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snowflake954 wrote: »

Hiawassee88 wrote: »

@snowflake954 I'll have what you're having. How many vegetable servings do you have each day and fruit. Do you eat yogurt and how much. Hard cheeses with fruit, nuts. I'm going full on Mediterranean for awhile. Winter is coming on. What kinds of bread do you have around that outfit. I'm pretty sure you don't eat multi-crap stodge. Columbo is a lean machine. Wonder what he would do at a cowboy chuckwagon. 😊 I bought some top notch olive oil from Italy. It's not a bunch of imaginary hippy dippy happy horsesheet. 😜

I have at least 2 vegetable servings and 2 of fruit. Size of servings vary. I like to do a tray of veggies crispy in the oven with EVOO and sometimes Parmigiano sprinkled on top. I sometimes make a BLT salad--chopped tomatoes, lettuce, lean spicy ham fried in the microwave, a little mayo, and simple croutons.
Cheese sometimes--but always good quality. Nuts and legumes are basics and cheap.

I never eat bread if having pasta--doubles your carbs. I love pita pockets. There's a bakery near us that uses oatmeal in theirs and I love them, especially toasted. I also like any multigrain bread or wholewheat pasta.

I like Fage Greek Yogurt 5%. For me 0% is too blah and whole fat is too rich. I buy a big tube of plain and then mix in what I like--jam, berries, honey, cinnamon, etc.

You know the Med diet is just really lots of fruits, vegetables, greens, legumes, so look around at what you can find locally in season. Frozen is fine in the winter. Get creative with soups. They're filling and there are endless recipes. All you need is balance in your diet and EVOO.