The Mediterranean Diet

Mediterranean Diet Mediterranean countries, there is a type of food, commonly known as the Mediterranean diet in which fruits, vegetables and “good” fat is abundant.

Although the Mediterranean diet such foods abound, that does not mean that the style of food is “boring” so to speak. In fact, it is in Mediterranean countries where a greater variety of recipes Exiten very famous, very rich and, through it all, healthy. Proportions of nutrients in the Mediterranean diet

As we say, in the Mediterranean diet abundant vegetables and fruits. That is why the percentage of carbohydrates that make this diet is around 50%. These hydrates are also included more complex, such as bread, pasta, rice, etc..

Fats make up 30% of the Mediterranean diet. You may be thinking that 30% is too much, but I do not mean the typical “fat” that we all in the head. In the Mediterranean diet fats are “good fats” like olive oil, the fatty fish rich in omega 3 (tuna, mackerel, salmon …) and vegetable oils from nuts, etc..

The other 20% is composed of multiple proteins procedecias. Among them are the chicken, meat, all kinds of fish, and dairy products and eggs. Examples of the Mediterranean diet recipes

As I said, there are many Mediterranean diet recipes we can take if our intention is to lose weight. Among them we can put a few examples:

Gazpacho: ideal to fill the stomach by providing too few calories and a lot of fiber. The gazpacho, combine different raw vegetables, including tomatoes (which gives the characteristic color), some bread to thicken and olive oil and vinegar. Taken in summer very cold. Moussaka: Greek dish. Very balanced as it provides through fibrous carbohydrates predominates eggplant in this dish, and meat proteins (like a kind of lasagna). Paella: Famous in the world, there are plenty of variations. The more balanced without doubt this is the paella with vegetables and meat (chicken and rabbit). In a balanced diet, is an ideal dish as long as you control the amount you put in the dish.

Mediterranean diet menu

How could it be one day if we follow the Mediterranean diet? Then I put a clear example, which need not necessarily be the ideal diet, but for the subject under discussion is ideal. Breakfast Coffee with milk A toast with olive oil and tomatoes. Lunch Skewer omelette A beer Food Large salad Plate of paella (in all its varieties) A yogurt Picnic A medium-filler sandwich ham (also called ham) with olive oil Dinner Grilled vegetables Fillet of beef An apple As you can see, the Mediterranean diet is a very complete power and probably the best in the world. In fact, during 2007 was filed as a candidate to be listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco (although in the end was discarded).