The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners : Meal Plans, Expert Guidance, and 100 Recipes to Get You Started
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With 100 recipes and practical advice， this is the only guide you'll need to get started on the authentic Mediterranean diet！
Featuring a perfect balance of vegetables， grains， fruit， generous portions of olive oil， and occasional servings of meat and fish， the authentic Mediterranean diet is not only healthy， it's delicious！ But how do you get started on this incredible time-tested， scientifically proven diet？ The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners is the only resource you'll need， with 100 recipes and expert advice from Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Elena Paravantes。
Here's what you'll find in this comprehensive guide:
• 100 simple， tried-and-tested， healthy and delicious recipes， made with fresh， wholesome ingredients， and each with detailed nutrition information
• An easy-to-follow 14-day meal plan to get you started， with comprehensive shopping and food lists， and tips for creating your own menus
• Detailed guidance on how to shop for the right ingredients， how to cook the Mediterranean way， and how to stick with the diet for life
• Practical insight and tips for adopting a Mediterranean lifestyle that will improve not just your health， but your overall wellbeing
Featuring a perfect balance of vegetables， grains， fruit， generous portions of olive oil， and occasional servings of meat and fish， the authentic Mediterranean diet is not only healthy， it's delicious！ But how do you get started on this incredible time-tested， scientifically proven diet？ The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners is the only resource you'll need， with 100 recipes and expert advice from Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Elena Paravantes。
Here's what you'll find in this comprehensive guide:
• 100 simple， tried-and-tested， healthy and delicious recipes， made with fresh， wholesome ingredients， and each with detailed nutrition information
• An easy-to-follow 14-day meal plan to get you started， with comprehensive shopping and food lists， and tips for creating your own menus
• Detailed guidance on how to shop for the right ingredients， how to cook the Mediterranean way， and how to stick with the diet for life
• Practical insight and tips for adopting a Mediterranean lifestyle that will improve not just your health， but your overall wellbeing
Reviews
Rachelle
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The Mediterranean Diet。。。 a resourceful beginner's guide to this way of eating。 The introduction has great explanations and reasoning to foods included in this plan， but recipes were a bit basic and lacking excitement。 Not enough variety of ingredients for my preference。 Few of the recipes have pictures of the finished dish。 The Mediterranean Diet。。。 a resourceful beginner's guide to this way of eating。 The introduction has great explanations and reasoning to foods included in this plan， but recipes were a bit basic and lacking excitement。 Not enough variety of ingredients for my preference。 Few of the recipes have pictures of the finished dish。 。。。more
Sue
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I'm trying to adhere to the Mediterranean Diet for health reasons， and I find it slightly difficult because it's a more nuanced diet than most。 Keto， you just cut carbs。 Vegetarian， just stop eating meat！ Whole 30， here are like 5 things you can eat！ But Mediterranean is more like， eat more fiber， more veggies， more fruits， but you can still have a little of this and that。 It leaves a lot up to the user。 So， I have two cookbooks I'm using: The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant， Kitche I'm trying to adhere to the Mediterranean Diet for health reasons， and I find it slightly difficult because it's a more nuanced diet than most。 Keto， you just cut carbs。 Vegetarian， just stop eating meat！ Whole 30， here are like 5 things you can eat！ But Mediterranean is more like， eat more fiber， more veggies， more fruits， but you can still have a little of this and that。 It leaves a lot up to the user。 So， I have two cookbooks I'm using: The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant， Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day （kind of the gold standard）， and this one。 I also pay attention to Facebook groups created by Oldways， which is the arbiter of all things Mediterranean。 I have spent some time combing through primary literature trying to sort out what the researchers define as a Mediterranean Diet for studies on its benefits， because that seems like the best place to find the information （Surprise！ IT'S NOT）。 IntroductionParavantes lays out the history， health benefits， and principles of the Mediterranean Diet。 She has a 2-page FAQ with very common questions that come up。 She also has a 2-page spread on the Mediterranean Lifestyle， which includes socializing， exercising， and having a purpose。 There is a 2-week meal plan included as well。 RecipesThe recipes here are similar to those on Paravantes's blog， olivetomato。