The Mediterranean Diet Manifesto

As you know I am passionate about the Mediterranean diet, the diet I was raised on, but more importantly I am passionate about presenting the real Mediterranean diet as it once was and not a watered-down version of it. So I present to you the Mediterranean Diet Manifesto.

Here is what we all need to know and remember to do:

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Elena Paravantes, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Writer and consultant specializing in the Mediterranean Diet and Cuisine. She has been active as a clinician, consultant and lecturer for 20 years, both in the U.S. and Greece. An expert on the Greek Mediterranean Diet, her interviews and articles have been published in many publications including CNN, U.S. News and World Report, Prevention, NPR, and Shape. Elena has collaborated with a number of organizations including Loyola University, Yale University, University of Missouri, Louisiana State University, and the American College of Greece.

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14 Comments

  • Reply Brenda August 30, 2021 at 2:19 am

    How did your mother find decent olive oil in Chicago in the 1960s?!

    • Reply Elena Paravantes RDN September 7, 2021 at 7:33 am

      Hi Brenda, Spoke to her the other day. Initially only Spanish olive oil was available or when someone from Greece sent olive oil over to the US. AFter a few years Greek delis opened and they were able to get better olive oil.

  • Reply Anonymous June 24, 2014 at 8:34 am

    Fantastic Manifesto!!!
    And very interesting articles
    Thanks Elena

  • Reply Elly May 28, 2014 at 10:37 am

    You are just what I have been looking for! For years I have been trying to find the best Mediterranean recipe book to follow a healthy mediterranean food plan. (Only thing is I have a severe allergy to beans and pulses).
    Thank you so much for sharing this!

  • Reply Elena Paravantes RDN May 12, 2014 at 6:26 am

    Thank you Zuzanna for reposting the manifesto and also for translating it in Polish!

  • Reply Steve May 6, 2014 at 7:07 pm

    I do all of this except for ‘have your largest meal at lunch’ – eating even a sandwich at lunch makes me very tired and I need to be alert to teach. I prefer to eat my largest meal about 8.00 in the evening.

    • Reply Elena Paravantes RDN May 12, 2014 at 6:28 am

      Try having a mostly vegetable based lunch with a bit of protein rather than than a starchy lunch (like sandwich or pasta), it helps combat that afternoon sleepiness.

  • Reply 370 recipe cooking May 6, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    I love this and plan to post it on my refrigerator as a reminder of good habits!

  • Reply 370 recipe cooking May 6, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    Thank you for the beautiful cook there recipes for cooking in large exceed 370 Recipes

  • Reply Janice May 6, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    I love this and plan to post it on my refrigerator as a reminder of good habits!

  • Reply Philip Papadopoulos May 6, 2014 at 3:07 pm

    Hi,
    I’m the dean of Perrotis College of the American Farm School of Thessaloniki.
    I would like to have your permission (and help) to reproduce your manifesto as a poster for a public event we are organising end of May titled “Food, Taste & Society.

    Thank you in advance
    Philip

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