http://mediterraneandiet.today.com Reviews, Advice, Recipes and Recipe Sharing from the Med Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:40:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a photo of what the Spanish call collejo (co-yea-ho) I can't find an English equivalent or name for it. It's called poor man's spinach as it returns every year no need for sowing - I like that, but it does have a tendency to spread, which if you ... http://mediterraneandiet.today.com/2009/06/02/poor-mans-spinach/ It's amazing how many more people I see out in the countryside picking setas - wild mushrooms, asparagus and the other local delicacies like cojellas, caldo and alcelga the spinach beet equivalent. And after the downpour of today there'll be carrier bags full of writhing snails being collected too! I don't mind ... http://mediterraneandiet.today.com/2009/04/15/pick-your-own/ Eating fresh produce is part and parcel of the Mediterranean Diet. The only foods that my neighbours used to buy were those they could not produce themselves: sugar rice salt The rest they did without or grew themselves. They had a pig in the cellar, a mule for transport, chickens for meat and eggs, ... http://mediterraneandiet.today.com/2009/04/08/be-fresh/ Well not exactly but rainbow colours should be an important part in our diet every day. From fresh white cauliflowers to deep almost black figs or plums, the better the rainbow effect on your plate the larger the range of vitamins and nutrients you're getting to help you stay fighting fit. Choose ... http://mediterraneandiet.today.com/2009/03/30/i-can-eat-a-rainbow/ It's all very well saying include nuts in your daily diet but how. It's rather boring to eat them just as they are all the time so try these ideas: Chop walnuts finely and add to your favourite crumble topping Tuna, walnuts and mayonnaise brown bread sandwich (Yummeee) Toss chopped nuts in with ... http://mediterraneandiet.today.com/2009/03/27/adding-nuts-to-your-diet/ Nuts play an important part in the Mediterranean Diet, especially almonds and walnuts which grow prolifically around the sunsoaked countries of the Med. Add a handful of nuts to your daily diet to help protect yourself against heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Choose raw or slightly roasted nuts and you'll be ... http://mediterraneandiet.today.com/2009/03/23/nuts-in-your-diet/ Hello all or Hola a todos from sunny Mediterranean Spain . http://mediterraneandiet.today.com/2009/03/21/hello-world/