com。 It's 2021 and there are a lot of recipes online， making cookbooks obsolete， but I still prefer a cookbook most of the time。 The recipes here are very Greek！ Which is great。 Unlike the ATK book， Paravantes includes salmon （not a Mediterranean fish）， and her recipes are more user-friendly。 Each recipe has a one or two sentence summary at the beginning！！！ I cannot stress how annoyed I am with 5 paragraph recipe introductions， so I love this。 I cooked several of the recipes from this book， and enjoyed them。 The Mediterranean Garlic and Herb-Roasted Cod was very good， my husband said it was his favorite cod dish so far。 I made the Crustless Savory Zucchini and Feta Pie on p。 89 and the recipe is written so that it's not clear that all of the ingredients should be mixed together before baking， so I ended up layering them and it turned out fine。 The author says it will be fixed in the next printing。 The Shakshuka recipe is much simpler than others but it is also pretty bland。 I definitely want to try more recipes in the book！ It has lovely photos。 The index is not very useful， but luckily the book is small enough to thumb through easily。 I'd recommend this book as a companion to the ATK book， which has a large number of recipes but much less information on diet and lifestyle。 Paravantes has clearly been immersed in Greek food and culture and has a lot more relatable home-cook style than ATK as well。 My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an e-ARC free of charge （though I did buy the hard copy as well！）。 。。。more
Susan
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Written by a dietitian and nutritionist， who happens to be Greek and lived in Greece for 15 years， this cookbook provides a brief introduction to the benefits of a Mediterranean diet， followed by cooking tips， lifestyle guides， sample two-week menu， and 100 recipes。 The recipes are fairly simple and use ingredients readily available in American supermarkets， although many of the recipes seem as though they would be best if prepared with fresh ingredients， which are not always available。 All in a Written by a dietitian and nutritionist， who happens to be Greek and lived in Greece for 15 years， this cookbook provides a brief introduction to the benefits of a Mediterranean diet， followed by cooking tips， lifestyle guides， sample two-week menu， and 100 recipes。 The recipes are fairly simple and use ingredients readily available in American supermarkets， although many of the recipes seem as though they would be best if prepared with fresh ingredients， which are not always available。 All in all， an excellent cookbook for anyone interested in trying new recipes or embracing the Mediterranean diet for health reasons。 #TheMediterraneanDietCookbookforBeginners #NetGalley 。。。more
Richard Pütz
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Great book and recipes。 Any recipe can easily be converted to vegetarian or vegan
Katya
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Big thanks to DK Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC！I'm of two minds on this cookbook。 I enjoyed it， butfound several things potentially problematic。 One is the focus on weight loss and calorie-counting， which may not work for some readers。 It can definitely be helpful to provide caloric measurements and other nutritional details， but it can also be triggering or off-putting to folks。 The other is the claim that a diet that's 50% carbs and only 20% protein is a 'moderate-carb' diet。 I'm not a Big thanks to DK Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC！I'm of two minds on this cookbook。 I enjoyed it， butfound several things potentially problematic。 One is the focus on weight loss and calorie-counting， which may not work for some readers。 It can definitely be helpful to provide caloric measurements and other nutritional details， but it can also be triggering or off-putting to folks。 The other is the claim that a diet that's 50% carbs and only 20% protein is a 'moderate-carb' diet。 I'm not a nutritionist， but the idea that half of your calories coming from carbs is 'moderate' doesn't feel right to me。 However， I acknowledge that there are plenty of folks who have found a moderate-to-high carbohydrate diet to be beneficial， so this cookbook may work very well for them。 All bodies are different， after all。 I liked the overview of the Mediterranean diet at the beginning of the book， and the proposed meal plans。 Although I was vaguely familiar with the concept of this diet - lots of olive oil， fish， a little wine， basically the generic idea of the Mediterranean diet that exists in society - I learned a lot from Paravantes's insight， particularly that meat is eaten very infrequently and that most meals are based on fresh vegetables and whole grains。 After having discovered that， I thought that there'd be no way I could follow such a meal plan。 I'm Russian and many of my meals revolve around protein/meat - although I do love vegetables！ After reading the proposed meal plan and the recipes， though， I was convinced。 The recipes are simple， hearty， and wholesome， and I don't think I would miss the addition of meat too much。 Still， the diet that this cookbook presents is fairly strict - no cured meats or things like bacon or sausages， and as charcuterie is one of my true loves I don't think I could adhere fully to the Mediterranean diet。 I'm not someone who believes in overly restricted eating， and cutting out so many foods would feel like a diet to me rather than a lifestyle change。 I did enjoy the recipes and think I could definitely incorporate them， and the general guidelines of the diet， into my eating patterns。 I do wish the cookbook had more pictures - while it's well-designed with a nice clean layout， I'm a visual person and missed the vibrancy of meal photos。 Overall， I think this cookbook is best suited to those who are prepared to make a full lifestyle change and are committed to more restrictive eating to determine whether the Mediterranean diet would work for them。 If that's not you， you'll still get lots of usable recipes， but you may choose to disregard some of the more stringent guidelines presented here。 。。。more
Jenn
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The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners by Elena Paravantes is filled with some seriously good eats。As we enter into day 395 of our new reality of constant quarantine I'm glad that the new year brings new interest into getting and staying healthy （at least that's what I'm hoping we're focusing on）。 In The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook， we get a new and more enriched background on the Mediterranean diet fad of yesteryear。 The author is a registered dietician nutritionist and a Mediterranean D The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners by Elena Paravantes is filled with some seriously good eats。As we enter into day 395 of our new reality of constant quarantine I'm glad that the new year brings new interest into getting and staying healthy （at least that's what I'm hoping we're focusing on）。 In The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook， we get a new and more enriched background on the Mediterranean diet fad of yesteryear。 The author is a registered dietician nutritionist and a Mediterranean Diet expert after having lived in Greece。 This cookbook provides greater insight into the Cretian way of eating based largely on fresh veggies， beans， legumes， and good healthy fats by way of extra virgin olive oil。 The author provides us with a sample 2 week diet/meal plan （including snacks！） and tons of delicious-looking recipes。I am always looking for more healthy recipes to add to my own personal cookbook so I was super excited to pick this book up。 I've been gluten-free （by necessity） for over 10 years now so any healthy and simple recipes are always a plus for me。 Many of the recipes could be easily modified with gluten-free alternatives -but- with much of those you get a lot of processing and ingredients that aren't necessarily good for you so。。。 maybe skimping on that may be recommended？ Others the recipe just won't work， which is fine。 Nothing in the gluten-free world can translate 100%。 Regardless， I am super excited to try some of these recipes。I recommend this book for those looking to enhance their food game and transition their lives to a super-tasty， healthier version。*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。* 。。。more
Z
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This cookbook stood out because of its detailed introductory sections that lay out a lot of information about the Mediterranean diet。 Some cookbooks are wishy-washier than others， but this one is pretty strict on what a Mediterranean diet means。 It’s also encouraging， though， and definitely shows that it can be done。 There are also detailed meal plans included to help get you started。The rest of the book is standard， but also really good。 It’s packed full with a lot of recipes， often accompanied This cookbook stood out because of its detailed introductory sections that lay out a lot of information about the Mediterranean diet。 Some cookbooks are wishy-washier than others， but this one is pretty strict on what a Mediterranean diet means。 It’s also encouraging， though， and definitely shows that it can be done。 There are also detailed meal plans included to help get you started。The rest of the book is standard， but also really good。 It’s packed full with a lot of recipes， often accompanied with colorful， inspiring photos。 Again， I can definitely see that there’s a range of food in the Mediterranean diet， even if I’m still working out which bits I like and want to keep。The only thing about this particular Mediterranean diet cookbook is that I would have liked it to be longer， simply because I liked its style。 I’ve definitely been spoiled by some other similar cookbooks and now expect an endless litany of recipes。Full review here。 。。。more
Sascha
