7 Reasons Why Healthy Mediterranean Breakfasts Live Up to the Hype | mediterranean diet
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- We’ve all heard a healthy breakfast is the most important meal of the day but why? In this video, I’ll give you 7 solid reasons why the experts say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, 4 Mediterranean diet guidelines to follow when you’re enjoying a little breakfast every day and a slew of quick, healthy breakfast ideas to start your day off right. Ordinary ingredients turn into extraordinary dishes in easy Mediterranean diet recipes!
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I put chia seeds and walnuts in my smoothies and Greek yogurt ! Or cereal
Last week I was eating Costco croissants exclusively for breakfast so I'm not feeling too good. We got them because our son loves croissants and they're a texture he really enjoys lately. However, I am trying to get back on track! Yesterday I had ezekiel bread with peanut butter and banana and today I had teff granola with soymilk and blueberries. I believe in the breakfast hype!
OMG, Maya! I remember those Costco croissants really well...I should have bought stock in them for as many as we ate too. And clearly your little boy has good taste which is always a good thing! My best trick at the time was freezing them, making a little slit in the middle and sliding in a Dove dark chocolate before reheating for a personal Parisian pain au chocolat! Ah well, we all have to start somewhere and it's never a bad thing to enjoy something from the other side of the mountain once in a while! Nice to hear from you, Maya! Thanks for sharing your little story so that I could reminisce about mine. Cheers, Caroline
Caroline, I am at such a disadvantage right now. I am binge watching your videos and am so glad I found you!!!! My husband and I can so enjoy and benefit from this way of eating. However, I am awaiting a hip replacement and am in great pain and cannot spend time in the kitchen chopping and preparing what I need to. Putting it all on my husband seems unfair, but I am creating a "new" grocery list for him based on your principles. It's a little overwhelming right now, but we can do it! I love your spirit, and just wait til I am healed!!😀
Hi Sharon! And great for you… one of my sisters had a hip replacement last year and so I understand how difficult the recovery process can be. Thank goodness your husband is there to give you a hand. Hey, and it’s better to be binge watching than binge eating, right?? ha ha ha. Maybe you and your hubby can set up a little chopping board for you sitting down and he can do the standing up stuff. All my very best to you. Congratulations on your dedication to a healthy road ahead! Cheers, Caroline
Oh I have been there right where you are. You might be able to find things already chopped and prepared. The Wegmans and Publix stores around here have them .
@@ellenradford8582 Hi Ellen and how sweet of you to lend a helping hand with some ideas for @sharongodwin1477. Thanks much! C
I also had hip surgery ! I had major pain! I ran a lot of miles . ! Now I go walking up to 5 miles ! I did keto years ago! I had 2A/fib and I have 29% clogged arteries !. I was looking at plant based too!!
I also had hip surgery last March z! I had major pain! From a lot of running and miles! I did keto years ago! Now have 29% clogged arteries.! I was looking into plant based z
When I’m braking my fast.!! It’s either oatmeal filled with blueberries’ cinnamon ! Walnuts’ or I’ll make toast with avocado 🥑! Or bran cereal
Your breakfasts are a lot like ours! nice healthy ways to start the day.
I make a
Strawberries and pineapple .. banana. Unsweetened almond milk! Blueberry
Sounds tasty!
Thank you for such great information. I love breakfast and love the idea of a small breakfast and a second later in the morning.
Hi Karen! Thanks for chiming in on the chat! I hope it works for you too… Cheers, Caroline
I had hip surgery with major pain.! From major running ! I did keto years ago.! I have now 29% clogged arteries! I was looking into vegan too! ! I go walking now ! No more running ! Life weighs every day z.!
Sounds like you are overcoming some pretty major obstacles but that you're dedicated! Good for you.
