There are many diets out there that claim to help you lose or maintain weight and live a
healthier lifestyle. But the Mediterranean diet is a little different, in that its focus isn’t on
your weight, but instead on improving your health, and specifically your heart health. It
is considered one of the healthiest ways of eating, is easy to follow, and is pretty flexible
as well.

What You Eat on a Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean diet is straightforward and doesn’t focus as much on taking foods
away, but adding some healthy options to your meals. This type of diet focuses a lot on
lean protein, vegetables, beans and nuts, healthy fats, and whole grains.

Some foods you will probably eat on a Mediterranean diet include:

• Chicken
• Fish
• Olive oil
• Avocado
• Fruits and veggies
• Nuts and seeds
• Brown rice and quinoa
• Beans and legumes
• Yogurt
• Eggs

How Strict are the Rules?

While it is not quite as restrictive as other diets, there are some foods that most people
on Mediterranean diets will either avoid or reduce quite a bit. While this depends on
your own needs, some rules that many people follow on this diet include:

Reducing dairy, grains, and sugar. These aren’t restrictions, but you do want to cut
back a bit on the grains and dairy. Cutting out most added sugar. Enjoy your fruit and natural sugars, but try to reduce foods with added sugar. Reducing red meat. While chicken and fish is enjoyed on the Mediterranean diet, red meat doesn’t make up many of your meals.

The Health Benefits

Why do the Mediterranean diet? There are some different benefits for your health, aside from the fact that it is a simple diet to follow without a lot of restrictions. It is a heart healthy diet. If you are concerned about your cardiovascular health, have heart problems or high blood pressure, this is definitely the diet for you.

It is simple to follow. Overall, the Mediterranean diet is a simple diet to follow. You
focus on vegetables and fruits, nuts and seeds, healthy fats and oils, poultry and fish,
and that makes up most of your diet. Many of the foods you already love are probably
included.

In a nutshell, with the Mediterranean diet you get the most important nutrients. If you have ever been on a diet, you know that one of the drawbacks is dealing with vitamin deficiency. Maybe you did low-carb and didn’t get enough electrolytes, or you were a vegetarian and your protein was always too low. If you struggle balancing nutrients, it is much easier to do with the Mediterranean diet.

See you soon,

Ludmilla!