For decades, the Mediterranean diet has
been regarded as one of the healthiest in the world. Most people think
Mediterranean diet comes mainly from Greece and Italy. The nations of the
amazing Mediterranean Sea area, such as Lebanon, Israel, Turkey and others has
contributed a lot to make a brand out of the Mediterranean food. The bold
flavors from the Mediterranean region are loved all around the US. The dishes like hummus, falafels and many
others are in great demand among American dinners nowadays.
The increasing popularity of Mediterranean food is due to
its health benefits. Mediterranean eating is focused on simple cooking with a
heavy emphasis on vegetables, fruits, beans, cereals and cereal products; for
example wholegrain bread, pasta and brown rice. A typical Mediterranean diet
includes all the foods you already eat, but the portions are smaller than
consumed in a Western diet. The diet also includes fish, white meat and some
dairy products. Several Middle Eastern dishes such as hummus or baba ganoush
are based on traditional Mediterranean ingredients.
Mediterranean food is minimally processed and maintains
excellent nutritional value. The key aspect of Mediterranean diet is the
inclusion of healthy fats and the rare consumption of refined bread, sugar,
flour, butter and fats other than olive oil. Olive oil is a staple of the
Mediterranean diet and health benefits are derived from its healthy fat
content. It contains monounsaturated fat
which is most commonly associated with the Mediterranean diet but
polyunsaturated fats are also present in nuts, seeds and oily fish. Mediterranean
eating also typically includes small amount of fish, poultry, red wine and red
meat.
Mediterranean diet is well known as the world’s healthiest
diet. It is the combination of all these elements that makes it so healthy. But still there are certain people who
hesitate to even try it, because of their ignorance about how tasty it is. But
one thing is sure – once they try the Mediterranean food of Habayit restaurant
in Santa Monica, they will find the favorite restaurant in their neighborhood. So celebrate your
next holiday by visiting Habayit kosher catering restaurant – your number one
choice for best Mediterranean, kosher Jewish and American-Israeli food in SantaMonica.
