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Post by lovetodigi on Aug 1, 2016 14:52:40 GMT
My SIL was telling me that they are on this diet and it has helped with weight, blood pressure and cholesterol numbers. I had thought about trying out the diet a few times before, but after looking at the recipes, did not think that I would like it. This past week, I tried a few of the dishes and found that my DH and I both liked it. Since I am on e-meals, I changed to that plan and there were some good recipes to try. (DH hates fish, so that could be a small problem, baby steps, lol)
I would like to hear your opinions on using this diet, good or bad, and any results that you have experienced.
If you are in a Facebook Group or have a Pinterest Board for this diet, would you please share a links. Thanks in advance.
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Post by rst on Aug 1, 2016 15:35:40 GMT
Is this a specific diet or just the tendency to eat fresh fruit, vegetable, nuts and grains, olive oil, small amounts of meat and eggs, mostly cultured milk products? I grew up with the Mediterranean diet being my norm, but it's not a "diet" per se.
A favorite breakfast for us would be a boiled egg, and tomato sliced, a cucumber, and some plain yogurt.
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Post by LeaP on Aug 1, 2016 16:57:20 GMT
According to what my kids learned in school this is how we eat. I was born in Italy so it is really no surprise. Now that I live in Los Angeles, I joke that Mexican cooking is the same ingredients as Italian cooking put together to make different flavors. The Mediterranean is pretty varied so you can do a lot with the basics the rst listed. I tend to make some kind of salad for every meal. In Italy, there are greens that you only eat in winter. Mache is my favorite winter lettuce. Also, you use the whole plant. There is a dish that uses turnip tops. |
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Post by rst on Aug 1, 2016 17:07:29 GMT
I think the biggest difference in Mediterranean diet from traditional American is proportions of food group. An example: We'd have cousa mahse -- which is a stuffed zucchini. Lots of vegetable, rice, and a small amount of beef or lamb. The parallel American choice might be a big burger -- lots of meat, small amount of vegetable, processed grains in the bun. The fat sources are different too. MD uses a lot of olive oil or nut oils but the methods of cooking and smaller amounts of meat tend to translate to less animal fat.
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