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The Mediterranean diet once again topped the list of best diets in the US， which makes sense。 The Mediterranean diet is not so much a diet as a lifestyle that incorporates loads of fresh vegetables and whole grains。 For anyone wanting to get healthy， it’s the ideal choice。 But with all of the vast quantities of information out there， where to begin？Elena Paravantes via The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners has provided us with just the resource。 The book opens with a description of the a The Mediterranean diet once again topped the list of best diets in the US， which makes sense。 The Mediterranean diet is not so much a diet as a lifestyle that incorporates loads of fresh vegetables and whole grains。 For anyone wanting to get healthy， it’s the ideal choice。 But with all of the vast quantities of information out there， where to begin？Elena Paravantes via The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners has provided us with just the resource。 The book opens with a description of the authentic Mediterranean diets， its mental and physical health benefits， principles， and an FAQ， followed by guidance regarding how much of what to eat， what to buy， and finally meal plans。read more: https://saschadarlington。me/2021/01/1。。。 。。。more
Kaycie
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a temporary digital arc of this cookbook in exchange for an honest review。TL;DR: Check out the recipes here - they were interesting， but skip the whole intro section。 I did not enjoy the introduction。 It could have easily been half as long without losing anything valuable。 I’m also not a huge fan of the “I’m the only knowledgeable one” vibe。 Most of the introduction chapter was very repetitive。 There also seems to be a large focus on Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a temporary digital arc of this cookbook in exchange for an honest review。TL;DR: Check out the recipes here - they were interesting， but skip the whole intro section。 I did not enjoy the introduction。 It could have easily been half as long without losing anything valuable。 I’m also not a huge fan of the “I’m the only knowledgeable one” vibe。 Most of the introduction chapter was very repetitive。 There also seems to be a large focus on losing weight which is not something I’m interested in reading about - especially when it's billed as improving your health。 Those two things are not the same。 As for the recipes， I agree with another reviewer who said they wished the nutrition facts included fiber and sodium。 They're super important for a lot of people - especially those looking to use this diet to improve heart health or lose weight。 "Detailed nutrition information" should include them。I wish more of the recipes had photos as that's a big part of what makes flipping through cookbooks fun。 The recipes themselves are interesting and easy to follow though some have *a lot* of ingredients。 That being said， there are a few I plan on trying out。 。。。more
Anna Fox
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Easy looking recipes for the beginner。 It also has a 2 week menu plan that looks easy to follow。 Many color pictures which is important to me in a cookbook。 I have recommended this book for my library since the recipes appear so easy。 Thank you to author， publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for my honest review。
Diane Hernandez
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Tired of being on diets only to gain all the weight back （plus more）？ The Mediterranean diet is more like a lifestyle。 Once you commit to it， you won’t want to stop eating its delicious food。 The author ofThe Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners knows of what she speaks she’s a Greek-American nutritionist and registered dietitian who has lived this lifestyle her entire life。Other Mediterranean diet books limit the fattening foods， like olive oil， in the menu。 This book does not。 Other books Tired of being on diets only to gain all the weight back （plus more）？ The Mediterranean diet is more like a lifestyle。 Once you commit to it， you won’t want to stop eating its delicious food。 The author ofThe Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners knows of what she speaks she’s a Greek-American nutritionist and registered dietitian who has lived this lifestyle her entire life。Other Mediterranean diet books limit the fattening foods， like olive oil， in the menu。 This book does not。 Other books encourage low-fat meats like boneless skinless chicken breasts。 This book does not。 In fact， this book allows cheese， bread， rice， and wine， which are forbidden on many other diets。 The book allows pasta twice a week too。 It encourages eating vegetables and beans and restricts red meat to once a week。The book includes a two-week meal plan to get you started。 However， the recipes are the star。 Feta cheese is almost ubiquitous in the recipes。 So if feta is not a favorite， this diet may not be for you。 You might also want to purchase pots of fresh mint and dill。 However， once you have those ingredients and extra virgin olive oil， the rest are relatively inexpensive。 I bought enough to make sixteen recipes for under $80 that included the oil， cheese and herbs。 I can’t wait to make the vegan Sweet Potato and Chickpea Stew and the Baked Italian Spinach and Ricotta Balls。 There are also desserts included like Stuffed Dates with Feta， Parmesan， and Pine Nuts。 Yummy！Want to lose weight without really trying while eating delicious food？ Pick up The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners and begin your healthy new life！ 5 stars and a favorite！Thanks to DK and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Angie Jenkins
