Have you heard about the return to a traditional mediterranean diet?
The mediterranean diet is based on the consumption of healthy food usually vegetarian food. Legumes, vegetables, fruit and fisch are the main ingridients, while an important role is played by pasta and the consumption of small amounts of red wine during meals. A basic source of fats and characteristic of the mediterranean diet is olive oil, which is used mainly raw and it is responsible for most of the benefits o fthe diet. Olive oil helps in the prevention of heart diseases, cancers, stomach ulcers etc.
Here is a depiction of a balanced everyday diet, according to the
mediterranean diet model:
