sesame, do not take TAHINI. Also, if you have a nut allergy, consult your doctor first).
TAHINI (as you can see in the photo), has a very light brown color. Once you have a tablespoon, a tasty flavor remains in your tongue and a butter-ish flavor.
One of its advantages is that no sugar has been added. In Greece, it is widely consumed with honey (mixed). It is also the main ingredient in the production of the famous Greek product: Macedonian Halva.
On the other hand, TAHINI can be combined with much more ingredients and enhance many recipes for delicious homemade dishes.
You can put it on your soup, dough, and pie, make a sauce with it, even salads.
Fasting in Christianity consists of 3 main periods:
Firstly, Christmas fasting (starts 40 days before Christmas). Meat, poultry, eggs, egg products, milk, and dairy products are not allowed. Fish are allowed.
Secondly, Easter – Lent (starts 48 days of Easter). Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, egg products, milk, and dairy products are not allowed
Thirdly, August fasting – Dormition of the Virgin (starts 15 days before 15 August). Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, egg products, milk, and dairy products are not allowed.
There are also shorter periods of fasting throughout the year, totaling about 200 days of fasting for the faithful.
In these times, supporters must follow a vegetarian diet and lifestyle. That said, we mostly mean we consume: pulses, vegetables, and fruits, for the most part, nuts, cereals, seafood, olive oil, herbs, herbs and in some periods fish.
How Tahini is produced.
There are two methods to produce TAHINI. The firstly uses a natural process, the secondly uses a chemical process. The company that makes TAHINI in the photo uses the first one.
The standard procedure in the physical method includes
1: Sesame seeds are added to salted water containers.
2: The seeds of sesame gain volume and lose their peel and the foreign bodies, which are precipitated.
3: Peeled sesame seeds float and concentrate.
4: Wash the sesame 2-3 times to remove the salt.
5: Roasting in industrial scraping ovens.
6: Roasted sesame is grounded between the milling rocks and the finished products in TAHINI.
TAHINI Nutritional ingredients
A spoon of TAHINI has:
Energy: 89kcal
Protein: 2.5g
Fat: 8g
CHO: 3.2g
Dietary fiber: 1.4g
Calcium: 64mg
Magnesium: 14mg
Phosphorus: 110mg
Sodium: 17mg
Riboflavin: 0.07mg
Why is TAHINI so important during fasting?
In addition to the obvious rich nutritional content of TAHINI. It is a rich source of calcium (Ca). Calcium has been shown to decline during the fasting periods in the blood of the charmers at the end of fasting.
Therefore, it is important to have a daily rich source of calcium intake. Because TAHINI has a high carbohydrate level (CHO). Its consumption should be at reasonable levels (no more than two tablespoons a day, the normal one is one).
TAHINI, you can order online if you want to buy.
Let’s see how fasting and Mediterranean diet go hand in hand!
What is fasting?
Generally, it means not to consume specific type or specific types of food for certain periods.
In the Mediterranean basin, Faith played a key role in people’s way of life. Muslim, Jewish and Christian fasting habits have so far been studied for the impact of their rituals on the health of the faithful.
The study of the Seven Nations of the 1960s and the important results were simply the glow of further research on dietary patterns across the Mediterranean.
In addition, the population of Crete studied in the study of the seven countries lived in rural areas of Crete. As a result, he gave a further hint to the researchers to examine whether there is a link between their good health, lifestyle and the Orthodox Church’s recommendations for their flock according to the periods of fasting.
The research led (and continues work continues) by the University of Crete and the prominent professor Mr. Kafatos Antonios and his team. The results were pioneering.
Orthodox Christians fasting period
Orthodox Christians at the end of each fasting period had reduced levels of energy intake (calories), cholesterol levels (bad cholesterol LDL), proteins, saturated fat, and trans fatty acids. Calcium has also been reduced.
On the other hand, levels of fiber, folate, and iron increased. Also, total CHOS increased.
The above is the result of not consuming meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and dairy products and adopting a close diet-related diet in vegetarianism due to faith.
In fact, the intermittent dietary recommendation of the Orthodox Church for fasting covers almost 55% of an entire year.
From the 200 days of fasting to Orthodoxy, the three main periods cover a period of 100 days from which most are in complete lack of food of animal origin.
Because during fasting the Germans avoid meat, poultry, and dairy products, increase the intake of olive oil, nuts and also in fish. For that reason, the saturated fat decreases and thus cholesterol is reduced in their blood. On the other hand, the intake of polyunsaturated monounsaturated fat and dietary fiber increases and health is promoted.
Christian Orthodox Diet and Mediterranean Diet
The conclusion from the first study was that Christian Orthodox Diet and Mediterranean Diet are interconnected in Greece and Crete. Specifically promotes the good health of the island’s population.
Of course, in Orthodoxy, when believers fast, they adopt not just a different diet, but they avoid stress.
Conclusion, choose a healthier physical activity at these times and a more spiritual approach, but all of this needs to be dealt with a different kind of page.
Literature:
http://politis.com.cy/
http://www.ekriti.gr
http://roguehealthandfitness.com/
https://amp.onmed.gr/
https://manoliskalimera.blogspot.com/
Sarri, KO; et al., 2004. Greek Orthodox fasting ceremonies: a hidden … of Crete. British B of Nutrition, (92), 277-284.
