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February 28, 2011

One New Med Recipe: Chicken Tagine

The foods of Italy, Spain, and Greece leap quickly to mind when we think of the Mediterranean Diet, but what about all those other countries...
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February 25, 2011

One New Med Recipe: Pear and Walnut Salad with Goat Cheese

Since pears poached in red wine with baby greens, topped with walnuts, goat cheese and fabulous vinaigrette make up one of my favorite salads to...
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February 16, 2011

One New Med Recipe (actually two!): Stewy Roasted Root Vegetables and Kale Salad

I’ve found an easy way to guarantee at least one new recipe each week — organize a dinner party! I’ve also discovered that choosing the menu is...
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February 02, 2011

One New Med Recipe A Week: Red Lentil Soup

(image via Global Stomach ) I love Red Lentil Soup. The first Red Lentil Soup I fell for was in Istanbul in 1993, where we traveled four or five times...
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January 12, 2011

When People in Med Countries Don’t Eat a Med Diet

We woke up yesterday to see a new study making the rounds, with headlines screaming, “Mediterranean Diet: Alarmingly High Cardiovascular Risk Factors...
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January 04, 2011

What is New is What is Now: A Message From Our President

Happy New Year’s from the Oldways staff ! In a recent issue of W magazine, Editor-in-Chief Stefano Tonchi mused that obsession with the “new” is like...
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December 30, 2010

Celebs Put The Mediterranean Diet in the Spotlight

In this month’s issue of Shape , covergirl and Dancing with the Stars host Brooke Burke says, “I’ve tried just about every crazy diet you can imagine...
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December 22, 2010

Oldways Q&A: Kim O'Donnel

The Mediterranean Diet , which Oldways has been promoting for more than twenty years, recommends changing the way you think about meat so that you...
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December 17, 2010

Oldways Q&A: Meal Makeover Moms

At Oldways , we get lots of questions about how to ensure children learn to make the right choices when it comes to healthy eating. We recently...
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December 15, 2010

Favorite Cookbooks Picked By The Oldways Staff (+ Giveaway!)

Because we know a thing or two about cookbooks! Can you believe next week is Christmas? For the foodie in your life, there isn’t a better gift to...
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October 26, 2010

Whole Grain Stamp in Brazil

I’m writing today from Brazil, where Oldways (the parent organization of the Whole Grains Council ) is running a Scientific Consensus Conference in...
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October 07, 2010

Got Organic Milk?

(picture via Robinsbite ) I would consider myself a less than frequent milk drinker, using it only sparingly for cups of tea in the morning and,...
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