The Mediterranean Diet

Diet - The usual food and drink consumed by a person

There are 16 countries that surround this region but the idea came from Dr. Ancel Keys when he published his study in 1970 of seven countries, analyzing the impact of diet on heart disease. 

All three books agree on these characteristics of the diet 

1- plenty of fruits, vegetables and legumes 

2-  moderate intake of fish 

3- low to moderate intake of poultry, dairy (mostly soft cheese and yogurt) 

4-  hardly any processed foods or red meat (maybe a few times a month) 

5- healthy unsaturated fats from mostly nuts, olives and olive oil

Check out the Mediterranean Food Pyramid online, it is very interesting and very different form the American Food Pyramid.

I preferred the Miami Mediterranean Diet book because it has a very easy to follow 14-Day Menu Plan with easy recipes.