It's time again for Wishful Wednesday over at The Seattle Smith's
This week's topic is:
I wish' .... I had the willpower to
stay on one particular diet,
and it would be the Mediterranean Diet!
This is more of a lifestyle change than a diet and it has everything I love to eat! Here's the 10 Principles.
According to The Mediterranean Diet Foundation: "The Mediterranean Diet is characterized by abundant plant-origin foods such as bread, pasta, rice, vegetables, legumes, fruits and nuts; the use of olive oil as the main source of additional fat, moderate consumption of fish, seafood, poultry, dairy products (yogurt, cheese) and eggs, as well as small amounts of red meat and a daily moderate intake of wine generally at meals. Its importance to the health of individuals is not limited to the fact that it is a balanced diet with a varied and adequate supply of macronutrients. To the benefits of its low content of saturated fatty acids and high content in monounsaturated fatty acids and in complex carbohydrates and fibre, we must add the wealth derived from its antioxidant substances."
Sounds amazing to me, but the only downside is no fast food and limited sweets but maybe that's a good thing. Adam's grandma is getting into her 90s and she's been on this 'diet' her whole life, she's really active and you would have no idea how old she was by looking at her. Evidently it's big in Morocco... maybe we should start it....
What diet do you wish you could stick to? Head on over to Kelsey's to link up with your answers!
I wish' .... I had the willpower to
stay on one particular diet,
and it would be the Mediterranean Diet!
This is more of a lifestyle change than a diet and it has everything I love to eat! Here's the 10 Principles.
According to The Mediterranean Diet Foundation: "The Mediterranean Diet is characterized by abundant plant-origin foods such as bread, pasta, rice, vegetables, legumes, fruits and nuts; the use of olive oil as the main source of additional fat, moderate consumption of fish, seafood, poultry, dairy products (yogurt, cheese) and eggs, as well as small amounts of red meat and a daily moderate intake of wine generally at meals. Its importance to the health of individuals is not limited to the fact that it is a balanced diet with a varied and adequate supply of macronutrients. To the benefits of its low content of saturated fatty acids and high content in monounsaturated fatty acids and in complex carbohydrates and fibre, we must add the wealth derived from its antioxidant substances."
Sounds amazing to me, but the only downside is no fast food and limited sweets but maybe that's a good thing. Adam's grandma is getting into her 90s and she's been on this 'diet' her whole life, she's really active and you would have no idea how old she was by looking at her. Evidently it's big in Morocco... maybe we should start it....
What diet do you wish you could stick to? Head on over to Kelsey's to link up with your answers!
I love the sound of this diet. Msybe because of the sweets..I wouldn't be able to do it.
ReplyDeleteWhere my mom is from they have a diet consisting of tons of seafood. People there barely get sick at all.
I've always wanted to go to Morocco, have you been there already??
"A daily moderate intake of wine..."
ReplyDeleteSounds like the diet for me!
Oh yeah, and all that other stuff is good too... ;-)
This diet is new to me and I saw it on another blog too! I am totally liking this and may consider it!!!!!!
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