This blog post was originally posted on September 25, 2014, and was updated on October 30, 2017. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

When you hear the words Mediterranean diet, what probably comes to mind is yet another trendy weight-loss fad that everyone is raving about.<\/h3>\n

But as heavily as the word diet sometimes weighs on our society (no pun intended), it doesn’t have to imply restrictions or guilty pleasures. The Mediterranean diet, for us, means all the glory that is eating in a Mediterranean country. Delicious, healthy and hearty are words that spring to mind! Read our reasons why we firmly believe that the Mediterranean diet rules all\u2014with a special focus on Spanish cuisine, not that we’re biased or anything!<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0Plant-based Foods<\/h2>\n

Plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes<\/em> and grains are a huge part of Mediterranean cuisine. This may sound obvious, like don’t we all eat lots of plant-based foods? Yes and no, or to put it more clearly, we should. Not to mention the low environmental impact of consuming them, they are also packed with antioxidants and healthy fats. You may think you eat lots of plant-based foods, but do you have fruit for dessert<\/a>? Have you had chickpeas at least three times this week?\u00a0Can we talk about the amount of bread people consume on a daily basis? Because it’s amazing.<\/p>\n