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New Study Says Mediterranean-Style Diet Can Save You Money, Study Finds Posted on April 16, 2013 i already knew that eating like a Greek may be good for your health. But, if done right, it could save you money, too. a new study i read about found that eating a plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet costs less than buying specially made diet foods or lean cuts of meat. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsIn fact, the study’s participants slashed their food bills by more than 50 percent. That’s especially good news for low-income people who lack easy access to nutritional foods. The study was published in the March issue of the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. It’s based on dietitian Mary Flynn’s research into a plant-based diet she developed that emphasizes cooking with olive oil and follows a Mediterranean diet pattern. The study comes on the heels of new research suggesting a Mediterranean diet – particularly one rich with extra virgin olive oil and nuts – lowers the risk of stroke and other heart problems by 30 percent among high-risk individuals. Researchers from The Miriam Hospital, in Providence, r.i., teamed with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank to create a Mediterranean-style diet using foods available at the food bank, including olive oil, vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. “i had a number of people – mainly women from my breast cancer weight loss study – say how inexpensive a Mediterranean-style diet was, so i approached the food bank about designing a study using food pantry items for the recipes,” Flynn, the study’s lead author and a research dietitian at The Miriam Hospital, said. (Click here to see a news release about the study.) She noted that meat, poultry and seafood are the priciest items in a household’s food budget, especially the recommended lower-fat versions. Typical low-income homes spend grocery money on these items first, allocating far less to vegetables and fruits. But Flynn said a healthy diet can be very economical if you change the focus to eliminating foods not needed to improve health – like meat, snacks, desserts and carbonated beverages. Flynn recruited 83 clients from emergency food pantries and low-income housing sites for the 34-week study; 63 completed the program. The participants attended six weeks of cooking classes, where instructors prepared quick and easy plant-based recipes that used ingredients like olive oil, whole grain pasta, brown rice, fruits and vegetables. After class, they received a bag of groceries with most of the ingredients to make three of the provided recipes for their family. The participants were then tracked for six months after the cooking program ended. Grocery receipts were collected throughout the study and researchers observed significant drops in purchases of meat, carbonated beverages, desserts and snacks. At the same time, there was a rise in the number of different vegetables and fruits consumed each month. “Not only did study participants cut their food spending by more than half, saving nearly $40 per week, we also found that the reliance on a food pantry decreased as well, from 68 percent at the start of the study to 54 percent, demonstrating a clear decline in food insecurity,” Flynn said. Following a plant-based diet also produced some unexpected health benefits, according to Flynn. About half the participants lost weight, which was not a study objective, and there was an overall drop in body mass index, or bmi. “Our results also suggest that including a few plant-based meals per week is an attainable goal that will not only improve their health and diet, but also lower their food costs,” Flynn said. California Olive Ranch Master Miller Bob Singletary Eat Cheap, Go Greek New Study Says Mediterranean-Style Diet Can Save You Money, Study Finds Posted on April 16, 2013 i already knew that eating like a Greek may be good for your health. But, if done right, it could save you money, too. a new study i read about found that eating a plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet costs less than buying specially made diet foods or lean cuts of meat. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsIn fact, the study’s participants slashed their food bills by more than 50 percent. That’s especially good news for low-income people who lack easy access to nutritional foods. The study was published in the March issue of the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. It’s based on dietitian Mary Flynn’s research into a plant-based diet she developed that emphasizes cooking with olive oil and follows a Mediterranean diet pattern. The study comes on the heels of new research suggesting a Mediterranean diet – particularly one rich with extra virgin olive oil and nuts – lowers the risk of stroke and other heart problems by 30 percent among high-risk individuals. Researchers from The Miriam Hospital, in Providence, r.i., teamed with the Rhode Island Community Food Bank to create a Mediterranean-style diet using foods available at the food bank, including olive oil, vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. “i had a number of people – mainly women from my breast cancer weight loss study – say how inexpensive a Mediterranean-style diet was, so i approached the food bank about designing a study using food pantry items for the recipes,” Flynn, the study’s lead author and a research dietitian at The Miriam Hospital, said. (Click here to see a news release about the study.) She noted that meat, poultry and seafood are the priciest items in a household’s food budget, especially the recommended lower-fat versions. Typical low-income homes spend grocery money on these items first, allocating far less to vegetables and fruits. But Flynn said a healthy diet can be very economical if you change the focus to eliminating foods not needed to improve health – like meat, snacks, desserts and carbonated beverages. Flynn recruited 83 clients from emergency food pantries and low-income housing sites for the 34-week study; 63 completed the program. The participants attended six weeks of cooking classes, where instructors prepared quick and easy plant-based recipes that used ingredients like olive oil, whole grain pasta, brown rice, fruits and vegetables. After class, they received a bag of groceries with most of the ingredients to make three of the provided recipes for their family. The participants were then tracked for six months after the cooking program ended. Grocery receipts were collected throughout the study and researchers observed significant drops in purchases of meat, carbonated beverages, desserts and snacks. At the same time, there was a rise in the number of different vegetables and fruits consumed each month. “Not only did study participants cut their food spending by more than half, saving nearly $40 per week, we also found that the reliance on a food pantry decreased as well, from 68 percent at the start of the study to 54 percent, demonstrating a clear decline in food insecurity,” Flynn said. Following a plant-based diet also produced some unexpected health benefits, according to Flynn. About half the participants lost weight, which was not a study objective, and there was an overall drop in body mass index, or bmi. “Our results also suggest that including a few plant-based meals per week is an attainable goal that will not only improve their health and diet, but also lower their food costs,” Flynn said. California Olive Ranch Master Miller Bob Singletary Eat Cheap, Go Greek By Olive Oil Chic 04/17/13 21:13 Olive oil... I already knew that eating like a Greek may be good for your health. But, if done right, it could save you money, too. A new study I read about found that eating a plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet costs less than buying specially made...
