May is
Med Month, and the nonprofit food group
Oldways is sponsoring a recipe contest; you could win a sumptuous basket of Mediterranean foods! Check out their
contest rules and get cooking; deadline is May 31. You've likely heard about the
health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet for years now, but did you know that when Oldways first published the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid (at left) in 1993, "a leading health organization wrote, 'Americans will never embrace olive oil; they'll just think they need to pour it on French fries!'" Fortunately, now
olive oil and other healthy Mediterranean foods are welcome staples in the homes of people who want to eat real, delicious, AND healthy food (the cornerstones of
Delicious Living recipes). That includes other Mediterranean classics such as
olives, hummus,
red wine, whole grains, and more. Check the
Delicious Living website for
Mediterranean-inspired recipes, as well as
Oldways' Mediterranean Market site for more menus and ideas.
Mediterranean Diet Pyramid reproduced with permission. © 2009 Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust.
