• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Mary's Nest

  • Home
  • Start Here
  • Recipes and Videos
  • Shopping Guide
  • About
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

What is the REAL Mediterranean Diet?

Traditional diets have returned, leaving debunked low-fat diets behind.

February 5, 2021 By Mary's Nest Leave a Comment

What is the REAL Mediterranean Diet?

Watch the What is the REAL Mediterranean Diet video

In today’s vodcast, I chat about what happened to the Real Mediterranean Diet over the years. Learn about the rise and fall of low-fat diets and how the Real Mediterranean Diet can play a significant role in helping people lose weight.

Get to know more about these topics in the following blog post sections:

  • Pseudo-Mediterranean Diets in the Twentieth Century
  • Low-Fat Diets in the Twentieth Century
  • The Real Mediterranean Diet is Back!
  • Mediterranean Diet Helps You Lose Weight

These conversational vodcasts are available to the Kitchen Pioneers who have joined my YouTube membership community—The Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy.

*Affiliates note: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My videos and blog posts may contain affiliate links to products and services. If you click through and make a purchase, I’ll receive a small commission. It does not affect the price you pay.

View Favorite Supplies
Recommended Readings

Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy

My comprehensive vodcasts are exclusively available to members of the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy, who we call Kitchen Pioneers. You can learn more about my optional YouTube membership community, including members-only videos and exclusive perks.

JOIN NOW
And become a Traditional Foods Kitchen Pioneer

This membership community is optional. I’m still publishing my weekly detailed instructional cooking videos on my public YouTube channel that you can watch for free. (Thanks so much for being a Sweet Friend and subscriber!)

In addition to links to the latest Kitchen Academy vodcasts, this blog post lists some of the public videos that I talk about in my vodcast.

Pseudo-Mediterranean Diets in the Twentieth Century

Do you remember nutritionists telling us to eat a Mediterranean Diet in the mid to latter part of the twentieth century? If so, you may have wondered if this diet included the types of foods that were really eaten by people who lived in the Mediterranean.

Not surprisingly, that twentieth-century diet did not reflect what the people in the Mediterranean were eating. Where were the eggs, fat, and pasta? In many cases, these types of foods were missing from the diet. Instead of a Mediterranean diet, those twentieth-century nutritionists recommended a pseudo-Mediterranean diet, which they promoted as a low-fat diet.

Low-Fat Diets in the Twentieth Century

During this time in the twentieth century, some biased scientific research—sad to say—encouraged this low-fat diet. Unfortunately, we became less satiated with the lower fat diets, which meant more frequent hunger pangs. The lack of fats caused us to add more carbohydrates (often over-processed and rich in white sugar) to quell our cravings. Low-fat diets led us to a great deal of overeating that, unfortunately, created what we know today as the obesity epidemic!

Read more about how the low-fat diet movement came about and how it has since been debunked with this article:

  • Weston A. Price Foundation: The Skinny on Fats

The Real Mediterranean Diet is Back!

Fortunately, in recent years, the Real Mediterranean Diet has returned to the forefront with a nutritional profile of 40% fats, 40% carbohydrates, and 20% protein. Unlike the pseudo-Mediterranean Diet, this Real Mediterranean Diet in our twenty-first century reflects what the people in that region actually ate. And yes, pasta—cooked properly in the al dente style—is part of a healthy Mediterranean Diet!

I talk about the Real Mediterranean Diet in my member vodcast. You can also learn more about what happened to the Mediterranean Diet and how it returned to its real roots with the following links:

  • Weston A Price Foundation: The Mediterranean Diet: Pasta or Pastrami? – The Weston A Price Foundation website offers a wealth of information. Their content explores not only the Mediterranean Diet but many other traditional diets as well.
  • Oldways: Cultural Food Traditions – The Oldways website offers more specific information about the Mediterranean Diet and how to implement it in your daily diet.

And for more reflections on traditional diets, watch my previous member vodcast that explains traditional foods diets and how to get started.

  • What Are Traditional Diets and How to Get Started

Mediterranean Diet Helps You Lose Weight

As I mention in my vodcast, the Mediterranean Diet is consistently rated as the top diet to lose weight and eliminate many troubling health conditions. Dr. Kim Foster is a medical doctor and a health coach with several free resources to learn more about the Mediterranean Diet:

  • Get Started with the Mediterranean Diet
  • How To Lose Weight With The Mediterranean Diet

Modern researchers discovered the real Mediterranean Diet provides many health benefits. You can learn more by reading these fascinating studies:

  • The Mediterranean Diet: From an Environment-Driven Food Culture to an Emerging Medical Prescription
  • Health Benefits of Mediterranean Diet
  • Mediterranean Diet and Prevention of Chronic Diseases

More Kitchen Pioneer Videos

Catch up on some of the recent videos in our membership community:

  • Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy video playlist (Optional Membership Community)

Remember that you’re always welcome to post questions and comments on my videos at any time, and I’m glad to reply.

