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The Mediterranean Diet for Beginners: Basics and How to Follow It

April 11, 2018 by Jennifer Scott

You may have heard about the famous Mediterranean diet. It sounds like something that will help you get healthy and lose weight but not many people know exactly what it is about. The first thing to know is that as its name suggests, it is based on foods that people used to eat back in the 1960s in countries like Greece and Italy. According to researchers, these people were very healthy. In comparison with American people, they had a much lower risk of developing a large number of potentially fatal diseases.

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Numerous studies have shown that by following the Mediterranean diet, a person can not only lose weight, but it also helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, type 2 diabetes and therefore, the risk of early death. However, many people are wondering how it’s possible to follow a certain diet when there are so many Mediterranean countries that do not eat the exact same things. The answer is that there’s actually no right way to follow this diet. It’s more about eating specific foods in specific quantities. It’s interesting that you can adjust this diet to fit your needs and tastes, making it one of the most popular and easy to follow diets. This is why we have prepared a guide on how to follow the Mediterranean diet for beginners.

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The Mediterranean diet and its secrets

It’s first important to know what specific foods you can eat and how often. For example, vegetables, seeds and fruits are mandatory, as it’s the case with any other weight loss diet. Apart from this, you should often eat seafood, fish, add a lot of spices and extra virgin oil. You can also eat poultry, cheese and eggs, but in moderation. Then, you should know that eating red meat it only rarely allowed because it’s not normally part of what people living by the Mediterranean Sea often eat. You should avoid eating sweets, sugary beverages, refined oils and grains, along with processed meat and other such foods.

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This diet is special because it allows you to adapt it to your own specific needs and tastes. So, you will never be forced t eat something that you don’t like. Take the time to create your own menu based on what you are allowed to eat. Add in tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, and fruits like apples, oranges, grapes or figs. You can also make a wide range of salads with Mediterranean ingredients like seafood, fish, chicken, eggs, yoghurt, add in some potatoes and seeds like cashews, walnuts or almonds. Spices and herbs are a very important part of this diet, so add as many as you can: mint, basil, garlic, rosemary, cinnamon or pepper.

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In conclusion

It’s worth noting that people following the Mediterranean diet should eat fish or seafood twice a week. Apart from this, don’t forget that the most important thing about any diet is to enjoy it with the loved ones, to pair it with exercise and to be happy. So, what did you think about our guide on how to follow the Mediterranean diet for beginners? Will you also follow it? Let us know what you think in the comments section!

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