Suzy Eats

The Mediterranean Diet is more than just food. It also includes exercise and socializing 🙂 Suzy Eats has listed many tips below to help you live the Mediterranean Way.  

1.       Remember the KEY Foods: Some of the key Mediterranean foods are Salmon, Tomatoes, Pomegranate, Spinach, Almonds, Walnuts, Wine, Read the rest of this entry »

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Thyme and Olive Oil was a VERY common breakfast food in my home growing up. At the time I never realized how healthy I was eating. My mom would prepare sandwiches of thyme & olive oil on fresh pita bread or flatbread. We called it “zait and zaatar”. It could also be used as a dip as well. You would dip a pita chip or piece of pita bread into the olive oil and then into the thyme. The thyme was dried and mashed so it easily stuck to the olive oil for dipping. It makes for a very filling and healthy meal. We know many of the benefits of the olive oil, but what are the benefits of thyme? What makes it so healthy to eat?

For all of the gardeners, thyme is a perrenial and can easily be planted at home. Also, insects do not like it so you are guaranteed it will stay fresh. In ancient times, thyme was used to give off an excellent Read the rest of this entry »

To stay healthy and fit, we know that eating vegetables is crucial. But, do you know which vegetables provide more nutrients raw or cooked? When we refer to cooked, we are referring to boiled or steamed (not fried). Fried veggies usually contain numerous free radicals which are not good for our health while boiled and steamed can actually Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s guest blogger: Mary Shaw. http://meatlessmediterranean.blogspot.com 

Mary is a blogger who specializes in Vegetarian or Meatless Mediterranean Meals. She is a writer and vegetarian gourmet cook with great recipes for healthy meals. Please check out her site for other recipes.

This dish was inspired by a recipe from the excellent book Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison. But I changed it around quite a bit to reflect my own personal style and preferences. My version is less spicy, more tomatoey, Read the rest of this entry »