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Tag: Nutrition (Medical Specialty)

  • Cooking in space: whole red rice and turmeric chicken

    Cooking in space: whole red rice and turmeric chicken

    ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is currently living on board the International Space Station for her long duration mission Futura. Food is an important item in space, also on the psychological side; that’s why astronauts are allowed a certain quantity of the so-called “bonus food” of their choice that reminds them of their home cooking tastes. We asked Samantha to show us how she manages to cook one of her bonus food recipes in microgravity: whole red rice with peas and chicken turmeric.

    Make this recipe: http://bit.ly/CookingInSpaceWithSamantha

  • Space food and the good side of lipid fat

    Space food and the good side of lipid fat

    We could call them the good, the bad and the ugly! No, we are not talking of spaghetti westerns… Instead, we are talking about a type of fat called lipids. Often we speak badly about them, but some are essential to our health as they reduce chronic inflammation, help lower ‘bad’ cholesterol – LDL – and are a valuable aid in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

    We asked Samantha Cristoforetti, ESA astronaut on board of the International Space Station for the Futura mission, to tell us about which king of healthy fats she and the other astronauts can enjoy while on orbit.

  • Il buono dei lipidi nel menu della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale

    Il buono dei lipidi nel menu della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale

    Potremmo chiamarli il buono, il brutto e il cattivo! No, non stiamo parlando di spaghetti-western ma di lipidi. Spesso se ne parla male ma alcuni tipi di grassi sono essenziali per la nostra salute, sulla Terra come anche a bordo della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale. Abbiamo chiesto a Samantha Cristoforetti, astronauta ESA in missione per l’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, di mostrarci come questi “lipidi buoni” siano presenti nel cibo spaziale che lei e gli altri astroanuti hanno a disposizione mentre sono in orbita.