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    Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy And Healthy Recipes You Can Meal Prep For The Week
    Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy And Healthy Recipes You Can Meal Prep For The Week
    Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy And Healthy Recipes You Can Meal Prep For The Week
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    Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy And Healthy Recipes You Can Meal Prep For The Week

    By Lisa Rainolds

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    Meal prep a four weeks' worth of delicious Mediterranean diet meals in less than two hours.

     

    What's not to love about meal prep? It's budget-friendly, helps you stick to your diet, and saves you loads of time during the week.

     

    In this Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep cookbook, we walk you through four weeks of super-simple base recipes that come together to create delicious Mediterranean-style meals for the workweek. And the best part yet-all of the prep work can be done in less than two hours. We already mapped out the prep plan for you (shopping list included!) and came up with some simple recipe ideas to create for the week.

     

    Why Mediterranean?

     

    The Mediterranean diet has long been recognized as one of the healthiest and most delicious ways to eat. It's an uncomplicated and easy-to-follow way of eating. It encourages you to put whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, and healthy fats like olive oil, seafood, nuts, and avocado at the center of your plate. It also allows for a moderate amount of dairy, eggs, and lean protein like chicken. Red meat, sweets, and processed foods are not 100% restricted, but instead, they are considered "sometimes" foods to enjoy on occasion.

     

    This excellent Cookbook celebrates this feel-good diet. Carve out about two hours for meal prep on Sunday, and you'll be rewarded with an entire week of wholesome breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.

     

    The Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook includes:

    • Intro to meal prep―Get expert advice on making wholesome, delectable meals in advance, including the basic principles of healthy prep, a list of must-have kitchen equipment, and ingredients.
    • Guess-free guidance―Take the guesswork out of what to eat with detailed shopping lists and colorful illustrations for essential equipment and grocery shopping tips.
    • Prepped for success―The 4 weeklong meal preps are simplified to keep your kitchen time down, including suggestions for every meal, as well as step-by-step cooking instructions.
    • Storage & safety tips―Master the art of food storage with helpful pointers on grab-and-go containers, foods that don't freeze well, thawing and reheating prepared meals, smart labeling, and more.
    • Delicious Mediterranean Recipes―Enjoy a taste of the Mediterranean with a fine selection of 50 delicious, nutritious recipes, including nutritional labels and colored images.

     

    Take the stress and guesswork out of eating well-balanced, mouthwatering meals on the go―The Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook will show you how thanks to step-by-step instructions and colored pictures.

     

    Start your healthy journey in this wonderful lifestyle!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLisa Rainolds
    Release dateJul 7, 2021
    ISBN9798201667764
    Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook: Easy And Healthy Recipes You Can Meal Prep For The Week
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    Lisa Rainolds

    After her studies Lisa Rainolds decided to complement her knowledge with a study in the culinary arts because she believes that it will help her harness the best of her knowledge with real-world applications that can help people. These two passions form part and parcel of her professional life, and she is excited to work with any project that involves food, nutrition, fitness, and health. Working as a freelancer for almost four years now, she’s currently a TOP RATED PLUS author for different blogs and ghostwriter for some of the most well-known bestseller cookbooks. But now, the time has come to start her own lines of books!

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      Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook - Lisa Rainolds

      Part One

      LIFESTYLE

      Introduction

      aThere once was a woman who was 395 pounds, living in the heights of depression. She longed to find a diet that would help her feel alive when everything in her life pointed to sicknesses and impending early death. If you are reading this book, then you can probably relate. I am here to tell you that there is a diet that can help you feel as energized and rejuvenated as you once felt.

      That’s right, I’m referring to the Mediterranean Diet. The Mediterranean Diet draws inspiration from the regions surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, Greece, Italy, and Spain. These regions are populated by Christians, Jews, and Muslims. All with varying religious beliefs and eating styles. It is the variations of these eating styles that have been combined to create the Mediterranean Diet we know today. 

      Initially, the Med diet was exclusive to people within its region of origin. However, the diet grew in popularity as people realized far fewer people living in the Mediterranean region suffered from chronic diseases plaguing the other parts of the world. It has continued to grow in popularity and has grown to become one of the healthiest lifestyles to date.

      Before you go telling yourself that it’s impossible, hear me out for a second. I understand how you are feeling. I know, it can feel impossible at times to get a proper nutritional meal with all the hassles of life. How hard it can be not to simply order take out every night after a long day at work. I understand the need to get a quick meal just for the sake of eating before rushing out for a long day. I know because that woman I mentioned above was me two years ago.

