Archive for the ‘Mediterranean diet’ Category

in the past few days after we have spoken of the benefits are there, in terms of health and fitness, in following the new Mediterranean diet, illustrates the new food pyramid and explain what the foods recommended in this diet are considered one of the most balanced in the world. Today it’s time to see how this diet is divided over the menu weekly.

The new Mediterranean diet provides about 1,200 calories a day and could miss up to two pounds a week. The scheme provides for two or three servings a day of milk and its derivatives, two servings of fruits and three vegetables a day, three vegetables a week, in addition, all days should be consumed carbohydrates that are contained in bread, in pasta and cereals. Read the rest of this entry »

It is not true that the tropical fruit is eaten only at Christmas: In every season you can find in supermarkets, because with its colors and scents, promises to bring a breath of novelty in the kitchen. The exotic fruit is becoming increasingly popular because it no longer prohibitively expensive than once: keeping an eye on the offerings of the supermarkets you can buy it by spending amounts. Moreover, the exotic fruit has many beneficial properties, enough to make it the star of a diet, but we see in detail what are the virtues of the main fruits that come from overseas. Read the rest of this entry »

Women who exchange their usual diet to a diet of Mediterranean-type double their consumption of fruits and vegetables and eat more fat “healthy”. The new apology for the Mediterranean diet has been published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

The U.S. study looked at 69 women divided into two groups: dietitians have advised women of the first group on the Mediterranean diet, particularly composed of fruits and vegetables, and the recommended quantity of products consumed, using a “list equivalents “with food often found in the Mediterranean model.

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