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9 Recipes Your Husband Will Love on the Mediterranean Diet:
If you are reading this blog, you probably want to be healthier and are wondering if your husband will love (or even like) the Mediterranean Diet. I feel confident he will love it. If you are starting the Mediterranean Diet, these 9 recipes will ensure a positive start. For most woman I know it seems […]
Can you Make a Simple Sauce from Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes? Yes, it’s Delicious!
Can you make a simple sauce from heirloom cherry tomatoes? YES, and it’s delicious. I love it because it is quick, easy, healthy and tastes great on just about everything. Totally inspirational, I find myself inventing new ways to use tomato sauce because I just love the rich, sweet flavor of these delicious tomatoes. I […]
9 Easy Ways to Eat More Whole Grains on the Mediterranean Diet
Why am I sharing 9 Easy Ways to Eat More Whole Grains? After almost three years on the Mediterranean Diet, I have come to realize the importance of whole grains. Focusing on whole grains may feel counterproductive to losing weight, but it is indeed a key element to a healthy Mediterranean Diet. While pasta is […]
12 Mediterranean Diet Breakfasts: Unique and Delicious Ideas
Olive Sunshine has created 12 Mediterranean Diet Breakfast. Ideas that are unique and delicious. A common question I read from beginners of the Mediterranean Diet is “what can I have for breakfast”? Popular breakfasts on the typical American Diet includes sugary cereals, breads, and pastries, processed meats, greasy fast-food sandwiches and eggs. It is little […]
10 Easy Ways to Eat More Fish and Seafood
Here are ten recipes that provide easy ways to incorporate more fish and seafood into your Mediterranean Diet. For many people fish and seafood is not a regular go-to menu choice. Especially when cooking at home, incorporating fish and seafood can seem daunting. Olive Sunshine has several delicious recipes that makes eating fish and seafood […]
Can I Lose Weight on the Mediterranean Diet?
Can I lose weight on the Mediterranean Diet? This is the question I see most often on the Mediterranean Diet Facebook pages. If you are beginning the Mediterranean Diet, or refocusing after the new year, this blog may be for you. Many people joining these Mediterranean Diet pages share they were doing Keto and the […]
Summertime is the Perfect Time to Embrace Your Health
There is not a better time to treat yourself to a good life than during the summer. Summertime is the perfect time to embrace your health. Summertime is my favorite season of the year. I was born on a sizzling hot day in August and have loved summer ever since. Summer is a time that […]
Bucatini – A Controversial Pasta: My Journey
Who knew that Bucatini could be a controversial pasta? Or that Olive Sunshine’s Bucatini Pasta Pomodoro with Shrimp is a controversial recipe. So controversial in fact that I am writing a blog about my decision to share this recipe. It is the Bucatini that makes it controversial. Let me start by saying, this dish can […]
5 Must-Have Cookbooks: How to Be Successful on the Mediterranean Diet
For the third year in a row, the U.S. News once again ranks the Mediterranean Diet as the best overall diet in 2020. This blog will outline 5 must-have cookbooks to learn how to be successful on the Mediterranean Diet. A question I often see posed on any Mediterranean Diet social media page is, “What […]
Valuable Lessons Learned from Not Blogging
You may have noticed I have not been writing my blog, but I learned three important lessons while not blogging. I did not mean to neglect Olive Sunshine. I apologize to my readers. Saying I am sorry to my readers reminds me of a scene from the movie Julie and Julia. The movie has been […]