I was perusing the Mayo Clinic website, my go-to medical information site. www.mayoclinic.com There is a tab for Resources and that in turn lead me to this other site and an article on the Mediterranean pyramid. I've always heard that the mediterranean way of eating was the healthiest. A quote from the article: "The “poor” diet of the people of the southern Mediterranean, consisting mainly of fruits and vegetables, beans and nuts, healthy grains, fish, olive oil, small amounts of dairy, and red wine, proved to be much more likely to lead to lifelong good health.
Other vital elements of the Mediterranean Diet are daily exercise, sharing meals with others, and fostering a deep appreciation for the pleasures of eating healthy and delicious foods."
Gotta like a diet that includes alcohol. :-) Here's the link if you would like to read more: http://oldwayspt.org/resources/heritage-pyramids/mediterranean-pyramid/overview
love this - especially the wine part :)
ReplyDeletequite a few years ago I was traveling for work and sitting in at LaGuardia airport waiting for my plane. a very Italian man struck up a conversation with me that day and told me "you know why Americans are overweight? they eat too much processed foods". thats what stands out to me in this article (other then the wine). he said in Italy, if your region had goats you drank goat milk and could go your entire life never having cow milk, and visa versa. he was trying to show me that while their diet was rich, it was pure. I've kept those words with me all this time because I think he's right. I eat as much processed food as the next American, got me a cabinet full of fruit snacks, but I will say that when I am able I have stopped myself from buying the box of potato flakes and just bought potatoes ... small things, I'm not full throttle here, but I hope the small things make at least some difference.
Great article. Now this food pyramid makes sense. They really shouldn't call it a diet (since that word has bad connotations) because it really is a way of life. And what you said makes sense as well Jill. We've been taking steps to start going "au natural" in the foods and drinks that we consume as well. Now if I can only get away from the Ramen! :)
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