When doing Mediterranean cooking, you'll be removing the red meat from your dishes and replacing it with legumes, beans and nuts as a main source of protein.

Along with these food choices, when Mediterranean cooking you want to ensure the bulk of your meal comes from pasta, rice, potatoes, bread or couscous. A rice and black bean meal would be a perfect dish on this diet plan.

Furthermore, Mediterranean cooking should also emphasize plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables so try and incorporate them into your meals whenever possible. Olive oil is the choice when it comes to adding healthy fats as well as what's contained in nuts. Salads that are complimented with eggs and cheese are also an easy meal to prepare and will be keeping in line with the diet principles.

Cereals are also a popular choice from the breakfast meal for followers of this diet as well as oatmeal or porridge. Both will help to fulfill the requirements of the base of the food pyramid seen on this approach.

If you want to make pancakes or waffles for the morning meal, that is perfectly alright however try not to do this on a daily basis as eggs should be consumed only up to four times per week. Diary products are to also be used in moderation so avoid drinking a lot of additional milk but rather use it as an additive to various foods you eat such as cereals, puddings (from the box for dessert), coffee or tea.