  • Love, Laughs, and Reminiscing – Live Stream Replay
  • How to Make Any Baking Recipe a Sourdough Recipe
  • How to Streamline Meal Planning

Stay in Touch with Mary’s Nest

  1. Subscribe to My YouTube Channel for Traditional Foods Videos (Free) - When you subscribe, be sure to click on the notification bell that will let you know each time I upload a new video.

  2. Subscribe to Mary’s Traditional Foods Newsletter (Free) - Get a free eBook for signing up: How to Stock Your Essential Traditional Foods Four-Corners Pantry.

  3. Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy (Optional Paid) - For more detailed videos, live streams, and exclusive members-only perks, join my YouTube membership community.

I look forward to having you join me in my Texas Hill Country Kitchen!

Love,
Mary ♥

Shop for items used in this blog post or video

Favorite Kitchen Supplies

  • Chef’s Knife
  • Bamboo Cutting Board
  • Lodge Cast Iron Frying Pan
  • Scanpan
  • Spatula Spoon
  • Whisk
  • Large Stock Pot
  • Stainless Steel Colander
  • Large Measuring Cup
  • Stainless Steel Measuring Cups and Spoons
  • Baking Sheet
  • 2-Cup Glass Storage Jars with Lids
  • 10-Piece Glass Bowl Set
  • Flour Sack Towels
  • Fat Separator
  • Favorite Aprons

In addition, the following links and promo codes will help you save on fermentation supplies and grain grinders.

  • Masontops Fermentation Kit (See promocode below)
  • Mockmill 100 Stone Grain Mill (See promocode below)

Use promo code MARYSNST for a one-time 15% off Masontops and Breadsmart products on Amazon.com.

Use my Mockmill affiliate link for a special one-time 5% discount on Mockmill Stone Grain Mill products, including Ancient Grains, like Einkorn, Emmer, and Spelt. (The Mockmill discount will appear when you checkout.)

Amazon Shop and Shopping Guide

  • Visit Mary’s Nest Amazon Shop
  • Visit my Shopping Guide page
    Learn where I buy my beef bones, electric grain mills, sprouted grains, and more…and get special discounts for Mary’s Nest visitors, including from US Wellness Meats, Mockmill, Masontops, and Cultures for Health.

Recommended Reading

  • Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats
  • The 3-Season Diet: Eat the Way Nature Intended: Lose Weight, Beat Food Cravings, and Get Fit
  • Spontaneous Healing: How to Discover and Embrace Your Body’s Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself
  • Deep Nutrition

Filed Under: Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy, Traditional Mediterranean Diet Tagged With: Kitchen Pioneers, Mediterranean Diet, Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy, Traditional Mediterranean Diet

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Hi, I’m Mary

Mary's Nest with Beef Bone Broth Jar
...And I'm so glad you're here.

Do you want to be a Modern Pioneer in the Kitchen and be part of the Traditional Foods Movement? If so, you’ve found a home!

I'll show you how to create Traditional "Nutrient Dense" Foods, including Bone Broths, Cultured Dairy, Ferments, Sourdough Bread and More!

  • New to Traditional Foods?
  • Blog and videos
  • Shopping Guide and Discount Codes

Kitchen Academy

Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy
  • Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy for exclusive videos and live streams

Search

Recent Posts

  • How to Fight Rising Grocery Prices with New Foods
  • Master Recipe for How to Make a Medicinal Herbal Soup
  • Why You Need to Stock Up On these Top 15 Foods NOW for Your Prepper Pantry!
  • How to Make the Best Home Remedy for Colds and Flu
  • Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy 2023 Member Update

Archives

Categories

Amazon Links

Mary's Nest Shop
  • Mary's Nest Amazon Shop - Great ideas for:
    • • Bone Broth
    • • Kitchen Tools
    • • Cookbooks
    • • Baking Supplies
    • • Canning Items
    • • Food Preservation
    • • Self-Sufficiency
    • ...and more!

Food Links

Mockmill
  • Get 5% off your Mockmill purchase

US Wellness Meats
  • US Wellness Meats - Get bones for Beef Broth and more!
    (Note: Use promocode MARYNEST to save 15% off regular-priced items on your US Wellness Meats order.)

Let’s Socialize!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Footer

Mary's Nest Cooking School logo

Mary’s Nest

  • Home
  • Start Here
  • Recipes and Videos
  • Shopping Guide
  • About
  • Contact

Search

  • Privacy Policy

Subscribe to Mary’s Newsletter

Privacy policy

Copyright © 2023 · Mary's Nest, LLC, All Rights Reserved · Log in