Top 12 Must-Eat FOODS for Mediterranean Diet Beginners

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Nice article on Farro (Oldways):

I'll be sharing with you my ✨TOP 12 MEDITERRANEAN DIET FOODS ✨ so that you can start eating the Mediterranean Diet TODAY!

In this video, I'll also be breaking down for you EXACTLY what you need to know about this famous approach to food, so that you can master it 💫

🥗 Whether you're brand new or a seasoned veteran of this eating pattern, you'll get to learn a bit more about where it comes from, why it is so important, and most importantly, how to get going. 👟

I'll be breaking down for you some important concepts:
✅ What is the Mediterranean Diet?
✅ Where does it come from?
✅ Why should you consider eating this way?
✅ What are the top Med Diet foods? should you eat for your meals? ✅ Plant-Based Recipe and Meal Ideas

You'll be walking away from this video charged up and READY to start eating this extremely beneficial diet, so that you can get ahead of your health and thrive.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Nutrition of Protein Foods
02:39 Top 4 Plant Protein Foods

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[PeggyMeeter]

I love olives❤
Love tomatoes❤
I lived in France in the
mid 1960s

[madcitywendy]

I’m learning to eat sardines. Would love recipes.

[KO-lwlo]

Thanks for the list Anna. I grow my own heirloom tomatoes and I get a lot, when critters don’t get them first.

[michelephelps]

Adding anchovies to tomato sauce takes it up a level without detection. …a great “secret ingredient”

Marinate sardines in a little vinegar for a few minutes cuts the fish taste. Mashing and mixing them with some mustard is good as well. 😊

[joyinthenw]

I live in the middle of the US where no one eats anchovies or sardines. I can't bring myself to eat them yet. I want to try farro soon.

[MyCozyLife-Lisa]

What a helpful list! Thank you! You’ve convinced me to try sardines😊

[easyedhead]

This is a great intro to the Med lifestyle. I’ve incorporated all of what you’ve listed here into my daily meal preps, including sardines. For those afraid of these little fish as I was initially, it has the texture of tuna and the taste is not even close to being as overwhelming that you’d expect. Skinless and boneless might be best for a first try, and then you can move up the ladder to pop them into your mouth as they come out of the ocean. Spend an extra buck for the top brands and packed in EVOO.

[jamiebryant]

What does sardines take like? I have been scared to try LOL. I love cucumbers and tomatoes with vinegar though, delicious!

[laurenolsberg]

I love the Mediterranean diet but I have Celiac disease. Do you have any recommendations for ancient grain substitutes? Thanks!

[NavymomProud]

The only ones I don’t eat (yet) are sardines and anchovies. I want to want to eat them but just not there yet. I’ve started eating mackerel recently and have enjoyed it so there’s hope😅. I love garlic but often default to the powdered version because it’s easier. Is there evidence on whether it’s equal to/less than the fresh from? Thanks for your common sense approach to teaching us about nutrition.

[joeyk]

Out of all of these is eggplant that I can’t eat, I don’t like the flavour. Thank you for this video. Enjoyed this.

[Javaman]

In reading the comments I am amazed at how many people don't eat sardines! I guess my dad introduced them to us as kids way... way back and so they are just something I can eat when I think of it. I use anchovies in making a few dishes, such as Caesar salad dressing and Shrimp Fra Diavolo. Eggplant I have tried a few times but just don't like it.
I realize that I am one of those people that needs recipes. I worry that I will buy stuff and have it go to waste because I don't know what to do with it.

[susantomkins]

Hi Anna
I looked for the video about the roast garlic, couldn't see it🤔

[bobbietharrington]

Do you recommend full fat Greek yogurt or fat free?

[ellenradford]

I am still aprehensive with sardines and anchovies

[guachuleruleru]

What about the salt content in canned anchoevies and sardines?

[tonihager]

I eat everything except eggplant! How do I pick a good one in the store & cook it.
Oh many times when I buy fresh bell pepper's they sre full of seeds can't even cut around them I usually have to throw it away, why? How do I pick good ones?

[betterplacetobe]

I eat all those food in your list but I included eggs too

[sirloin]

This is the video *I* asked for! 😎
Anchovies - top Chefs use these (blitzed) instead of salt to season recipes!

I’m in my fifties. I had ‘liver spots’ on my hands & arms. After a month of following this (plus a mouthful of extra-virgin olive oil [EVOO] mornings & evenings), they have honestly disappeared. It might sound gross to start with, which is why discussions on the taste spreads to your closest ones. Within a month, people you know will be sharing their benefits with you (except the visible).

PURPLE FOODS? Walnuts? I did ask for this Starter vid, I guess I’m just showing my love for your longevity-giving videos! 😊

[melvinbrown]

Mediterranean smootie have any mention