eMag Ipso Facto numéro 1 We-are-what-we-eat_1-2-3 | Page 11

The third step is dedicated to extra virgin olive oil. The two large external collums are reserved to bread, cereals, fish and vegetables. Finally above the entire temple we can find milk, eggs, meat and sugar. The Mediterranean diet consists of many different parts such as fish, vegetables, fruit, herbs, spices, nuts and most importantly oil, virgin olive oil to be exact. An important part of the diet is making the food together with family members and talking about the food while eating it. The oil is very important, because it is the main source of lipids, the reserve energy that need our body to perform vital functions. 9