What Foods Are Not Allowed on the Mediterranean Diet?
June 5, 2024
A Mediterranean diet is not a specific diet plan, but a way of eating based on diets typically eaten by people in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
The Mediterranean diet is high in plant-based foods such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts, and seeds.
Olive oil is the main source of fat, and moderate consumption of wine is allowed. It also usually permits low to moderate consumption of fish, poultry, and dairy products, but minimal amounts of red meat.
What to Avoid on the Mediterranean Diet
While the Mediterranean diet is not a strict diet plan, foods that are generally not allowed on the Mediterranean diet include:
1. Processed red meats
- Hot dogs
- Bacon
- Lunch meats
- Sausage
2. Heavily processed foods
- Frozen meals that have a lot of sodium
- Sodas
- Sugary beverages
- Sugary desserts
- Candy
- Processed cheeses
3. Refined grains
- White bread
- White pasta
- Products with white flour
4. Alcohol (other than red wine)
5. Butter
Butter has high saturated fat.
Healthy fat of choice is Extra virgin olive oil.
6. Refined, processed, or hydrogenated oils
- Soybean oil
- Safflower oil
- Corn oil
- Vegetable oil
- Canola oil
- Hydrogenated and partially-hydrogenated oils
The overall message.
When you're eating the Mediterranean diet. It's important to avoid the foods to have success.
Remember this avoid list.
And you'll succeed in eating the Mediterranean diet.
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