Info for the Mediterranean Diet.

1. The
Mediterranean
Diet

3. The Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet is a way
of eating based on the
traditional foods (and drinks) of
the countries surrounding the
Mediterranean Sea. The
Mediterranean Diet is not a diet,
as in “go on a diet,” even though
it is a great way to lose weight
or improve your health.

4. The Mediterranean Diet contains:
Fruits and Vegetables:
Mediterranean Diet provides
6-12 servings per day
Grain Products:
Mediterranean Diet provides
4-6 servings per day

6. Milk and Alternatives: The
Mediterranean Diet provides 1-3
servings of low fat dairy products per
day
Meat and Alternatives: The
Mediterranean Diet provides 1-2
servings of poultry, fish and shellfish
per day
Other: The Mediterranean Diet
recommends one glass of red wine daily
(for adults)
It also contains:

7. Olive Oil

8. Olive oil is one of the most
important products in the
Mediterranean Diet. It’s the
healthiest oil. It’s used for cooking,
but also for beauty products.
Greece produces a very large
amount of olive oil every year and
sells it to other countries which
have a colder climate and can’t
grow olive trees to produce it.

9. Epirus Products

10. Feta Cheese

11. Feta cheese is a Greek cheese
made mainly from sheep milk.
It’s salty and Epirus is famous
for it. One of the top dairy
products companies, Dodoni, is a
few km away from Ioannina.

12. Pies
Epirus is also very famous
for its pies (e.g. cheese,
vegetable, chicken)

13. One of the most famous pies of
Epirus is New Year’s Meat pie,
which has a coin in it. Whoever
finds it in his/her piece is
considered lucky for the rest of
the year.

14. Mineral Water

15. One famous bottling Greek
company is Epirotic
Bottling Industry S.A.
(VIKOS S.A.) which was
founded in 1990 and is one
of the most renowned and
reputable companies in the
bottled water market.

16. Vikos S.A. started business in
1992 by bottling natural
mineral water from a
homonymous source and
distributing it to the Greek
and foreign markets, whilst
maintaining its position as a
main supplier to the largest
supermarket chains.

17. Vikos natural mineral water
is bottled at source, using
the latest machinery and
without any human
intervention or other
processing throughout the
procedure, from its
pumping until its
distribution

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