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The recipes in here appear to be easy to follow & like delightful editions to a weekly meal plan！ I’m looking forward to testing one of the recipes tonight。Thank you Netgalley & DK for this e-Arc！
Deborah
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I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review。Featuring a balance of vegetables， grains， fruit， generous portions of olive oil， and occasional servings of meat and fish， the authentic Mediterranean diet is a healthier choice。 The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners contains diet information， 100 recipes， and expert advice from Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Elena Paravantes。With tasty， easy to follow recipes and some beautiful photograph I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review。Featuring a balance of vegetables， grains， fruit， generous portions of olive oil， and occasional servings of meat and fish， the authentic Mediterranean diet is a healthier choice。 The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners contains diet information， 100 recipes， and expert advice from Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Elena Paravantes。With tasty， easy to follow recipes and some beautiful photographs （although it could use more of those）， this cookbook is a good place to start when cooking Mediterranean food。 The first few chapters with the science of the diet， though， are very simplistic and talks about a study by Keys that has been disproved。Read it for the recipes。 。。。more
oohlalabooks
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This is the perfect cookbook I was looking for， something different for my family to try！ The ingredients are easy to find in my pantry or supermarket and the recipes appear flavorful， I only wished there were photos accompanying each recipe。 I cannot wait to cook some of this！
Alicia Bayer
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This is a nice Mediterranean diet primer and cookbook， though it won't work well for my family。 The beginning gives a good overview of the Mediterranean diet and its benefits and then recipes are given for breakfast， seafood， snacks， pastas， desserts， etc。 Photos are given for about 1/3 of the recipes。 Basic nutritional information is given but not all -- it tells calories， fat， saturated fat， protein and carbs。 It does not tell fiber， which is one thing I track the most， or other values that pe This is a nice Mediterranean diet primer and cookbook， though it won't work well for my family。 The beginning gives a good overview of the Mediterranean diet and its benefits and then recipes are given for breakfast， seafood， snacks， pastas， desserts， etc。 Photos are given for about 1/3 of the recipes。 Basic nutritional information is given but not all -- it tells calories， fat， saturated fat， protein and carbs。 It does not tell fiber， which is one thing I track the most， or other values that people may want like sodium or net carbs。While the author says that the diet is not high in carbs， she recommends having 50% of your calories from carbs， 30% from healthy fats and 20% from proteins。 At my age and with my health needs （recent high blood pressure， inflammation and recently recovered from long-haul covid after lots of hard work， supplements and dietary changes）， I do better on far fewer carbs， more protein and more healthy fat， as does my husband。 A lot of the meals in this cookbook were very low in protein， which works much better for very young folks。 At middle age we start to have higher protein needs， and 5 grams of protein in my dinner with 60 grams of carbs is not going to be good for me， even if they're "healthy carbs。" I have been cooking keto for myself and my husband for the past few months with very good results on our health issues and weight， and I have a Mediterranean keto cookbook that has been great。 Two of my kids are also allergic to gluten， and this book does not offer gluten free substitutions。 At this point it's pretty easy to just buy GF substitutes and to adapt recipes for many of the dishes， but it's something to note。 For most folks， this will be a very helpful cookbook。 Many of the recipes sound and look very tasty， mostly ones that I can't make because they use ingredients like phyllo dough。 For those transitioning from a standard American diet who don't have special dietary needs， this will be a very helpful resource。I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review。 。。。more
Dawn Thomas
