Review: Healthy Lifestyle Eating Doesn't Have to Be Boring
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2014
I know the Mediterranean Diet has been recommended for years by many health professionals. I had a general idea of the guidelines for this way of eating, but was not really sure of the all the details, so when I saw this book I thought I'd pick it up for more info.Patrick Smith does a great job of explaining why the Mediterranean Diet is one of the healthiest diets in the world. This has been proven over and over again in many studies since the 40's and it is not a fad diet. It is a sustainable lifestyle with good tasting food with no calorie counting.I like the statement made by author, "Being healthy is not about being trim and slim, it is about keeping what your brain considers to be the normal weight for your body." How freeing is that? After being the same weight for 30 years, no matter how much I diet or exercise, this statement really hit home for me.Since potatoes are my favorite food, I had to try the Potatoes with Bacon and Scrambled Eggs. The addition of spinach, feta and olives made a great breakfast that carried me right over to lunchtime and the Pasta Coconut Salad made an excellent supper meal.All in all, this is a very informative reference cookbook about the Mediterranean diet with recipes to suit every taste. If you're looking to eat healthy with a wide variety of food choices, you can't go wrong by picking up this Mediterranean cookbook.