Healthy Meal Plan 18-24 March 2013 Healthy Meal Plan 18-24 March 2013 By Gourmandelle Lifestyle Blog 03/18/13 18:43 Many people have asked me what my daily menu looks like, so I decided to create weekly menu plans for everyone who wants to eat healthy, vegan/vegetarian foods. The menu is from Monday to Sunday and each day has 6 recipes divided into breakfast, lunch,...
Healthy Meal Plan 18-24 March 2013 Healthy Meal Plan 18-24 March 2013 By Gourmandelle Lifestyle Blog 03/18/13 18:43 Many people have asked me what my daily menu looks like, so I decided to create weekly menu plans for everyone who wants to eat healthy, vegan/vegetarian foods. The menu is from Monday to Sunday and each day has 6 recipes divided into breakfast, lunch,...
Healthy Late Night Eating: Meals, Snacks … And Pizza Pie Healthy Late Night Eating: Meals, Snacks … And Pizza Pie By Gourmet Food Garden 02/04/13 16:36 Pizza routinely is panned as being an unhealthy food choice. The fact is that healthy variations of the beloved pizza pie represent ideal healthy late night meal and snack alternatives. Before turning attention to specific types of late night pizza selections,...
I Need Quick and Healthy Meal – Ham, Eggs and Vegetable Scramble I Need Quick and Healthy Meal – Ham, Eggs and Vegetable Scramble By Mother Rimmy 12/22/12 16:49 This holiday season I just can’t seem to pull things together. I’ve become the ultimate procrastinator. I have yet to finalize our dinner menu, and finally finished shopping. That’s not to say that I’ve wrapped a single gift. Since procrastination isn’t...
Healthy Eating: Guest Post: Holiday Meals that Taste Great and Won't Add to Your Waistline Healthy Eating: Guest Post: Holiday Meals that Taste Great and Won't Add to Your Waistline By Simple Living and Eating 12/10/12 06:00 Photo Source: Dear Kitchen Let's Be Friends: Shrimp Scampi When the holidays roll around, we often allow ourselves to cheat a bit and stray away from our diets. By the time the new year comes, we find that our clothes are a little more snug than they usually...
Quick & Healthy Meals with Ozganics Quick & Healthy Meals with Ozganics By Just As Delish 12/01/12 06:00 Imagine food grown using the age-old methods of Mother Nature herself. That means no chemicals, fertilizers, irradiation, artificial food additives or genetic tampering in the production of food. Anni Brownjohns, founder of Ozganics – an Australian owned...
Make a Healthy Meal in Minutes Make a Healthy Meal in Minutes By It's Easy Being Vegan 10/05/12 15:49 From time-to-time, I rerun posts I consider classics from It’s Easy Being Vegan. This is one of them. Eating vegan and healthy can be quite simple. It’s a myth that all veg-heads live on salads alone, but salads make a hearty and healthy meal when done...
5 Essential Elements That Make Indian Meals a Healthy Choice 5 Essential Elements That Make Indian Meals a Healthy Choice By Peri's Spice Ladle 04/20/12 15:00 Let me paint a picture for you in words; this is how a home-cooked meal looks in an Indian home (no one-pot-meal wonders here.) At the dinner table, a curried or dry vegetable preparation like this spinach curry or okra takes center stage along with the...
Freshly Baked Chicken Nuggets: a Healthy Happy Meal Freshly Baked Chicken Nuggets: a Healthy Happy Meal By Carmen's Kitchen 01/24/12 03:11 There was a terrifying article about fast-food chicken nuggets circulated around the internet last week that showed a picture of some pink colored mash that looked like ice-cream. It wasn't. It turned out to be machine processed chicken. What the machine...
10 Simple, Healthy Vegan Meals 10 Simple, Healthy Vegan Meals By It's Easy Being Vegan 01/12/12 16:30 To all the naysayers who think eating vegan is too hard or expensive, I offer 10 simple and healthy vegan meal ideas: Spaghetti and red sauce. Add some mushrooms or broccoli to a jar of red sauce and voilà, a healthy meal. Big salad with toast smeared with...
Guest Post: From a Healthy Grocery List Down to Actual Food Preparation – a Guide to a Perfect Home-Cooked Meal Guest Post: From a Healthy Grocery List Down to Actual Food Preparation – a Guide to a Perfect Home-Cooked Meal By Raksha's Kitchen 12/03/11 15:29 Thanks to the contributing Blogger Carolyn Knight for this wonderful article. She is a writer from Austin, TX and wanted to do a guest post on this blog. From a Healthy Grocery List Down to Actual Food Preparation – A Guide to a Perfect Home-Cooked Meal...
Make a Healthy Meal in 5 Minutes Make a Healthy Meal in 5 Minutes By It's Easy Being Vegan 10/18/11 13:03 It’s easy being vegan ’cause salads make a great meal. It’s a myth that all veg-heads live on salads alone. But! Salads make a hearty and healthy meal when done right. Best of all, you can prepare about five days worth of ingredients in about an hour, making...
Meal planning - heading towards healthy Meal planning - heading towards healthy By Jenny Eatwell's Rhubarb & Ginger 08/03/11 23:43 Can't see me ever achieving this! This week's meal plan has, of necessity, something of a bias towards the healthy. Only a bias, you understand - I've not gone completely mad and thrown out ALL the cream, or the cheese, or the pastry! I decided that once...

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