      But I approach you today, 245 pounds lighter, healthier and in the best mental state, I have ever been in my life. All thanks to Meal Prepping on the Mediterranean Diet. The best part of it all was that following the diet was not only easy but also include a bunch of delicious meals with only one day of major prep per week.

      So, I don’t say it lightly when I say this Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook is about to change your life. On the pages to follow I am going to walk you through step by step to show you exactly how I was able to prep delicious Mediterranean meals every week. This will enable you to achieve the same or even better results than I did.

      To successfully transform your life, however, you need to understand the basics of both the Mediterranean Diet and Meal Prepping. Without this base knowledge, it is guaranteed that you will probably gas out in after the first few weeks and revert to your old habits. Luckily, that’s not the future I see for you. So, to avoid that from happening, I’ve included a simple guide on how to use this book. Let’s dive into that now.

      How to Use The Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep Cookbook

      Step One: Gain an Understanding of The Mediterranean Diet 

      The Mediterranean Diet may look different for every person who reads this book. We all have different eating preferences, allergies, and food intolerance levels. As such, the first step is to go through the upcoming chapter to ensure you understand the concepts behind the Mediterranean Diet. This way you can later make it your own.

      Step Two: Gain an Understanding of Meal Prep

      I often hear folks complain that Meal Prepping is boring. Others say they aren’t interested in eating the same meal every day for the week. These statements are both far outside what proper Meal Prep should look like. This leads me to believe that the vast majority of us do not understand the concept of Meal Prepping. As such step two is ensuring that by the end of that chapter you do.

      Step Three: Take What You’ve Learned and Personalize It to Suit Your Needs

      That’s right! This cookbook is not one of those my way or nothing types of books. What got me through the last few years was ensuring that I had the flexibility to entertain guests with varying eating styles. It also helped to have that flexibility when I needed a change. This book will offer that same flexibility to you. Each week you will be offered both a vegetarian and omnivorous option for you to mix and match weeks as you please. So, feel free to use all you have learned in the informational chapters to tweak the weeks as needed.

      Overview About What’s in the Book

      In the following chapters we will explore:

      An Overview of The Mediterranean Diet

      Meal Prep 101

      Food Storage Solutions

      How to Start Meal Prepping

      Mix & Match Healthy Meals

      4 Weeks Meal Plan (Including Options for Both the Vegetarian & Omnivorous Lifestyle)

      Measurement Conversions

      Are you ready to start this journey into the Mediterranean lifestyle and Meal Prep solutions? Keep reading…

      Symbols to Be Aware of Throughout the Book

      Mediterranean Diet Overview

      Most people cringe when they hear the word diet, as it is often associated with fad regimens that require you to restrict yourself for the purposes of weight loss. The Mediterranean Diet, however, refers more to the Greek meaning of being more of a general lifestyle. So, there is no counting calories, sourcing unusual or overly expensive products, or wiping your favorite foods of the grid. Rather, it’s a lifestyle that focuses on developing an overall healthier mind, and body.

      The Mediterranean Diet dates way back to the 1960s based on researchers’ observations of the regions surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, Greece, Italy, and Spain. The research realized that the inhabitants of that region were inherently healthier when compared to Americans and northern Europeans. It was believed that this was a direct result of their diet. Hundreds of research studies later the diet has grown in popularity and is to date believed to be one of the best ways to maintain our overall health.

      Guidelines & Principles

      One of the things that make the Mediterranean Diet so easy to follow is that there are no strict rules for restrictions or added guilt. There is, however, a set of guiding principles regarding the types of foods you should strive to eat more of and others you should attempt to limit. Not in the sense of concrete amounts but more of a guide to help create a dietary pattern that is not only balanced but also sustainable for the foreseeable future. This means that you are free to take these guidelines and personalize to fit your preferred lifestyle.

      As mentioned above, the Mediterranean Diet draws on flavors from all the countries that border the Mediterranean Sea. This results in a variety of fresh, colorful, and quality ingredients to ensure we are given the flexibility needed to not get bored. The key requirement is to simply practice the following defined principles:

      Try to make plant-based foods your main focus. The largest portion of this diet should consist of fresh vegetables, herbs, whole grains, fruits, nuts, seeds spices, and legumes. You do not need to convert to vegetarianism completely if you haven’t already. Simply try to center your meals around these foods.

      Only consume healthy fats. Think Extra Virgin Olive oil, and

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