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The Mediterranean Diet Manifesto

ByElena Paravantes, MS, RD

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, MS, RDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist by the U.S. Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). She is an expert on the Mediterranean Diet. She has been active as a clinician, consultant, author 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. Elena earned her Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics and her Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She holds has a Master’s Degree of Science in Health Management.

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14 Comments

    1. 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.

  3. 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!

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  5. 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.

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    1. 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.

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

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

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  9. 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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