There are cook books. There are history books. There are books on the culture of food.
The folks that brought you the
Whole Grain food stamp have created the
Med Mark to help shoppers quickly identify healthy Mediterranean Diet food, drinks, and products.
Oldways, a food think tank, has been promoting the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet for over a decade, has created a stamp to help us choose healthy foods that meet their standards. While the diet is not a formal lose weight "diet", like the Atkins or the
Pritikin Diet, it is more of a food philosophy and a food culture.
Recently I told you all about the
Whole Grain Stamp for foods that are made with whole grains. That stamp was so successful that the folks that brought you that stamp,
Oldways Food Issues Think Tank, are creating a
Mediterranean Diet Food Stamp. The plan is to introduce the stamp in
about 6 weeks.
Here's what the
Food Navigator has to say about the stamp
The new stamp, which is in its final stages of development, will be available for use on products that meet the traditional Mediterranean guidelines set out by Oldways.
Folks are often out pimping their new diet books, trying to make a buck with a fad diet based on the bottom line rather than decreasing your waist size or helping you get healthy. Well, have you heard of the
Mediterranean Diet?
Introduced in 1993 by the "nutrition meets gastronomy" group Oldways, Harvard School of Public Health, and the World Health Organization, the Med Diet is a not-for-profit diet. The diet was created in reaction to the non-fat food craze of the early 90s and incorporates good fats, namely olive oil, into meals.
Have you seen this little
stamp yet? There are 2 versions and they are helping consumers identify foods made with
whole grains. It's recommended that everyone aims for at least 48g of whole grains each day.
