1. "From durum wheat to pasta: the milling & pasta making process"
Erasmus + Strategic Partnerships Meeting -KA2 School Education
DE03-KA _2
“ From raw material to final product: A contribution to the curriculum development “  
"From durum wheat to pasta: the milling & pasta making process"
12th March – 19th March 2017
Bari – ITALY

2. Dear friends today we’ll tell you the truth about pasta

3. Celebrated every year on the 25th October.
Pasta is so important for health and economy that a World pasta day is celebrated every year on the 25th (twenty-fifth) of October.
Chefs, scientists and businessmen from all over the world meet together to discuss the most important issues concerning this food.
Celebrated every year on the 25th October.
Chefs, scientists and businessmen meet to discuss the most important issues concerning food

4. In 2015 the World pasta Day was celebrated at Expo Milan

5. Do you love pasta?

6. 5 good reasons to love pasta
We’ll give you five good reasons to love pasta.

7. With just two ingredients, wheat and water, pasta comes straight from nature and the process is simple.
FIRST: PASTA IS GOOD FOR YOU AND FOR THE PLANET
With just two ingredients, wheat and water, pasta comes straight from nature and the process is simple.

8. Eating a plate of pasta is an eco-friendly choice: grain production does not require intensive production techniques and respects the environment
  Eating a plate of pasta is an eco-friendly choice: grain production does not require intensive production techniques and respects the environment.

9. Water needed per calorie
Wheat l of water
to produce 1 cal of food
beef l of water
 to produce 1 cal of food
fruits l of water
  per cal of food
vegetables l of water
  per cal of food
Wheat uses only half liter of water to produce 1 calorie of food. On the other hand, beef production uses 10 liters of water to produce 1 calorie of food.
Sources: AIDEPI, IPO – International Pasta Organisation, 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Dietary Guidelines;
WWF report 2014, Quanta natura sprechiamo

10. 1 kg of pasta produces 1.48 Kg of CO2 emissions
Low Carbon Footprint
1 kg of pasta produces 1.48 Kg of CO2 emissions
1 Kg of beef produces 14.7 Kg
of CO2 emissions
The carbon footprint of pasta is much lower than many other foods.
1 kg of pasta produces 1.48 kg of CO2 emissions , while 1 kg of beef involves ten times as much (14.7 kg CO2 equiv.)
Sources: AIDEPI, IPO – International Pasta Organisation, 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population.

11. Pasta, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and olive oil, are the basis of the Mediterranean Diet, which has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible heritage of humanity.
SECOND: PASTA IS THE PILLAR OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Pasta, as well as fruits, vegetables, legumes, and olive oil, are the basis of the Mediterranean Diet, which has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible heritage of humanity.

12. to increase longevity and … Medically, the Mediterranean Diet
is the best way to prevent :
heart disease, cancers, diabetes,
inflammatory disease
and …
to increase longevity
Medically the Mediterranean Diet is the best way to prevent heart disease, cancers, diabetes, inflammatory disease and to increase longevity.

13. for the brain are like gas for a car
Carbohydrates
for the brain are like gas for a car
Pasta is a carbohydrate and “Carbohydrates for the brain are like gas for a car.” This means that When we follow the Mediterranean Diet, the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease is lowered.
the risk of getting
Alzheimer’s disease
is lowered

14. The starch present in pasta is digested very slowly, and provides a prolonged feeling of fullness. This is important to control our energy intake.
If cooked al dente” (firmly), pasta is a low glycemic index food that does not give us the sensation of hunger.
THIRD: PASTA HELPS KEEP YOU FULL
The starch present in pasta is digested very slowly, and provides a prolonged feeling of fullness.
This is important to control our energy intake.
If cooked “firmly” or , as we say “al dente”, pasta is a low glycemic index food that does not give us the sensation of hunger.

15. The Glycemic Index (GI)
Is a way to measure how carbohydrates affect the body ;
It ranks carbohydrates based on how quickly they affect a person’s blood glucose (blood sugar) levels;
A slow glucose response after a meal is better than a fast one.  A slower response delays hunger pangs, provides fuel for working muscles long after meals are eaten, causes less stress on the pancreas, and improves coronary health.
The Glycemic Index (GI) is a way to measure how carbohydrates affect the body.  It ranks carbohydrates based on how quickly they affect a person’s blood glucose (blood sugar) levels. The slower the blood sugar response, the lower a food’s GI value.  
Studies show that a slow glucose response after a meal is better than a fast one.  A slower response delays hunger pangs, provides fuel for working muscles long after meals are eaten, causes less stress on the pancreas, and improves coronary health.

16. As you can see from the chart.

17. If you eat 80 grams of pasta combined with vegetables, olive oil, tomato sauce, legumes, seafood or lean meats you can lose weight.
FOURTH: PASTA DOES NOT MAKE YOU FAT
If you eat 80 grams of pasta combined with vegetables, olive oil, tomato sauce, legumes, seafood or lean meats you can lose weight.

18. Diets successful in promoting weight loss include carbohydrates, proteins and fats. These macronutrients, in balance, are essential for a healthy diet anyone can follow for their whole life.
Diets successful in promoting weight loss include carbohydrates, proteins and fats. These macronutrients, in balance, are essential for a healthy diet anyone can follow for their whole life.

19. Pasta is a food that brings friends and family together to celebrate both the ordinary and the extraordinary moments in life
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PASTA IS TASTY AND BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER
pasta is a food that brings friends and family together to celebrate both the ordinary and the extraordinary moments in life.

20. So go ahead and enjoy your pasta without guilt.