Echo Bay Books
ASIN: B00JZ77WAU
Publisher: Echo Bay Books
Pages: 122
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 ...