When you first dip your toes into the beautiful waters of the Mediterranean diet, breakfast can feel like a bit of a puzzle. Your usual bacon butty or sugary cereal is off the table, and you’re left standing in front of the fridge, wondering, “What on earth do I eat now?” If you’ve found yourself …
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Sun-drenched tomatoes, glistening olives, a lovely bit of grilled fish… and a list of herbs and spices that suddenly makes your kitchen feel rather unprepared. If you’ve ever felt a little daunted, wondering what the difference really is between three types of oregano or whether you should be using fresh or dried rosemary, please know …
Right, let’s get one of the big questions out of the way, shall we? You’ve decided to embrace the wonderfully vibrant and delicious world of the Mediterranean diet, stocking your kitchen with olive oil, fresh veg, and lovely bits of fish. But then a dreadful thought creeps in… “Wait a minute. What about my morning …
If you’ve typed “What is the Mediterranean Diet?” into Google lately, you’ve probably been hit by a tidal wave of information. One site lists 50 foods you must eat, another gives you a complex food pyramid that looks like homework, and a third makes it sound like you need to move to a Greek island …
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Do you ever feel like you’re caught in a bit of a tug-of-war? In one corner, you have the comforting, delicious, and utterly irreplaceable classics of British cooking – a proper Sunday roast, a hearty shepherd’s pie, a full-on fry-up. And in the other corner, you have that little voice telling you to eat a …
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Are you feeling a bit… beige? Tired of the same old spag bol, the sad desk-lunches, and the wallet-wincing cost of takeaways? You’ve heard whispers about the “Mediterranean diet,” seen it on the telly, and it all sounds lovely – sunshine, olive oil, living forever – but it also sounds a bit posh and, frankly, …
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When I first properly embraced the Mediterranean way of eating, I felt like I was learning a new, delicious language. Olive oil was the grammar, fresh vegetables were the vocabulary, and whole grains were the sentence structure. But the real unsung heroes, the secret poets of the plate? Legumes. For many of us in the …
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Specifically, that moment around 3 p.m. when the brain starts to fizzle, the kettle calls, and your hand starts twitching for the biscuit tin. We’ve all been there. When you’re trying to follow a healthier way of eating, like the brilliant Mediterranean diet, this can feel like the ultimate test of willpower. But what if …
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You’ve probably heard wonderful things about the Mediterranean diet – all that glorious olive oil, fresh fish, vibrant veg, and maybe a lovely glass of red wine. But then a little cloud of confusion appears, usually when you’re standing, baffled, in the dairy aisle. “Am I even allowed any of this?” you wonder, staring at …
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Picture this: you’re standing in the middle of a bustling Tesco, trolley half-empty, phone in hand, trying to Google what on earth you’re supposed to buy to “go Mediterranean.” It feels a bit overwhelming, doesn’t it? One minute you’re reading about the sun-drenched lifestyles of Greece and Italy, the next you’re wondering if you can …
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