1. Christmas Food nowadays & Energy + Nutrients Summary made by Martin Remmel, Tartu Tamme Gymnasium, Estonia

2. Menu for Christmas Eve: results of the group work Most common and traditional food was taken into account; We both discussed at home and layed on personal experiences; The opinion of majority of our Comenius group was written down.

3. Traditional dishes for Christmas Eve in Estonia, Tartu region, p.1. Meat: Blood sausage-200gDrinks:Juice-500g Pork-50g Vodka-100g Bird meat-50g Beer-500g Ham-15g Shampus-150g Sausage-15g Coffee-150g Herring-50g Tee-150 Sweets:Red whortleberries jam-30gFruits:Mandarin-125g Pie-100gOrange-125g Cake-100gApple-125g Gingerbread-100gPear-125g Candies-100g

4. Traditional dishes for Cristmas Eve in Estonia, Tartu region, p.2. Milk products: Cheese-30g Dip-30g Other:Sauerkraut-200g Potato-200g Bread-50g Pumpkin-50g Pickled cucumber-50g Mushrooms-50g Potato salad-100g

5. Conclusions: Cristmas Eve food for nowadays people All together 3620 g = 3,62 kg = 3659 kcal, incl: Food: 2070 g = 2,07 kg; Drinks:1550 g = 1,55 kg We think this is not healthy! Taking into account that people “need to” eat a lot at that time, we suggest to prefere more fruits and to drink more water (which helps neutralize alcohol as well).

6. Energy and nutrients 15 most common food products:

8. Conclusions: food energy and nutrients The highest energetical value has majonnaise; Other: flour, sugar. Most proteins can be found in fish; Other: pork, flour. Flour and sugar have the most rate of carbonhydrates; Other: different grains. Dip and fat have the highest rate of lipids;

9. Possible environmental impact, p.1 Fertilazers used in agriculture – water quality decrease; Air quality decrease, caused by transportation (by air, by sea, by land) and machinery; Whitening chemicals (in flour production process);

10. Possible environmental impact, p.2 Production of packages & packages as waste; Fridges used for keeping the food cold (freones, destruction of the ozone layer); Producing electricity: in Estonia specially oil-shale - a lot of waste remaining.