Enough food for the whole family. All seasoned ... Spain and Southern Italy. But Italian grandmothers – or “nonnas” – have been practicing healthy eating habits for much longer.

"My family joined in with me ... One thing is for sure: Eat the Italian-Mediterranean way, "and you don't need a strict diet to achieve radical changes," says Dr. Lombardo.

"We're a big Italian family who loves cooking and eating," she said (both Peter and Anna Maria Oppedisano and their four siblings were born in Calabria), "My uncle saw this space and knew he could ...