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The Mediterranean Diet by Elena Paravantes9781465497673192 PagesPublisher: DK Release Date: December 29， 2020Non-Fiction， Cooking， Ethnic Foods， Dieting， Self-Help， NutritionThe book is divided into eight sectionsIntroductionBreakfastsVegetable and Bean EntreesPasta， Rice， and Savory Pie EntreesSeafood， Meat， and Poultry EntreesSaladsSnacks and AppetizersDessertsYears ago， my doctor advised me to try to eat more of a Mediterranean diet。 At the time I did not know what it was and did not really d The Mediterranean Diet by Elena Paravantes9781465497673192 PagesPublisher: DK Release Date: December 29， 2020Non-Fiction， Cooking， Ethnic Foods， Dieting， Self-Help， NutritionThe book is divided into eight sectionsIntroductionBreakfastsVegetable and Bean EntreesPasta， Rice， and Savory Pie EntreesSeafood， Meat， and Poultry EntreesSaladsSnacks and AppetizersDessertsYears ago， my doctor advised me to try to eat more of a Mediterranean diet。 At the time I did not know what it was and did not really do anything about it。 I consider myself a healthy eater and didn’t see how I could benefit from this type of diet。 Not that far from where I live is Tarpon Springs， a small Greek town。 I love to go there and eat but never thought about trying to cook the dishes at home。 I think my favorite recipes are:Sheet pan cauliflower with parmesan and garlicRoasted white beans with summer vegetablesBriami （sheet pan roasted vegetables）Sweet potato and chickpea Moroccan stewNeapolitan pasta and zucchiniMediterranean garlic and herb-roasted codDuring Covid-19 I have put on weight。 I am using this book to start a nutritious change in my diet。 This cookbook has been such a delight to read。 I think anyone that likes regional cooking would enjoy this book。 。。。more
Sara Hill
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The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginner by Elena Paravantes had its strengths and weaknesses。 I enjoyed the introduction and meal plan。 It also had several tips listed throughout the beginning of the book in a very clear， bulleted format。 I found the instructions clear on the recipes。 I thought the selection of recipes was fantastic。 It was filled with classics as well as recipes I had never heard of。 The photos that were included were visually appetizing。 With that said， I wish there were The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginner by Elena Paravantes had its strengths and weaknesses。 I enjoyed the introduction and meal plan。 It also had several tips listed throughout the beginning of the book in a very clear， bulleted format。 I found the instructions clear on the recipes。 I thought the selection of recipes was fantastic。 It was filled with classics as well as recipes I had never heard of。 The photos that were included were visually appetizing。 With that said， I wish there were photos for each of the recipes。 Especially the recipes that are not as well known。 I like having an idea of what my food is supposed to look like when done。 While there was a large selection of recipes， I did not find that many of the recipes appealed to my taste。 Like I said earlier， this book has its strengths and shortfalls。 I think this book would be enjoyed by some， but not great for everyone。 I received an eARC from DK and Alpha through NetGalley。 All opinions are 100% my own。 。。。more
Michelle
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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。LOVED THIS！ Practical， relatively simple and appetizing looking recipes that might actually work for my family， along with practical information。 I have already preordered my own personal copy as I am going to need to keep this one。
Ro Scott
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When your doctor tells you its time to diet because of many health reasons， and then suggests going on a Mediterranean Diet， you try to figure out what he is talking about。 I found this recipe book with not only easy to make recipes， but also a clear understanding of what a Mediterranean diet is。 I also loved the shopping list， 2 week menu planner and more。
Cozy Book Spot
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Great book about the mediterranean diet。 This book explains all you need to know about this diet and lifestyle and all the benefits of doing it。 I love greek food so this diet seems be perfect for me。 The recipes look very good， the photos are bright and appetizing， it's very well organized and easy to read to follow。 All the recipes have some basic nutritional information such as calories， fats， carbs， proteins and they also have serving， prep and cook information。 Very good book！ I received a Great book about the mediterranean diet。 This book explains all you need to know about this diet and lifestyle and all the benefits of doing it。 I love greek food so this diet seems be perfect for me。 The recipes look very good， the photos are bright and appetizing， it's very well organized and easy to read to follow。 All the recipes have some basic nutritional information such as calories， fats， carbs， proteins and they also have serving， prep and cook information。 Very good book！ I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review 。。。more
KES
