Unprocessed Foods via The Mediterranean Diet
by Ted Parsons
People living in the Mediterranean region love to eat natural, healthy and unprocessed foods. If you visit the Mediterranean region you notice there are not many fast food outlets. Most of the people of the Mediterranean region prefer choosing healthy, fresh cultivated fruits and vegetables for themselves and their family. The food market is usually stocked with locally produced natural products like vegetables, fruits, cereals, beans, legumes, grains, whole foods and nuts. Dairy products are also produced locally for consumption.
You will find that people who follow the Mediterranean cuisines generally maintain an ideal body weight. There is rarely any person from the Mediterranean who is fat. Their weight loss secret lies in the well-balanced, healthy and nutritious whole foods they consume. People from the Mediterranean usually prefer the use of monounsaturated healthy fat like olive oil, which is considered best oil for consumption in the world. Olive oil is excessively used for cooking purposes, frying fish and salad dressings.
It has been proven that this diet can help lower your body's weight. Although this diet is rich in fat, it has helped people lose their weight because it only allows the consumption of monounsaturated healthy fats. Olive oil is a monounsaturated fat, which enhances the levels of good cholesterol in your body, and reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases, among other things. It is also high in antioxidants, which helps aging and against cancer.
Low fat yogurt and cheese used in the Mediterranean cuisines are usually obtained from sheep's milk. But, if you are unable to locate sheep's milk in your locality, you can find other alternatives in your local grocery store. Feta cheese, which is a widely consumed product of the Mediterranean, can be easily found in many supermarkets. Other sources of natural fiber and fat in their diet are hazelnuts, almonds, and walnuts. They are added to enhance the taste of many Mediterranean dishes, desserts, fruits and snacks.
Adjusting to a Mediterranean diet is pretty easy. You can enjoy any types of food as long as they are healthy and consumed in moderation. This includes poultry and fish. If you are a vegetarian you can use nuts and beans as they are a rich source of proteins. If you are on a weight loss program, just remember to eat moderately, since large portions are the big killer.
The typical American diet is rich in red meat, deep-fried foods, processed fats and starch. Corn oil is also consumed excessively, which is a saturated unhealthy fat. Corn oil has an ability to fatten livestock. Red meat, which is restricted in the Mediterranean diet, is lavishly consumed by the Americans. On the flip side, you won't see fat people in the Mediterranean region because all they eat are fruits, veggies and healthy fats. If you don't believe the science, take a trip and check it out for yourself, because at the end of the day you can either live a long, healthy life or you can continue being a sick, overweight statistic.
The <a href="http://www.themediterraneanlifestyle.com/2012/09/26/mediterranean-diet-improves-bone-health-study-shows/">Mediterranean Diet</a> is the world's leading whole foods diet plan. If you'd like more information on what it means to live right, read this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mediterranean-Lifestyle-Olympian-According-ebook/dp/B0080XLIFK/ref=la_B0070GSAWC_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1348784840&sr=1-5">Mediterranean Diet eBook</a>
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Title: Unprocessed Foods via The Mediterranean Diet
Author: Ted Parsons
Email: twanderson@completewritingsolutions.com
Keywords: mediterranean diet, mediterranean lifestyle, whole foods, nutrition, health and wellness, diet plan, fat loss, weight loss
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Category: Nutrition
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