Mediterranean Meal Plan

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southernyankee716
southernyankee716 Posts: 201
in Food and Nutrition
Because of my high blood pressure and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, my doctor has suggested a Mediterranean based diet. After looking into this type of lifestyle, I think my family would adjust well to it. My only problem is trying to put together meals. Does anyone know of any websites with Mediterranean meal plans? I am caring for my disabled brother-in-law and his daughter, plus I am a full time student, so I'm looking for quick and easy recipes.

I've searched the internet, but couldn't find many detailed recipes, only the types of food to eat and/or avoid. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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  • wordena
    wordena Posts: 177 Member
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    Read the Mediterranean diet for dummies. Had excellent and easy recipes. Very tasty!
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
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    Epicurious.com lets you search ethnic foods by cuisine. It's basicaly a website that aggregates the recipes from all the major food magazines.
  • claritarejoice
    claritarejoice Posts: 461 Member
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    I literally ate a mediterranean diet when I lived in Turkey lol :) and I did lose a lot of weight without even trying. One of the main differences is that you're eating all natural food - the U.S. has way too much processed stuff. Go for lots of salads, tomatoes, olives, olive oil, tabbouleh, greek salad. Get your meat and cheese at a farmer's market - in the Mediterranean they eat a lot of white cheese, but it's natural/homemade, unlike grocery store cheese in the U.S. They eat kabobs, lamb, chicken, but not processed meat. They do eat white bread like baguettes (but not processed). I bought a Turkish/Mediterranean cookbook - this could work if you can't find much on the internet. Google Greek food allrecipes.com should have Greek recipes. I love mediterranean food. I hope this helps.
  • Flavia24
    Flavia24 Posts: 12
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    Basically fresh fresh fresh, lots of roasted veggies. Olive oil is not your enemy! And avoid smothering everything in cheese, which is not 'mediterranean'. Grilling is your friend. haha

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