Live longer, feel younger, lose weight, and have more energy by incorporating the Mediterranean way into your home kitchen.Take the advice of the professionals who rate the Mediterranean diet the #1 healthiest diet in the world year after year. By following a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, and led by fruits and vegetables-even drinking a little wine with meals-you can improve your brain function, lose weight, improve your heart health, reduce your cholesterol, prevent diseases, look and feel younger, and prolong your life. This affordable cookbook adapted from Amy Riolo's Ultimate Mediterranean Diet Cookbook offers the best, go-to, foolproof recipes with simple accessible ingredients, making it easy for anyone, no matter where you live, to access the benefits of this amazing lifestyle diet. Mediterranean Recipes (Quick and Easy) integrates the latest research and clinical findings with delicious, authentic, easy recipes and Mediterranean lifestyle tips that make changing your diet fun and rewarding. Spare in meat, the Mediterranean diet is budget-friendly as well. Using the Mediterranean Pyramid as a guide, this book gets to the core of the Mediterranean lifestyle, and explains what to eat, when to eat it, and why it is good for you. Authentic dishes like tzatziki, tagines, rice dishes, and vegetables galore bring flavor and taste to readily available ingredients, making all the recipes surprisingly quick and easy to make. The book features recipes from all countries in the region, including perennial favorites, lesser-known specialties, and contemporary twists on traditional fare. Each recipe offers nutritional and calorie information and variations for personal taste. Enjoy delicious, flavorful food and live a longer, healthier life with these vibrant Mediterranean recipes.