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November 30, 2021
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Mediterranean Sweets

The holiday season is here, and it is time for celebration. With celebration, comes celebratory food, including a wide variety of delicious sweet...
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November 15, 2021
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5 Ways (Beyond Breakfast) to Eat Yogurt on the Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet is rich with gut-friendly fermented foods, and yogurt just might be the most iconic. When we’re told to eat yogurt on the...
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November 15, 2021
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Why Your Mediterranean Diet Doesn’t Have to Be Organic to Be Healthy

If you’ve seen headlines about the Mediterranean Diet and pesticides lately, you might be confused about where the science stands on this time-...
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November 03, 2021
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The Food of Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean

Read all about the foods of Turkey, and how they relate to the Mediterranean Diet, in the article linked below! Read about Turkish Food and the...
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October 19, 2021
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It’s World Pasta Day!

Video courtesy of National Pasta Association As it is every year, October 25th is World Pasta Day—a holiday that everyone can love. Here are a few of...
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October 04, 2021
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It’s a Month for Seafood and Fish!

In addition to cooler weather, fall brings plenty of opportunities to celebrate eating seafood. October is National Seafood Month and National...
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September 21, 2021
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Olive Oil: News You Can Use

In his research and writing, the archaeologist Sir Colin Renfrew used the phrase, “Mediterranean triad,” explaining that the cultivation of grains,...
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September 07, 2021
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Mediterranean Whole Grains

From the rolling wheat fields that dot the Tuscan landscape to the inviting local restaurants offering up kisir or tabbouleh salads across Turkey,...
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August 23, 2021
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Mediterranean Vegetables from A to Z

There is a wonderful cookbook called Mediterranean Vegetables , written by the award-winning cookbook author and longtime Oldways friend Clifford...
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August 09, 2021
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Mediterranean Summer Salads

When it’s hot, there’s nothing easier to serve or more satisfying than a great summer salad. The Mediterranean is a perfect inspiration for creating...
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July 27, 2021
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Spanish Mediterranean Cooking

The most famous Mediterranean Diet study in recent years is the PREDIMED Study, a randomized control trial from Spain of 7,447 citizens, funded by...
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July 14, 2021
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K. Dun Gifford Award Winners

The past eight years Oldways has remembered K. Dun Gifford, founder of Oldways , by honoring a New Englander with the K. Dun Gifford Local Hero Award...
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