Living the Mediterranean Diet

Book excerpt: A FULL-COLOR GUIDE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET FEATURING WEIGHT-LOSS TECHNIQUES, LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND TASTY RECIPES Living the Mediterranean Diet creates an approachable way to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle and includes a bounty of traditional Mediterranean recipes presented with a California flair. With the fresh and nutritious recipes in this book, you can enjoy creative dishes to stay healthy and fit: • Butternut Squash-Pomegranate Hummus • Eggplant and Kalamata Rolls • Heirloom Tomato and Kale Pizza • Barley Risotto with Mushroom, Fig and Arugula • Wild Salmon with Dill-Yogurt Sauce • Tuscan Tomato and Cannellini Soup with Kale • Seared Scallops over Spinach • Whole Roasted Apple-Rosemary Chicken • Farfalle Pasta with Sunflower Seed Pesto • Quinoa Kale Salad with Roasted Squash Hearty whole grains; crisp, farmers’ market vegetables; luscious, garden-grown fruits; freshly caught fish—the Mediterranean Diet has proven itself as one of the most sustainable programs for improving health and achieving your ideal weight.