Eat and Be Healthy with Italian Foods: The Mediterranean Diet Excels at Keeping You Well
Every bite and every morsel of food should be a tribute to your continuous Well-Being!
There’s nothing quite like the foods and beverages that are the cornerstones of the Mediterranean Diet to keep you healthy and strong for an entire Lifetime while enjoying the food.
Italians are especially known for their love of Life, good food, and family sharing around the table the bounty that the Land provides to make Life worth living… Italian foods are among the healthiest foods on the planet with food preparation techniques that make dishes delightful and memorable while you maintain your health.
Even though I enjoy virtually every ethnic cuisine that I have ever been exposed to over the last fifty years, my favorite still remains Italian. I even get ideas about ways to make my Japanese buckwheat noodles taste better with spices, herbs, seasonings, and vegetables from my experience with Italian pasta.
You don’t have to go to a restaurant to get great Italian food. You can get the raw ingredients and prepare great Italian meals right in your own kitchen. Not ever grocery store carries Italian specialty items, so we wanted to take a minute to share some of our sources with you.
The finest olive oils, artisanal cheeses, balsamic vinegars, pasta, and truffles remain among the most popular items in the Italian pantry. However, there are many other ingredients and foods that will WOW! you with taste, texture, and nutritional value.
Olive Nation is one of our favorite websites and features gluten-free items as well as the standard fare that you have come to expect from suppliers who know their Italian food like the backs of their hands.
Gluten-Free pizza crust mix, bread crumbs, Ciabatta, lady fingers, crackers, and even parmesan crisps are available at Olive Nation. Farro, lentils, rice, chia seeds, cannellini beans, black turtle beans, tuna, infused oils, sauces, chocolate, and mushrooms of every variety, pure extracts that are hard to find will be delivered to your door by Olive Nation. The selection is exquisite.
There’s more over at CyberCucina to feast upon that the entire region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea prides itself on growing and exporting to entice the world. Specialty salts, spices, jellies, preserves, sauces, marinades, and condiments abound. They carry many organic and natural items that meet our high standards which you might not find anywhere else from San Marzano tomatoes to Chestnut Honey. You can bring Italy, Spain, and France into your healthy kitchen.
Gourmet foods & beverages from Italy, France, and Spain
Finally, we find some great things at Urban Accents that you’ll appreciate to add to your pantry. Salt from Capri and Herbes de Provence with lavender and fennel will heighten the flavor of your dishes and finish your food with flair.
All natural, easy to use gourmet seasonings and gifts
There are no excuses for eating healthy Italian food and enjoying the vibrant love for feasting in the process. Healthy food is NOT boring and here’s proof!
