Oldways

Oldways is a food and nutrition nonprofit with a mission to inspire good health through cultural food traditions. We began challenging conventional wisdom from the start, introducing the Traditional Mediterranean Diet Pyramid in 1993 (in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health and the World Health Organization) as a healthier, tradition-based alternative to the USDA’s first food pyramid. Throughout the ’90s we educated the public, health professionals, and the media about “healthy fats” at a time when low fat diets were the standard prescription.

 

At Oldways, nutrition, culture and sustainability are built into our main mission of preserving and promoting traditional foods in ways that are good for people and good for the planet. Now, after more than 25 years, our work continues, much of it carried out through our eight principal programs: Oldways Whole Grains Council, Oldways African Health & Heritage, Oldways Mediterranean Foods Alliance, Oldways Vegetarian Network, Oldways Nutrition Exchange, Oldways Supermarket Dietitian Symposium, Oldways Cheese Coalition, Oldways Culinary Travel.

We develop resources, such as our menu plan books, to help consumers and health professionals embrace traditional diets and use healthy ingredients. Learn more at oldwayspt.org.