Comments on: 3 Ways to Get the Mediterranean Diet Into Your Life — Easily!

By: Ace

Ace — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:53:21 +0000

One major factor in cravings has to do with your blood sugar levels. A lot of these cravings are caused by these high fluctuations in blood sugar levels that are brought on by consuming foods that are extremely high in sugar, wreaking havoc on our body. What I have been able to do to curb these cravings, is to really start the day off right with food that is extremely low in sugar which does not spike our blood sugar levels after consuming (think glycemic index). The secret: OATMEAL (steel cut, etc, doesn’t matter). No salt, no added sugar, use only water- pure oatmeal. The first thing that goes into my mouth (besides water) is about 3/4 cup cooked oatmeal. You can add fruits, cinnamon, etc. to make it more interesting. Trust me, just starting your day off with oatmeal will make a world of difference. Your blood sugar levels will be stable throughout the day, and you really will see after a few days that your cravings are less and less, and you feel more full throughout the day and don’t have that dreaded “food coma”.

By: Tonya

Tonya — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:18:15 +0000

We are Lebanese. So even though we are in the states, we try to eat in the Lebanese (a version of Mediterranean) style. We have cheese, fruit, veggies for breakfast. Maybe eggs or a zataar pizza type thing with it. We have heavy lunches and light dinners. Dinner may be similar to breakfast or will be just a thick yogurt type sandwich with tomatoe and cucumbers, etc. We eat LOTS of olives and olive oil is the oil of choice. We always have fruits after lunch. It is as Zuzana said…whole foods. We eat meat, but not at every meal. We eat dried beans a lot…chick peas, lentils, fava beans, etc. We eat fish and we definitely have our bread. As she said, junk food is even home made. LOL

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:30:31 +0000

I’m French – sorry for my bad English by the way – and my mother is from the South of France.
The staples of Mediterranean food? Totally ok with Tia. = Olives, tomatoes, salad, soup, fine ham, rice/pasta/baked potatoes, “tartes salées” (= pies with vegetables… I don’t know how to translate it), fruits like apricots/peaches/cherries/strawberries, fish…
I tend to eat salad every day in the summer, soup in the winter – it is really good and healthy, and you get quickly used to it ^^

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:34:56 +0000

Wow!
Thank you for sharing. I couldn’t agree with you more on the overabundance of fast food chains and options that are on every corner block in the US. Kindof like SBUX, ha. :)
The more you can eat whole the better you will feel with energy and the more nutrients you will give to your body.
I truly believe exercise is the easy part. (yea, yeah, don’t get me wrong, it takes effort) Nutrition is the hardest. The good news is that once you find out what healthy foods work for you and your body, maintaining a healthy lifestyle of eating will be a breeze.
Best!
Crystal

By: Mikus

Mikus — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:45:27 +0000

I totally agree, a list of things people do to curb cravings with healthy alternatives would be great.