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I guess this is my problem, I understand the principle of Mediterranean diet, I just don't know _specifically_ what food to make.,
by jbb67 9y ago
I guess this is my problem, I understand the principle of Mediterranean diet, I just don't know _specifically_ what food to make.,
- jaclaz 9y ago>I guess this is my problem, I understand the principle of Mediterranean diet, I just don't know _specifically_ what food to make., What do you mean? Do you need a (say) weekly example? Mind you this would greatly depend on where you live, and which products you can find (and the actual quality/originality of those products). Personally I am an advocate of the Mediterranean Diet (not really as "coded" by the various scientists, but more like traditional eating), but you need to have "real", "good" ingredients not the kind of stuff that you can normally buy at a supermarket - say - in the UK (with no offence intended to the British or to their supermarkets, of course, only an example) if you want to have the "right" experience, at least regarding taste, but I suspect that also the (supposed) health benefits come from fresh, genuine ingredients. And I would add - OT but connected to other recent discussions on HN about Vitamin D and sun - that most probably part of the generic Mediterranean good health might come from eating "right" while living in the "right" climate.
- michrassena 9y agoI feel like the word "Mediterranean diet" is something I've never seen defined to my satisfaction. I know it includes lots of vegetables and olive oil, and not much meat. I have yet to see anything prescriptive. As in, here's a diet plan with recipes and calorie counts, follow this, from any highly respected medical source. Do people fry food in olive oil along the Mediterranean or is it only eaten fresh? In fact, I'm not even certain that I can buy olive oil anywhere locally, but rather everything labeled olive oil may be something else.