12 Reasons to Love the Mediterranean Diet

With the Mediterranean diet, you won’t be counting calories or cutting out major food groups. Instead, the focus is on swapping bad fats for good ones — olive oil instead of butter, fish or poultry instead of red meat, fresh fruit instead of sugary, fancy desserts — and eating your fill of flavorful basics: veggies and beans. Nuts are a mainstay, too, but you should still limit yourself to no more than a handful a day. And you can have whole-grain bread and wine in moderation. 

12 Reasons to Love the Mediterranean Diet