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I readily admit I am a sucker for ANY DK publication。 So it doesn't take too much for me to open a book with a DK on the spine for a quick perusal。 But for me to consider purchasing it， it does need to impress。 This one did。I liked it for a couple reasons。 The absolutely fantastic bean & legume recipes。 They really got my eye。 The Chickpeas with Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomatoes was tempting enough， I had to try it before writing the review！ Paired it with the Spanakopita and even the teenager was sn I readily admit I am a sucker for ANY DK publication。 So it doesn't take too much for me to open a book with a DK on the spine for a quick perusal。 But for me to consider purchasing it， it does need to impress。 This one did。I liked it for a couple reasons。 The absolutely fantastic bean & legume recipes。 They really got my eye。 The Chickpeas with Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomatoes was tempting enough， I had to try it before writing the review！ Paired it with the Spanakopita and even the teenager was sneaking chickpeas from the pot after her caramel apple fondue。 I suspect we will get a couple of years of enjoying Mediterranean meatless meals from this book - well worth the expense。 While meatless entrees grabbed my attention first， I was very impressed that the meat entrees were not all fish。 As a nice Scandinavian， Lutheran girl from Minnesota， this style of cooking isn't exactly in our wheelhouse especially if the fish used doesn't come out of the lake。 However， it was a WONDERFUL surprise to have such a bounty of chicken， pork and beef recipes。I think this book would be the perfect addition to anyone working with clients who have been told to look into eating a more Mediterranean style diet and need a good solid reference with recipes they would probably explore。 The beginning is a bit lengthy for anyone with a foods/nutrition background but it is solid information。 As a book seller who has interacted with customers who think a Mediterranean diet is just like some other kind of quick， weight loss， fade thing that tells you exactly what to eat & when; finding out that a Med diet is more a style then instructions can be overwhelming。 This book would have been perfect！The breadth， width and depth of the recipes include enough "safe" things （meaning not having to switch to all fish， noodles that they already eat， ingredients they have or can access） that it would be a great resource to be able to share with clients before they purchase。Thanks to NetGalley & DK Pub for an ARC to prepare this honest review！！ 。。。more
Kathy
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This is a beautifully illustrated， easy to follow guide to the Mediterranean Diet。 It is laid out nicely and will not intimidate anyone new。 The recipes are laid out nicely and easy to follow。 I loved Fskorizo （Greek lentils with vegetables and rice） and Zucchini and Ricotta salad。 The Easy Eggplant dip was just that， Easy and quite delicious。
Alexis
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This cookbook needs to be evaluated as two books combined into one。The book wants to be a scientific-style diet book in the introductory chapters。 This creates an unfortunate focus on weight loss and healthism with a side of hyper-focus on the nutrition information。 While many may choose to eat this way in an attempt to lose weight， it is worth noting that this focus may be problematic for some readers。 Add in that the primary study referenced in this introduction is a long-debunked study by Key This cookbook needs to be evaluated as two books combined into one。The book wants to be a scientific-style diet book in the introductory chapters。 This creates an unfortunate focus on weight loss and healthism with a side of hyper-focus on the nutrition information。 While many may choose to eat this way in an attempt to lose weight， it is worth noting that this focus may be problematic for some readers。 Add in that the primary study referenced in this introduction is a long-debunked study by Keys， this could have seen a lot of improvement。 Given the wealth of information available on the Mediterranean eating style， this focus and study selection makes this section seem like it needs some revision。However， as a cookbook， this book shines in many ways。 The recipes （if you can ignore the obsessive calorie counts） look delicious and accessible。 The ingredients are relatively simple and can likely be sourced by many home cooks。 The instructions are clear and the overall methods are straightforward and unintimidating。 This collection of recipes is exactly what’s on the tin: solid basics for beginner cooks。 The pictures， though I would love to see more， look very enticing and I have several recipes incorporated into my next set of meal plans。In short: as a book on the history and science of this style of eating， it gets one star， but as a cookbook， a solid four star read。 。。。more
