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At Oldways, we love collaborating with award-winning Chef Ana Sortun of Oleana Restaurant in Cambridge. Ana was the host chef for our first Oldways...
Foods of the Oldways Cart
While it is important to keep abreast of the latest nutrition research, it shouldn’t feel like watching a pingpong match. “Fundamentals and current...
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Vegetables are an essential element of Mediterranean cooking, and form the foundation of the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid . Whether you’ve planted a...
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Summer, and its magnificent bounty of fresh fruit, has arrived. This time of year is all about picnics , barbecues, and dining al fresco. Summer fruit...
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Up until the widespread adoption of industrial milling in the late 1800’s, nearly all of the grains eaten in the Mediterranean (and elsewhere around...
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When we think about the Mediterranean, our minds might instantly conjure up images of the turquoise or blue-emerald green waters surrounding the...
Almonds and olives
In the 1980s, fat came under fire. Low-fat and fat-free products subsequently became all the craze. In recent years, however, nutrition experts have...
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Leafy greens are a hallmark of the Mediterranean Diet . In Crete, where Mediterranean Diet studies originated, and all over Greece, it is common to...
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The cultivated olive ( Olea europaea, Oleaceae ) is one the Mediterranean’s most valuable and important culinary crops. Spain, Italy and Greece,...
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It’s almost May, which means it is time to celebrate International Mediterranean Diet Month , or Med Month. Oldways started Med Month ten years ago...
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The United Nations projects that the global population will increase from 7.7 billion in 2019 to 9.7 billion by 2050. That’s a lot of mouths to feed...
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When you start your day with whole grains, your first meal will be rich in important nutrients like zinc, magnesium, and potassium. Plus, the fuller,...

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