The Mediterranean dietary approach is based around the quality of the food eaten.
It typically focusses on consuming natural, minimally processed foods. This includes lots of olive oil, fruits, vegetables, pasta, rice, potatoes, beans, nuts, legumes, seeds, herbs and spices. Fish and seafood are usually consumed a couple of times a week with moderate amounts of poultry, red meat, cheese, eggs and yoghurt. Sweet products are rarely consumed. Eat a similar amount of unprocessed carbs and fats per day.
As well as a focus on certain types of food this approach also centres on being physically active.
