04/17
Why does Mediterranean Food Taste so Good?
When you think of health food, what comes to mind usually isn’t delicious. Words like Arugula and Kale are trending, words like steak and potato chip are not. Yet when most of us are thinking of a tasty treat, we’re usually not snapping a leaf off a plant for snacking, we’re usually looking for something that tastes—well—good.
Mediterranean food is one of those few cross roads where tasty and healthy meet. When you tuck into some Baba Ganoush with it’s slightly smokey flavor, you are also getting vegetables like eggplant, citrus with its antioxidant effects, and spices that promote good health.
Every bite of Mediterranean food has something healthy in it, so you have the complete freedom of choice without trying to limit yourself to a diet. Freedom is one of the most important parts of determining whether you will stick to healthy eating or run away from it, and Mediterranean eating has a lot of variety.
There’s more than one secret to the taste of Mediterranean food. Part of it is that the fats used in cooking the foods are healthy, giving your body much needed Omega-3 fatty acids. Many fats are taken out of diets to help lose weight, in this food fat is added to keep you healthy.
Spices are also used to help improve the flavor of food, and even this very seasoning can be healthy. Tumeric is known to help reduce inflammation, improve heart health, and so much more. Ginger, cumin and chili powder also have their health benefits.
Seasonings are used liberally in Mediterranean food, helping to add both to its flavor and also to its value in nourishing our bodies. In fact, the seasonings are probably one of the biggest reasons besides the healthy fats that help contribute to the amazing flavor of this style of eating.
Finally, there’s a huge variety in the types of food available in Mediterranean food. Everything from Hummus to lamb, salads to pita bread, are all available on a typical menu. Humans were designed to eat a huge variety of different foods, and narrowing what you eat to a small section of that can be unhealthy.
Rather than shrink down what you eat to just a couple of things, the Mediterranean diet offers a huge expanse of healthy eating to choose from. No matter what type of food you like to eat, or whether you are a vegetarian or a tried and true omnivore, there’s something in the Mediterranean diet to please you.
The people along the Mediterranean coast have been eating this way for centuries. They’ve learned just the right way to cook their food and season it to make it absolutely delicious. On top of this, that delicious food is also healthy to eat, with people in this area among some of the longest lived in the whole world.
If you love Mediterranean food, you’ve found a way of eating that not only tastes good but helps you live longer too.
Come stop by Aladdin’s Restaurant and see what flavors are available in this rich and wonderful style.