Mediterranean Diet for Osteoarthritis. Lunch A plate of smoked salmon, capers, lemon, whole grain crackers, and raw veggies. You can eat what you love. Our guide to the Mediterranean diet. But that same study found similar weight loss in other diets, like low-carb diets and the American Diabetes Association diet.
Eating this way means you also have little room for processed fare. When you look at a plate, it should be bursting with color; traditional proteins like chicken may be more of a side dish compared with the produce packing the plate. Here, food is celebrated. Two of the five Blue Zones — areas where people live longer and have lower rates of disease — are located in Mediterranean cities Ikaria, Greece and Sardinia, Italy. Emerging evidence suggests that eating this way may offer protective effects for those with and at risk for type 2 diabetes.
Get the recipe: Greek Quesadillas. The main guidelines of what you eat can easily be modified for vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, and I find the ingredients and philosophy incredibly easy to adopt into my daily eating. The photos are attractive, but there are no captions. Per 1 cup, Chopped Serving 32 calories, 1. Dinner: 1 serving Vegetarian Spaghetti Squash Lasagna with a side of 2 cups mixed greens topped with 1 Tbsp. What kind of cheese is that?