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7-14-16 | MissEdie

[MissEdie]

I need some help from my Freeper friends. My doctor has advised me to try the Mediterranean Diet. I have tried searching online for a cookbook but I do not have time to go through the 48,000 results I have gotten. Have any of you tried this diet and if so do you have a cookbook you could recommend??

[MissEdie]

Thanks for your help!!!

[Buttons12]

Wine and olives!
Then more wine and olives. :)

[Genoa]

And fish.

[Genoa]

Use extra virgin olive oil and vinegar.

[Mr. Mojo]

You don't need a cookbook. Just use the general dietary guidelines. From the Wiki page: high consumption of olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals, fruits, and vegetables, moderate to high consumption of fish, moderate consumption of dairy products (mostly as cheese and yogurt), moderate wine consumption, and low consumption of non-fish meat and non-fish meat products.

[Buttons12]

Grazie, Genoa.

Wine and olives and fish!!!

[CaptainK]

It’s big on fresh fruits and vegetables, olive oil for your fat, fish and chicken for your protein. Wine if you drink. You eat like the Italians and the Greeks.

This article gives a good step by step explanation of it. It also has a cookbook that you can download.

http://www.eatingwell.com/healthy_cooking/healthy_cooking_101_basics_techniques/shopping_cooking_guides/8_ways_to_follow_the_mediterranean_diet

[bubbacluck]

Maybe move to a country that is on the Mediterranean then eat what the locals eat?

[ealgeone]

Recommend you reduce sugar as much as possible in your diet.

Swap bad carbs out for good carbs.

[Maceman]

I find the Internet a much more useful source of recipes than cookbooks.

Check out these results from a Google search for Mediterranean Diet Recipes.

[Revelation 911]

I did - Ive honestly had better luck adhering to a fresh veg, lean meat (bison/venison/chicken) menu that allows some cheese, some dairey - Ive completely eliminated processed sugar, coffee, ,beef & Pasta (Im Italian)

I was 295 in april - now 268...I have another 40 to go - We get a farm share weekly - with that many fresh greens it obligates me to use them.

I would also suggest watching "fat sick and nearly dead" and "F S N D 2" - both are excellent in detailing the calorie rich culture we live in and the second focuses more on support networks (I don't juice personally, though these films advocate it) I prefer something sustainable

[Cboldt]

And Lemoncello

[Popman]

Eat what people ate before processed foods was invented...

Fresh meats, fresh fish, fresh veggies, fruit...

No soda, no sugar...

It’s hard to do, but you can do it...

[Billthedrill]

Pizza!

Uh...did I mention I'm not a nutritionist? Sorry...

[goodnesswins]

Why did your doc advise this? Weight? Or Blood Pressure? Or Cholesterol? Just curious.

[lafroste]

Swap bad carbs out for good carbs.

There are no "good carbs" Swap out all carbs (as much as possible) for animal fat. You'll lose weight so fast you won't believe it. I dropped 107 pounds in five months doing that.

[Genoa]

The red wines are better for you, but the white wines go better with fish. Keep both.

[Delta 21]

DIEts will KILL you. Just eat healthy

[Gamecock]

Mrs Gamecock is a Registered Dietitian and recommends the following:

“The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Health” Nancy Harmon Jenkins
“Greek Revival: Cooking for Life” Patricia Moore-Pastides

Both are on Amazon

[Donglalinger]

I found this when I googled it, I hope it helps