Mediterranean diet

[Mo Horn 8,899]

Been doing it since the first of the year. Went and had a heart scan done and had some calcium build-up in 1 of 4 arteries... of course it's the one that causes the widow maker, so decided to switch from keto as well as be more faithful to cardio. In 3 months have lost a little more than 10 pounds, and have about 12 more to hit my goal.  Slow and steady. I've been loving it and really enjoying a different palate than I've had in the last few years. I love humus, and have a great recipe. Also doing a lot of whole gains and fish 3 out 4 nights a week. Anyone have any good recipes to try? Anyone else follow this diet that have experiences to share?

[elfenix 34,385]

Any time you grill toss on a couple eggplants for baba ganoush

[futureman 22,565]

2 hours ago, Mo Horn said:

Went and had a heart scan done and had some calcium build-up in 1 of 4 arteries...

how old are you?

[Mo Horn 8,899]

6 hours ago, elfenix said:

Any time you grill toss on a couple eggplants for baba ganoush

Done that. I like it, but prefer humus. 

[CooterBrown 18,089]

how old are you?

Guys should probably have a scan at 40 if there’s a history of heart attacks/disease in their family.

I had 90% blockage on the widow maker and the circa-something at 42. My cousin had the same at 36. Our grandfather died of a heart attack and his dad probably did (he died in his sleep). However, none of my granddad’s 5 kids have had any heart issues at all.

[TexasHooch 5,152]

This is a little more Middle Eastern than Mediterranean, but Chicken Shawarma is adherent to the diet so long as you put it on/in something more suitable than a white pita. I often just make a hummus bowl with it.

It's a New York Times recipe but that has a paywall, so:

https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/oven-roasted-chicken-shawarma-nytimes-25412

Let's see that hummus recipe.  

 

[Mo Horn 8,899]

9 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

Guys should probably have a scan at 40 if there’s a history of heart attacks/disease in their family.

I had 90% blockage on the widow maker and the circa-something at 42. My cousin had the same at 36. Our grandfather died of a heart attack and his dad probably did (he died in his sleep). However, none of my granddad’s 5 kids have had any heart issues at all.

Yup. I should have, but waited longer. I'm older than my grandfather, who died before I was born of a heart attack, and older than my dad when he had his first one, so my genetics suck. For the most part I've always tried to do whatever I can to avoid the same fate. Sometimes I'm really good, and sometimes not so much. I'm 2 1/2 years from retirement, and I'd like to enjoy that, so right now I'm being really disciplined.

[SimonBolivar 10,961]

I've been following this for years. Here's my favorite Greek meal

 

 

 

 

[Mo Horn 8,899]

21 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

This is a little more Middle Eastern than Mediterranean, but Chicken Shawarma is adherent to the diet so long as you put it on/in something more suitable than a white pita. I often just make a hummus bowl with it.

It's a New York Times recipe but that has a paywall, so:

https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/oven-roasted-chicken-shawarma-nytimes-25412

Let's see that hummus recipe.  

 

Definitely doing middle eastern and this looks great

[LCHorn 2,639]

2 hours ago, TexasHooch said:

This is a little more Middle Eastern than Mediterranean, but Chicken Shawarma is adherent to the diet so long as you put it on/in something more suitable than a white pita. I often just make a hummus bowl with it.

It's a New York Times recipe but that has a paywall, so:

https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/oven-roasted-chicken-shawarma-nytimes-25412

Let's see that hummus recipe.  

 

My only contribution to this is I once made hummus from scratch for a dinner party using Alon Shaya's recipe and EVERY single guest complained the next day of extreme flatulence. 

If you'd to repeat the experiment you can find his recipe here.

[HenryJames 66,277]

@BrickHorn

[Mo Horn 8,899]

3 hours ago, TexasHooch said:

This is a little more Middle Eastern than Mediterranean, but Chicken Shawarma is adherent to the diet so long as you put it on/in something more suitable than a white pita. I often just make a hummus bowl with it.

It's a New York Times recipe but that has a paywall, so:

https://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/oven-roasted-chicken-shawarma-nytimes-25412

Let's see that hummus recipe.  

 

2 garlic cloves 

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

One 15 1/2 can of chickpeas

1 cup tahini 

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

3 tbl olive oil

Slowly simmer chickpeas in their liquid for 15 minutes

Put garlic S&P in food processor and spin 

Add chickpeas and liquid and process 

Add tahini and lemon juice and process

Add olive oil and process

If it's too thick add a small bit of water or olive oil at a time to get it to the consistency you like. 

You can add more olive oil, lemon juice or garlic, depending on your preference.

[BrickHorn 18,318]

I’ve been eating a Mediterranean type diet for a couple of years now. I love it and have no desire to go back to my old way of eating. 

I came up with the sandwich recipe below, although it’s all approximations. Modify to your taste. 

About 1/2 cup flakey smoked salmon. Costco and HEB sell one that is honey smoked or something. There are also trendy canned brands. Don’t use lox - it’s too slimy. You want the kind that flakes with a fork. 

6-8 raw walnut halves, coarsely hand-crushed. I’ve also used marcona almonds in a pinch. 

Diced onion and bell pepper (red or orange work best). 

Toss it all in a bowl and squirt a shitload of coarse ground mustard in it.

Mix it all up with a fork. Slather it on whole grain bread (I like Dave’s brand). Add thin slices of a tart apple or a thin slice of provolone (optional), and spring mix or arugula. 

That makes a filling, very healthy sandwich. Which is one of the great things about this diet - you get full and feel great. 

[Mo Horn 8,899]

41 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

I like Dave’s brand

We've started buying Ezekiel Bread. 100% sprouted grains. Really dense, and maybe not to everyone's taste, but I really like it. 

[jimmyjazz 46,471]

As luck would have it, I stumbled across this show on PBS today.  It seems like she tends to cook vegetarian, but not strictly so.  The recipes shown in today's show looked delicious:

Life of Loi:  Mediterranean Secrets

[Mo Horn 8,899]

I watch this as well