L'aperitivo ideale | eatparade
Nowadays cockatail time is necessary to a lot of Italian people. It is the perfect time of day to see friends and enjoy themselves after a long working day. Yet this rite exquisitely Italian, it is often demonized as harmful to the line.
When it comes to cocktails and happy hour, it immediately comes to mind unhealthy snacks, cocktails and appetizers ranging from chips to nuts, meats, appetizers, pizzas, to include small samples of dishes of all kinds.
However, some researchers at the Nestle, who work for the Adi Foundation and the Italian Association of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, after conducting a series of studies, have come to an unexpected outcome.
During the aperitif does not arise much attention to what you eat and the amount above, and therefore the excessive calories and low quality from the nutritional point of view that we assume. Still, experts say, it looks like a snack before dinner, when eaten with the right precautions, is not harmful to the line but also stimulates metabolism, due to calories distributing process throughout the day.
Obviously, there are some precautions that should be followed.
The aperitif must be light, so alcohol is banned, whereas fruit juices are better, accompanied with a light snack like a bruschetta. Only thus can the metabolism is stimulated without overloading the digestive system.
Eye also to the frequency: the aperitif must be seen as an exception and certainly not as a habit, otherwise it is actually harmful to the line in the long run also for health.
