Mediterranean Diet Meal Plan

When you think about diet meal plans, all you picture is a weekly schedule with fruits and vegetables as three meals a day. This goes on for weeks but doesn't help either because it's either too difficult to follow or you don't see any differences within the given time. There's no point in going through a rigorous diet without the assurance of it actually working and eventually ending up with a weak body. The Mediterranean diet meal plan however, is a complete opposite of what you would call a diet plan. It consists of all the necessary foods including meat as well as vegetables along with desserts which will keep you healthy rather than just slimming you down. This diet doesn't only help you cut down on extra fat but keeps you healthy from heart problems and cholesterol issues. Thus read on to find out some interesting recipes and plans for this Mediterranean diet meal plan.

Mediterranean Diet Menu Plan

The well-known Mediterranean diet meal plan is a diet that can be followed for 6 weeks and more, only if you do the proper set of exercises along with it. Right from fruits to seafood, this diet plan involves food with unsaturated fat and more of proteins to build up your muscle fat. Since the diet provides the muscle and the exercise tightens them, you are kept away from heart problems and other respiratory disorders. So, give a brief look to this useful diet meal plan so that it can prove beneficial for you as well.

Given below is the Mediterranean diet meal plan which you can follow for 6 weeks, but make sure you consult your nutritionist before you take it up. If you really think you need it, ask the doctor the duration you should practice it for and which exercises to accompany it. This is a very healthy diet plan but you should be ready to follow a strict schedule if you want to see yourselves fit in those 6 weeks.

Day	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snacks and Desserts
Sunday	Orange Yogurt	Grilled Chicken and Fig Wrap	Spinach and Shrimp Salad	1 oz dark chocolate, Glenny's Soy Crisps
Monday	Granola and Milk	Roast Beef and Feta Salad	Salmon Topped Wheat Crisps	Soy Crisps/Piece of Fresh Fruit, Dream Candy
Tuesday	Granola and Yogurt	Stuffed Grape Leaves and Walnut Salad	Mediterranean Salmon and Pignolia Nut Salad	Fresh Fruit, Yogurt covered with raisins
Wednesday	Granola and Milk	Fruit and Nut Chicken Salad	Crabmeat topped Wheat Crisps with Eggplant Spread	Apple Rings, Roasted Soybeans, Candy Bar
Thursday	Granola and Yogurt	Salmon and Artichoke Salad with Roasted Pepitas	Crabmeat and Veggie Salad with Pignolia Nuts	Almonds, Fruit, Yogurt Covered Raisins
Friday	Orange Yogurt	Turkey and Eggplant/Red Pepper Sandwich	Chicken, Mango, & Cranberry Salad w/ Wheat Crisps	Fruit, 1 oz of dark chocolate
Saturday	Toast with Cream Cheese and Jam	Turkey and Feta Sandwich	Mediterranean Tuna Salad	Almonds, Fruit, Candy Bar

Mediterranean Diet Recipes

These Mediterranean recipes are delicious as well as healthy to consume. There are a variety of salads that are included in this diet plan which consists of seafood as well as red meat. Take a look at these yummy recipes which are absolutely tasty and healthy.

Eggplant and Feta Salad
Ingredients

• 1 eggplant
• 2 teaspoon lemon juice
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese (Greek)
• ½ cup finely chopped red onion
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper and salt

Directions
Preheat the oven to about 275 degrees F and line the baking dish with foil. Then place the eggplant in the pan and pinch a few holes in it. Broil the eggplant and turn it over every 5 minutes till the skin is charred and the flesh is cooked well. Once it is done, transfer it to the chop board and let it cool for some time. In a salad bowl, pour the lemon juice, and chop the eggplant into pieces into the bowl. Toss it with the lemon juice to prevent it from discoloring. Then add the olive oil, feta, onion, bell pepper, basil, cayenne and salt and toss it well. Mix it till all the spices and the salt are absorbed by the eggplant and serve it with feta topping.

Shrimp Saganaki
Ingredients

• 12 jumbo shrimp
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• Salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 scallions, sliced
• 1 small Chile pepper
• ½ cup Chardonnay
• ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
• Freshly ground pepper

Directions
Clean the shrimp and toss it with salt and lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Take a skillet and heat it over medium heat. Then add the scallions, Chile pepper and cook it till they turn brown and soft. Then pour in some wine and stir it for 1 minute. Then add the shrimp and cook it for another 5 minutes. Once done, remove it from the heat and transfer the shrimp into a serving plate. Add the remaining lemon juice, feta, pepper and salt to a pan and stir it till the cheese melts. Serve this atop the shrimp with some parsley and feta.

With this delicious Mediterranean diet meal plan, wouldn't you like to try these recipes for the diet? Make sure you do your daily exercises with this meal plan and stay healthy with healthy Mediterranean food.