Greece improved and spread the “Straight from Nature” YouTube Channel, which teaches about foods as they come from nature, aiming to support food sustainability.

Despina Varaklas created a YouTube channel by the name of Straight from Nature. The purpose of the channel is to create videos that talk about food products. Every video talks about a different product, e.g., olive oil, garlic, onions, cinnamon, etc. As dietitians, we learn about foods, nutritional values, etc, but often we don’t know enough details about each one, keeping our clients and patients short of valuable knowledge that can make for the benefit to their health. Using this channel, dietitians can learn about each product of nature, where it comes from, its health benefits, and how it can be easily incorporated into the diet.

The grant helped promote the channel through Social media, the dietetic association, webinars, interviews, workshops, and conferences, and was able to assist in the tools needed to make the videos a reality. The subscribers and watch hours of the channel have increased, but mainly the feedback is joyfully positive.

Dietitians and other health professionals are advised to listen to these videos and make use of the content. Sharing the videos is a way of you contributing to the project as well.

You can also subscribe to a private Facebook group, “Living Healthy: Learning how to balance Food, Thoughts, and Emotions”, where safe conversations can take place with discussions and comments.