Going to the supermarket with my son was almost becoming a nightmare for me. The basket was always full with Chocolate Cream jars, cocoa milk, chocolate bars and chocolate ice-cream. He was crazy about them and I felt bad if I did not abide to his wishes, particularly since the pediatrician told me that for […]

Excess caffeine can also strip your body of precious nutrients, dehydrating you, and exhausting you. You end up reaching for more java, which creates a vicious cycle.   Luckily, these foods and drinks can provide you with the energy you need without the crash-and-burn that comes with a coffee hit.   Dark chocolate.   The […]

Albanian meat consumption has increased from 15.3 kg per person in 1963 to 38.2 kg per person in 2002. And this is not only in Albania; in 2002, Denmark represented a shocking 145.9 kg of meat per person. This global increase in meat consumption has had devastating environmental effects. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture […]

Doubtful of the origin of the fruits and vegetables you purchase and consume every day? Choose local products. Have you heard of urban farming? It means growing what we need, near places where we live. In Albania it’s was a well-known practice and it’s coming back. You can get the freshest products money can buy, […]

Remember the feeling of eating off-season vegetables short in taste and smell. Tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers or peppers do not taste the same during winter; however we find them everywhere due to high consumer demand. Where do these vegetables and fruits grow? Is it worth consuming?   Consumers can ask a lot of questions and experts […]

How many of you believe that chocolate cures all? How many of you think that addiction to sweets is equivalent to drug addiction? How many of you find yourselves reaching for the brown sugar instead of the white one at the supermarket? Agroweb compiled some of these myths about sugar and investigated whether any of […]