TWO BREAKFASTS?! 😃 I love it!!! This video made my day! ❤ I’ve been trying intermittent fasting, but it just doesn’t work for me. My eating window has been 11am-5pm. I hate it. I haven’t lost any more than the initial water weight. I have lost my ability to focus. Breakfast is my favorite meal! Your ideas are amazing and your videos are absolutely beautiful 🤩 My heritage is from the Azores and I grew up on Mediterranean food. It’s comfort food for me. Thank you for your wonderful work Caroline!!! ❤❤❤
Thanks, Tink! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video. I’ve heard that intermittent fasting is pretty popular but I just stick to what I know… healthy balanced meals. That photo I show where the caption says it was our mid-morning breakfast really was last week. And we go there at least 2 times a week since it is at the base of our city apartment. I like the 2-breakfast idea because I can have a little something to get started working early and then around 10:30-11, when I need a mental break, we head down to the cafe and have our second breakfast for a 30 minute break. It is pretty much standard for people here…everybody stops at 10:30 for 30 minutes, has a little something and it helps tide them over until our normal lunch time at 2pm. Thanks again for the positivity. it really helps me when I know what I’m doing is helping. Cheers, Caroline
Great, informative video! Lots of wonderful breakfast ideas! I have overnight oats every morning and love it!
I always look forward to all of your videos! Thanks Caroline!
And thanks you for letting me know! Always nice to hear from you. Cheers, Caroline
I just found your channel and AM so thankful I did!
Thanks, Geno! I could see a great number of comments you’ve shared and I’m grateful you are so engaged in the conversation. Thanks much! Cheers, Caroline
Great video Caroline. My favorite breakfast consist of 100g of unsweetened Greek yogurt, 1/2 a cup of blueberries 🫐 and 3 tablespoons of bio muesli. I always have a banana 🍌 at around noon to keep my energy level till lunch at around 2 o’clock.
Hi fellow-sort of-Spaniard! Sounds like you go for the same breakfast (and sometimes dinner) we have lots of mornings. Have you tried the new sugar-free muesli from Mercadona? Pretty good packaged option I think. Cheers, Caroline
@@mediterraneanminutes Exactly what I purchase from Mercadona, sugar muesli and at a very affordable price.
Thank you so much for
Your video I needed this, great choices for breakfast,
I just made myself a great open face veggie 2 egg omelette with a high protein tortilla
It was delicious 😋
Sounds yummy, Karen!
Im loving your channel. Im about to hit 50 and ive got to be smarter. I never ate breakfast...ever! Not even when i was a kid. But im finding i need to eat healthy & breakfast or else my body just doesn't feel good. Things i ate in my youth or fasting just makes me feel ick. Im exercising more and this last weekend went through my cabinets reading labels and starting my Mediterranean overhaul.
Wow, Sally Jean. Sounds like you are really committed so I know it’s going to make a big difference for you. That’s awesome! Best of luck with your new healthy journey… and remember ot have fun out there! Cheers, Caroline
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Thanks, Chef!
I am enjoying your videos. I wish you had a book I could just sit & devour. Thank you. Recipes are great!
Hi and thanks for the encouraging words. Sometimes I wish I had a book too but I just can’t seem to cram it into my schedule. Being a one-person effort, it’s about all I can do to keep up with the channel! Cheers, Caroline
Such great information & tips! Thanks!
Hi again and thanks! You’re the first to say so and it’s so nice to hear. Cheers, Caroline
What do you say to people that may eat a lot of the whole green options like oatmeal with no refined sugars or the whole-grain toast with some protein or fat but still get hungry an hour or two later? Because that is my dilemma. I usually have to have a large amount of protein and fat like a veggie omelette and avocado to truly feel like it’s not messing with my blood sugar. As well, my biggest issue is not giving into eating a bowl of cereal immediately the second, I wake up with my four-year-old and she’s demanding food :-) we don’t eat the most horrible stuff, but also not 100% whole grain. It’s usually quaker oats squares and or Cheerios and great grains cereal.
Hi Beah and thanks for the great questions. It’s great that you are going for whole grains in the morning, You’ve got the right idea. Just remember to try to keep it balanced with both protein and healthy fats too. Some others have addressed this same issue and I would suggest that if you can get in a balance of at least 20 grams of protein, eight to 10 grams of fiber and 10 to 15 grams of unsaturated fats, totaling about 300 to 350 calories, this might work best to keep you feeling fuller longer. As I recall, Cherrios are a good packaged cereal option as are unsweetened shredded wheat but watch out for the Quaker Oat Squares…I know them well, used to eat them all the time when I was younger. Just read the back, the amount of added sugars is pretty insane! Best of luck, it sounds like you are really focused on eating healthier and that’s what counts. Cheers, Caroline
Just wondering what is the red stuff under the banana in the smoothie picture? Apple? Beets? Plums?