Kammy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you to the publisher for an advance copy of this book via netgalley！This book is great！ First， it gives you a fulsome 101 on what the Mediterranean diet consists of， its benefits and answers common questions related to it。 It’s simple， yet super informative。 The rest of the book are yummy recipes which anyone can simply make with a few simple ingredients。 These ingredients are simple because they are natural and pure。 And the photographs of some of these recipes are mouth drooling！ Can’t w Thank you to the publisher for an advance copy of this book via netgalley！This book is great！ First， it gives you a fulsome 101 on what the Mediterranean diet consists of， its benefits and answers common questions related to it。 It’s simple， yet super informative。 The rest of the book are yummy recipes which anyone can simply make with a few simple ingredients。 These ingredients are simple because they are natural and pure。 And the photographs of some of these recipes are mouth drooling！ Can’t wait to try a whole bunch out！ 。。。more
Annie
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To be published on my blog at release: Nonstop Reader。 The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners is a tutorial and recipe guide with recipes developed by Elena Paravantes。 Due out 29th Dec 2020 from Penguin Random House on their DK imprint， it's 192 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。 The Mediterranean diet has gotten a lot of attention because of its association with a wide variety of health benefits including a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease， diabetes， To be published on my blog at release: Nonstop Reader。 The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners is a tutorial and recipe guide with recipes developed by Elena Paravantes。 Due out 29th Dec 2020 from Penguin Random House on their DK imprint， it's 192 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。 The Mediterranean diet has gotten a lot of attention because of its association with a wide variety of health benefits including a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease， diabetes， cancer， neurodegenerative disease， and early death。 This book provides a good introduction to the diet and lifestyle for beginners wanting to make changes to their eating habits for health benefits and a healthier lifestyle。 The layout is logical and easy to follow。 The introduction covers the basics of the Mediterranean Diet， tools， supplies， and the how-to and why of choosing ingredients （the subchapter tutorial on choosing and storing olive oil is one of the best I've ever seen）。 The following chapters include the recipes arranged roughly by category: breakfast， vegetables & beans， pasta rice & savory pies， seafood meat & poultry， salads， snacks & appetizers， and desserts。Ingredient measurements are supplied in American standard measurements with metric in parentheses。 The nutritional information: calories， fat， carbs， and protein content are listed for the recipes as well as serving sizes。 Extra tips or recipe alternatives are listed in sidebars。 The recipes themselves are fairly straightforward and are made with easily sourced ingredients。 Many are very simple， none of them are overly complex。The photography is not abundant; roughly 25% of the recipes are illustrated， but the photographs which are included are clear and well done。 I wish there had been more photographs and serving suggestions， but I do understand that extra photography increases the price of book projects very quickly。This is a nice collection of recipes and even allowing for the fact that some of them are very similar to others in the same category， this will keep cooks going for ages。 Many of these can also easily be adapted to other styles of cooking and meal planning。 Four stars。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Johanna Sawyer
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Lovely diet and recipe books with a Mediterranean style of cooking。 Want to eat like the Greeks。。。snap up a copy。 I found most of these recipes to look flavorful but unfamiliar which is kind of daunting。 From breakfast all the way to dessert， and some brief history about the Mediterranean diet。 What did I like？ My favorite recipe was the Sicilian Salad， looked absolutely delish！ If your familiar with Greek food then most of the names in this book won’t be a surprise for you。 Either way the book Lovely diet and recipe books with a Mediterranean style of cooking。 Want to eat like the Greeks。。。snap up a copy。 I found most of these recipes to look flavorful but unfamiliar which is kind of daunting。 From breakfast all the way to dessert， and some brief history about the Mediterranean diet。 What did I like？ My favorite recipe was the Sicilian Salad， looked absolutely delish！ If your familiar with Greek food then most of the names in this book won’t be a surprise for you。 Either way the book is filled with some beautiful pictures and filled with information on the diet trend。 I’d love a copy for my shelf， benefits from this diet look amazing。 I received a copy to read and voluntarily left an opinion。 。。。more
Janet
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