Mediterranean Recipes Diet - What Are You Waiting For?

Whether you want to lose weight, lower your chances of heart disease, protect against Alzheimer’s disease, or just begin a healthier eating plan, this may be a great choice for you.

The recipes are easy to prepare—most in 20 minutes or less—which works great for us busy entrepreneurs.  The ingredients are fresh so the food looks great, smells great, and tastes great.

There are some good basic principles to follow.  These are not difficult but may be a bit different from what you are used to and take a bit of time for adjustment.  I have heard stories of significant weight loss and read about studies in U.S. News and the New York Times of real increases in health.

Some steps to begin are the following:

• Use yogurt and cheese as your sources of calcium and avoid quantities of milk.  Great salad dressings can made using low fat yogurt.
• Eat fresh fruit for dessert and avoid sugar sweets like pastries.
• Eat red meat rarely—maybe only once a month
• Eat mostly fish high in Omega-3 and some poultry and eggs as your best sources of protein.  Be sure to bake or broil the fish or chicken and never fry them.
• Legumes are used frequently as well because of their high nutrient and protein value.
• Try nuts like walnuts, cashews, and almonds as your snacks.
• Use only fresh ingredients and cook the recipes from scratch.  You’ll discover how costly those pre-packaged foods were as well as having no nutrition.
• Drink at least 6-8 glasses of water daily.  A glass of red wine is good too for those who are over 18 and not pregnant or have other conflicts with alcohol.

I would love to know if any of my readers would like to enter a 30-day challenge using this type of eating plan (I hate the word diet, don’t you?).  Support is always helpful in helping us reach our goals so lots of recipes can be shared.  Please leave your comments and watch for more information on when we may begin our Mediterranean Recipes Diet challenge.