Sorry it wasn’t clearer, Rebekah, it is cooked beet… but any of your suggestions would work too! Cheers, Caroline
I do enjoy your videos. Looking forward to trying a few of these options starting tomorrow.
Hi Laura - Hope you enjoy starting your day with a few new ideas. For me, it’s always fun to try something even if it doesn’t always stick, when it does, I feel great about expanding my options. Hope you find a few that work for you! Cheers, Caroline
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Thanks for the nice comment. Nice thing for me to see first thing in the morning! Hope you have a great day too. Cheers, Caroline
I need to try the 2 breakfast plan. My workday is kind of set up for that I just am never sure how to do it without overeating. I leave for work at 6:20am, get a 15 minute break around 8, and usually eat lunch at 11am! I need food before work, but if I eat a bigger breakfast I can't eat on my break because I am too full and uncomfortable but come lunchtime I am ravenous. If I eat smaller before I leave then save my real breakfast for 8am, I am not hungry for my lunch at 11.
It’s a challenge for sure. We adjusted to this way of eating pretty quickly when we moved to Spain in part because lunch is not served until 2pm and I can’t make it that long without a little something around 11am but I also need something first thing in the morning to get going mentally. The other challenge is to make sure you don’t eat 2 full breakfasts… just try to balance the 2 out with smaller amounts and you would be probably feel full enough. If you wanted to use some measurement sticks, think of the right amount for a breakfast total as at least 20 grams of protein, eight to 10 grams of fiber and 10 to 15 grams of unsaturated fats, totaling about 300 to 350 calories. I’m not a big beleiver in counting numbers, but this might help you with a general guideline. Thanks for joining in the conversation and good luck with it! Cheers, Caroline
@@mediterraneanminutes Thanks for the guidelines. I think I'm going to shoot for whole grain toast/nut butter/sliced banana for my 1st/wakeup meal, then do a hardboiled egg as my 2nd/snack meal. I would love 2pm lunch! Unfortunately that is out of my control at work.
@@rorykahneisenberg5299 Hi Rory. Sounds like a great plan, good luck with it! Cheers, Caroline
Is full fat Greek yogurt, better than nonfat or low-fat Greek yogurt which do you use?
Hi Teresa - Either is fine depending on your preference. Because George watches his cholesterol without taking any medications, he has found that eliminating all animal fats has done the trick. Down 60 points and steady. So we now use non-fat yogurt but make sure than the brand doesn't add ANYTHING to it. No sugars, no flavors, no additives. My favorite brand is Fage.
You are such a delight to watch. I have learned so much by watching your videos.😊❤
Oh thank you, Petra. I’m so happy you are enjoying the videos! Cheers, Caroline
Hi Caroline,
I know processed food is not healthy, but isn't sour dough processed?
Hi Kerry! If you can find whole grain sour dough that is the best option because it will also provide fiber. But check out the nutrition label to see how much added sugars are in it too.As far as processed breads go, it is the breads made with refined (white) flour/grain and added sugars that aren’t so good. The fermented yeast itself that the “sour” comes from is a prebiotic so according to some studies, it is great for your gut.
I have just found out I’m having heart problems and he wanted me to get on mediterranean diet any way I’m new to this diet and I need help I have a hard time sticking with diet s
Hi there user-zt! and thanks for sharing your heart health issue. Sorry to hear it but glad to know you want to use your diet to improve things. I’m so happy you found my channel. I’ve got lots of videos that will introduce you to the Mediterranean way to eat every day to help you on your new healthy journey. And one I published 2 weeks ago about how to stock your kitchen to help you stay on track since you mentioned this might be a big hurdle. As you explore, let me know if other questions come up, I’ll be happy to answer back. Cheers, Caroline
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