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Cretan Diet 
Souce: Oldways Preservation and Exchange Trust

If someone decides to incorporate a Cretan diet, it is good to know the following basics:

  • Use olive oil as the principal fat, replacing other fats and oils.
  • Drink a moderate consumption of wine, normally with meals; about one to two glasses per day for men and one glass per day for women.
  • Eat fresh fruit as a typical daily dessert; limit sweets with a significant amount of sugar and saturated fat.
  • Incorporate an abundance of food from plant sources, including fruits and vegetables, breads and grains, beans, nuts, and seeds.
  • Eat minimally processed foods.
    Eat seasonally fresh and locally grown foods.
  • Total dietary fat should range from less than 25 percent to over 35 percent of energy, with saturated fat no more than 7 to 8 percent of total calories.
  • Eat low to moderate amounts of cheese and yoghurt daily.
  • Consume low to moderate amounts of fish and poultry weekly; and limit eggs from zero to four servings per week.
  • Only eat red meat a few times or just one time per month.

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To incorporate: to include something as part of something larger.
Principal: main or most important.
Moderate: neither much nor little.
Significant: important.
An abundance of: more than enough, plenty.
Minimally: as little as possible.

For further information visit:
History of the olive tree
Mediterranean Diet