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(Newswire.net—March 4, 2013) Tampa– With so much attention given to proper dieting and appropriate ingredients for optimal health, the Mediterranean diet and foods that accompany these dishes are just satisfyingly healthy. With an abundance of olives and olive oil, grape leaves, and lentils and legumes, the Mediterranean diet houses the key ingredients that allow proper blood flow and oxygen to reach the vital parts of the human body. Even natural ingredients that comprise vitamins that are used as supplements and multiple daily vitamins have their composition originating from the Mediterranean regions of the world.
The Turkish foods utilize a lot of grains and lentils and chick peas, however there is still a mixture of different meats that accompany these vegetables and grains. A mixture of all of the different region’s favorites seem to be an excellent combination for health and flavorful cuisine.
Turkey, along with Greece, Albania, Croatia, Italy, France, and Spain comprise the heart of Mediterranean countries, while others at contiguous points also contribute much interesting foods to the mix.
The center of most unhealthy diets is heart disease and everything that flows from the heart to other dysfunctions of the body. Non fat diets alone do not provide a great balance as olive oil, albeit still a form of fat, processes in our bodies much more efficiently. Red wine, is perhaps the most misunderstood asset in quality foods, provides the key ingredient tannin, that comes directly from the red grape skin, pits, and stems to dissolve into our blood stream and provide fluidity in its movement.
The food in Mediterranean countries consists primarily of fruits and vegetables with an emphasis on poultry and seafood, grains, beans and pastas. Olive oil the most prevalent fat or oil used in the preparation of salads, marinades, vegetables, poultry and seafood. Eggplant, artichokes, squash, tomatoes, legumes, onions, mushrooms, okra, cucumbers, and a variety of greens are served fresh, baked, roasted, sautéed, grilled and puréed. Yogurt and cheese are also major components of Mediterranean cooking. Coastal areas use seafood. Herbs are also used in abundance.
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