On the 28th and 29th of September, the Palace of Dom Manuel I, in Évora, hosted the 2nd Congress of the Network of Higher Education Institutions for the Safeguard of the Mediterranean Diet/2nd International Conference on Mediterranean Diet and Gastronomy. This event brought together professionals from different areas to debate the future of the Mediterranean diet.
On the first day of this conference, Nutritionist Rita Nunes Novo, from the Veggies4myHeart Team, presented the notable results of the Project through the Oral Communication entitled “Impact of the Veggies4myHeart Project on the Consumption of Vegetables in Pre-School Age School Year 2022/23”.
The results revealed a significant increase in the consumption of vegetables among participating children, demonstrating that the Veggies4myHeart Project, through its pedagogical tools, continues to achieve the objective of promoting healthier eating habits and the consumption of vegetables in preschool-age children.
