People are using the Mediterranean diet to lose weight, have more energy, as well as get better skin and live an overall healthier life. The Mediterranean diet has already been prescribed by dietitians and even doctors to people with different health problems.
The secret to the Mediterranean diet’s ability to help us in such positive ways comes from three factors. One is how Mediterranean food is prepared. The methods of cooking with olive oil and keeping the foods crisp and fresh and avoiding over-cooked food all help the nutritious parts of the food make it from the pan to the plate with minimal loss. Olive oil as opposed to hydrogenated vegetable oil also helps keep the cholesterol and fat out, while keep the nutrients and flavor in. The second part is the choice of native vegetables. Many of the most popular “super foods” as people know them, are native plants to the Southern area of Italy and the island of Crete. These include artichoke, arugula, beets, dark greens, carrots, and olives.
The third reason is that the Mediterranean diet makes it so easy to pair with a vegetarian diet, especially when it comes to portion sizes. The Mediterranean diet is built on a high consumption of vegetables; roughly 8 servings per day. These and whole grain pastas form the crux of the Mediterranean diet. The meat consumption in a normal Mediterranean diet is already relatively low. They eat no red meat and no pork, but instead rely on light servings of occasional fish or chicken. In fact, some of the protein that one may get on a classical Mediterranean diet comes from—wait for it—dessert! Dessert is a rarely skipped part of dinner, and normally includes healthy portions of yogurt and fresh fruit. What a delicious way to add fruit and protein to your diet! With such a high consumption of vegetables and grains, it’s actually rather difficult to add meat into that mix. As you can see, with all of these recipes being naturally designed around celebrating the flavor of fresh herbs and veggies, it’s actually a rather natural diet to merge with the vegetarian diet.
In This Book You’ll Find:
-Greek Breakfast Quinoa
-Mediterranean Quiche
-Tzatziki
-Mediterranean Salad
-Classic Greek Spanakopita
-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
-Olive-Oil Orange Blossom Cake
-Greek Coffee
-Mediterranean Sea Cocktail
-And Much Much More
The secret to the Mediterranean diet’s ability to help us in such positive ways comes from three factors. One is how Mediterranean food is prepared. The methods of cooking with olive oil and keeping the foods crisp and fresh and avoiding over-cooked food all help the nutritious parts of the food make it from the pan to the plate with minimal loss. Olive oil as opposed to hydrogenated vegetable oil also helps keep the cholesterol and fat out, while keep the nutrients and flavor in. The second part is the choice of native vegetables. Many of the most popular “super foods” as people know them, are native plants to the Southern area of Italy and the island of Crete. These include artichoke, arugula, beets, dark greens, carrots, and olives.
The third reason is that the Mediterranean diet makes it so easy to pair with a vegetarian diet, especially when it comes to portion sizes. The Mediterranean diet is built on a high consumption of vegetables; roughly 8 servings per day. These and whole grain pastas form the crux of the Mediterranean diet. The meat consumption in a normal Mediterranean diet is already relatively low. They eat no red meat and no pork, but instead rely on light servings of occasional fish or chicken. In fact, some of the protein that one may get on a classical Mediterranean diet comes from—wait for it—dessert! Dessert is a rarely skipped part of dinner, and normally includes healthy portions of yogurt and fresh fruit. What a delicious way to add fruit and protein to your diet! With such a high consumption of vegetables and grains, it’s actually rather difficult to add meat into that mix. As you can see, with all of these recipes being naturally designed around celebrating the flavor of fresh herbs and veggies, it’s actually a rather natural diet to merge with the vegetarian diet.
In This Book You’ll Find:
-Greek Breakfast Quinoa
-Mediterranean Quiche
-Tzatziki
-Mediterranean Salad
-Classic Greek Spanakopita
-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
-Olive-Oil Orange Blossom Cake
-Greek Coffee
-Mediterranean Sea Cocktail
-And Much Much More
