How much would it cost to eat like a Mediterranean?  There are
nearly twenty countries that border the Mediterranean Sea, from
Italy, Spain, and France to Turkey, Syria, Libya, and Egypt. In
comparison to American diets, almost all traditional
Mediterranean diets include a healthy amount of fish, olive oil,
whole grains, nuts, and fresh fruits and vegetables.
Furthermore, before the globalization of readily-available
manufactured foods, most Mediterranean cultures ate foods that
were seasonal and locally grown, because that was what was most
readily available.  Unlike other diet fads, the Mediterranean
diet isn’t about deprivation or obsessive calorie counting.
Rather, the Mediterranean diet is about a lifestyle change – a
change from fast food to slow food, from lots of meats to lots
of fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.  Some Americans
are concerned that a Mediterranean diet lifestyle would take too
much time and cost too much money. However, as we’ll see below,
it’s possible to eat healthy while