Mediterranean Diet Foods & Pyramid
Fruits grains and vegetables in the Mediterranean diet 
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Healthy Diabetic Breakfast Foods
If you’re a diabetic, breakfast is a critical element to feeling good throughout the day. Because it’s the first meal of the day, breakfast for diabetics restores glucose in the body from the night before. Your body is without food for approximately 7-10 hours during the wee hours of the morning; therefore, you should replenish it with a nutritional breakfast. For diabetics, however, eating the right foods is essential to good health.
St. Patrick’s Day Foods & Recipes
Saint Patrick’s Day is a day for celebrating Irish history and tradition. Irish foods include Irish Soda Bread, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Traditional Irish Stew, Leprechaun Pie, Green Velvet Cupcakes. Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by sharing a “traditional” meal of corned beef and cabbage.  A meal with a “green” theme is the best for St. Patrick’s Day Irish cusine.  Spinach, asparagus, any leafy greens, potatoes or rice with parsley, and a minty green dessert. Below is a selection of classic Irish recipes, and a few modern variations, to celebrate this Saint Patrick’s Day.
Dairy Products and Weight Loss
Dairy products are a good source of vitamin D and calcium and these are important nutrients. Milk, cheese, and yogurt may make it easier to lose those extra pounds, breakdown fat cells faster, and burn fat without cutting back drastically on calories. They’re low fat. Obese adults who ate a high-dairy diet lost significantly more weight and fat than those who ate a low-dairy diet containing the same number of calories.
Best Weight-loss Food — Lean Proteins
Include lean protein with each meal for a powerful way to fight hunger pains and naturally lose weight. Lean protein is an important part of any healthy diet and can help you with your weight-loss efforts. Lean protein provides you with a sense of satiety (fullness) and can help prevent overeating.
