Mediterranean Diet for Beginners: Everything You Need to Get Started. Easy and Healthy Mediterranean Diet Recipes for Weight Loss

by Brandon Hearn

Mediterranean Diet Named the Best Way to Get Healthy in 2019Here are the Main Reasons

Surprise! No Calorie CountingFresh FoodYou Can Eat Bread and Have Some WineYou Won't Be HungryYou Can Lose WeightYour Heart Will Thank YouFat Isn't ForbiddenThe Mediterranean diet is high in fresh fruits and vegetables and low in red meat and sugar.The concept of the Mediterranean diet comes from the countries that border the Mediterranean sea, where people historically ate mainly produce, nuts, and healthy fats.

The diet can help with weight loss, heart health, and diabetes prevention.

It's more than a diet, it's a lifestyle. The Mediterranean approach to food is a way of eating that includes balanced, whole foods, and is a way of planning meals and snacks that take into account seasonal products. You can find most foods at your local grocery store and farmers’ markets.

Genres: Cookbooks

99 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 22, 2019

Reviews

[Hanna Andrus · Rating 1 out of 5]

Brandon Hearn seems like a real scummy dude, if I’m being honest. My mom bought this book as she was advised by her doctor to go on the Mediterranean diet and needed a book that would educate her on what the diet is and how to follow it. This was not that book. A quick (and I cannot emphasize quick enough) skim through and I realized this book had no editor, no publisher, there are no numbers in the table of contents (pages might not be numbered at all, that I do not remember for sure) and the beginning of the book is almost unreadable between the absurd amount of typos and, at best, 9th grade grammar and organization. I asked her where she even found a book like this, she said it was a top pick on amazon. So, I looked him up and it was. This particular book has 4.5 stars on amazon with a surprising number of anonymous reviews, as in there was no account linked to it, and the ones that did have accounts only had reviews for his books. Which were, of course, all 5 stars with raving reviews. So... I’ll let you draw your own conclusions here... but I told my mom she was scammed.

[Jackie · Rating 1 out of 5]

A Mediterranean Diet may be healthy and an inspiration for weight loss and healthy eating, but this cookbook is a joke. If you want to make the recipes enticing, photographs of the dishes (preferable color photographs) are a must! And, I don’t mean postage-sized photographs...full page. The paper and binding on the cookbook does not assist a home cook who needs the book open while following a recipe. It just adds more frustration when the pages flop all over the place.

And, especially, even though it says you don’t have to follow calories, I am here to say, in my humble opinion, you do need nutritional information if you want to access your daily/weekly nutritional goals. Another sticking point: the table of contents does not list page numbers and there is no index.

Obviously, I haven’t tried any of the recipes because the book frustrates me no end. So, I cannot vouch for the quality of the recipe.

[Nancy Mohr]

I just read Mr. Hearn's book and found it helpful, towards making an initial shopping list and to know what foods to avoid. As an FYI and being half-Greek, the people from Crete are not called a "Crete" but a "Cretan". As many other reviewers commented, I was surprised by how many typos I saw on pages 7, 10, 44, 50, 77, 80, 92, 93, 96 and 98. I wondered why his proof reader didn't catch these, before the book went to print. Hopefully, the corrections will appear on the next printing. The unchecked mistakes don't make for a very good first impression. Mr. Hearn stated the Mediterraneans usually bake and grill their foods, instead of frying. But, many of the recipes called for skillet cooking of meats and vegetables. I do appreciate Mr. Hearn's efforts, his impressive background and the encouraging suggestions of new ingredients. I am excited to try these recipes, towards a healthier and slimmer me and my family in 2020 and beyond.

[Chris Neforos · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s ok, but not very “Mediterranean”.

The recipes were only loosely based on the Mediterranean diet, in my opinion. There were also a lot of spelling and grammar errors in the beginning text. Such as the word “and” appearing where it should have been “an”, or “win” when the word should have been “wine”.

[colleen pinkerton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simply: Are you ready for a Healthy Lifestyle?

Not only did Brandon explain the benefits of this lifestyle, he gave your ways to substitute the foods we eat for healthier foods. And then, the icing on the cake, Recipes! I have tried a few and love them. I am now waiting for my next book , the cook book.

[Jeremy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This cookbook has promise

I have not made any of the recipes yet, but I am looking forward to trying them soon! I like that there are pictures - recipes (or cookbooks) without pictures lose my interest pretty quickly.
There are a lot of glaring typos. Not the end of the world but it does distract a little.

[William Shea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good and Simple Start

The book has a couple good recipes and a good start for someone one wanted to change their diet. I think the books could have had more variety but it is a good start.

[Linda Camacho · Rating 1 out of 5]

Everything written is mostly common sense

First of all someone should spellcheck for this author.
The information is definitely the most basic most of it is just plain old common sense. And the recipes leave a lot to be desired for the average person

[Phillip M Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great recipes

It’s a common sense diet with a diversity of healthy food . You can’t go wrong with the Mediterranean diet.

[Julie Eggers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mediterranean Diet

Easy to follow recipes. Food is tasty and family friendly. Would recommend to family and friends. See why this diet is healthy.

[Irina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic understanding of the diet. A few recipes and tips. Not bad if you only have 10 minutes to skim through.

[SM · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disappointing, barely longer than a magazine article. I regret wasting my time on this.

[Chrysalis727 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good information to start with

Good information to start with as well as a few receipes to get you up and running. Not an exhaustive resource.

[James V Laney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too simple to provide discussion of research and principals - although there is a large print paragraph on research but there is no detail. Author wanted to get right to recipes

[Pam M · Rating 3 out of 5]

Need menus

Would be nice to have 1 week menu to help get started. How to balance meals and snacks. For a full week.

[Carla A. Crihfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was the basic intro to this genre that I needed to get my creativity a quick start. I will re-read it until the style becomes second nature.

[Juanita Pipkin · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are typos in this book! Basic recipes. Uninspiring

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

The recipes are very basic, with simple instructions. You can easily find similar recipes online with more pictures, tips, and tricks for free.