The Mediterranean Diet

Yes.

But not necessarily all of them, every day.

I agree. Which bit of the Mediterranean? You forgot churros and hot chocolate!

I'm sure the list of the healthy Mediterranean diet is endless, yum, my mouth is watering .....

Of course it includes all of those fattening absolutely yummy things rose quartz

Right, a Mediterranean diet sounds just the thing ....

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It looks as if they are being economical with the truth. It is only part of the diet that we are supposed to eat well that's no good at all

Think of all that North African and Lebanese food, not to mention Jewish. They are all mediterranean food; paklava and all those sweets and patisseries oozing syrup and nuts.

No! Not churros! Horrible things. What's that other, much more delicious street food. Tudl? Something like that. Delicious. Not med though.

Surly they eat chocolate in the Mediterranean.

Can we have a mediterranean climate to go with it please?

Yes, that probably contributes towards their longevity as well!

I'm thinking of it MOnica

what are churros?
Oh, looked it up - a sort of choux pasty doughnut
Worth a try if I see any on my travels, especially with the chocolate sauce

It's probably the Vitamin D they get from the that makes them healthy. And a glug of red wine.

pastry, not pasty

Churros and hot chocolate are traditionally eaten at about 5am after a night out. It soaks up the alcohol apparently.
Revolting, I think.

You can eat churros in our local shopping mall now.

I'll stick to pannacotte or tiramisu or tarte tatin or .... then

That is a point. Both Spain and France have mediterranean coasts. Think of the Balearics and all that cheap booze!!

I love freshly-made churros.

Yes, the diet of those in the med has changed for the worse, much like ours. A friend who lives in Sicily says that the statistics for those with diabetes is horrific, because now everyone can afford to eat ice cream in a sort of halved doughnut sandwich every morning for a snack, bits of bbq'd pork fat on kebab sticks and various other fatty delicacies.

It does get tedious doesn't it, all the advice about diet that seems to change as often as the weather. Don't eat more than an egg a week, eat flora not butter etc. Now sugar is the devil, worse than smoking some say. I love eating a med diet in Greece, it's so easy, endless and cheap supply of good quality and very tasty vegetables to make salads or main meals with Eat fish two or three days a week, meat one or two its so simple. Arrive home in last September and I don't know about everyone else, but I want cottage pie, fish n chips and other truly wicked foods.

I agree - I actually made myself chips the other night, I hadn't had any for months as I have been dieting. I hadn't even thought of them for all that time, but suddenly had a craving early this week. It wouldn't go away so I gave in.

There is no cream in a proper Carbonara, Italian sausages and all meats are eaten in smaller quantities than in this country, Gelato is lower fat than British Ice Cream and fresh fruit is the most usual dessert - the others are for special occasions.

Oh Deedaa now

I thought I'd found an excuse for tiramisu and pannacotta

Don't forget the Pizza. There's a pizzeria on every corner in and around here (Cassino)!!