Tag: mediterranean diet
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Building a Med-ish Plate in Real Life
The Mediterranean diet sounds lovely when you see it written down. Colourful vegetables, olive oil, fish, beans, grains. But what does that actually look like on an ordinary Tuesday night, when you are standing in the kitchen wondering what to eat? For me, it is much less glamorous than the photographs suggest. It is really…
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The Art of the Simple Supper
There is something freeing about supper that does not try too hard. A few bits on a plate, nothing fancy, and somehow it still hits the spot. That is what I have learned to love about Mediterranean-ish cooking, you do not need a long list of ingredients or a mountain of washing up for it…
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5 Ways to Sneak More Plants into Your Meals
There is so much talk about eating more plants that it can start to sound like a chore. We know we should add more vegetables, grains, beans, nuts, and seeds into our meals, but when you’re tired and just trying to get dinner on the table, the last thing you need is another rule. The…
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What is the Mediterranean Diet
The phrase “Mediterranean diet” gets thrown around a lot, usually accompanied by glossy pictures of olives, sun-drenched tomatoes, and a glass of red wine on a terrace overlooking the sea. It sounds lovely, but the way it is often presented makes it feel more like a holiday fantasy than something you could actually cook on…
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What I Actually Eat in a Day (Give or Take)
Let me be honest from the start. This is not a wellness blog. There is no magic meal plan here, and I am certainly not trying to be aspirational. This is just real life. Mine, specifically. Somewhere between good intentions and a bag of Minstrels. People often ask what I actually eat when I say…
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Embracing the Med-ish Lifestyle: Enjoy Food Without Guilt
Real food, real life, and a refusal to feel guilty about bacon butties Let’s be honest. It is a lot easier to follow something like the Mediterranean diet when you are sat in the sun, local veg in front of you, a bit of grilled fish, maybe a glass of something cold, and nothing urgent…
