New to the Mediterranean diet?
Begin with the ingredients that make this way of eating so enjoyable: colourful vegetables, olive oil, fish, herbs, nuts and simple home cooking.
About us
MediterraneanDiet.co.uk is here to help you bring Mediterranean flavour to everyday meals. Fresh ingredients, simple cooking and a little less reliance on starch are at the heart of our approach.
If you’ve ever asked these questions, you’re in the right place:
- What does a lower-carb Mediterranean diet look like?
- What can I eat instead of lots of pasta, rice and bread?
- How can I make it work in my own kitchen?
What can you get from us?
Explore free articles, practical meal ideas and everyday shopping tips. A free starter ebook, a paid guidebook and an online video course are in preparation.
How our guides help
Turn the ideas into meals you recognise. Learn how to balance your plate, choose ingredients and make room for less pasta, rice, bread and potatoes.
How to make a start
Choose one familiar meal. Add more vegetables, include a protein source and try a smaller portion of starch. Build from there at a pace that suits you.
Why rethink what fills your plate?
It’s easy for bread, pasta, rice or potatoes to become the biggest part of a meal. We start somewhere different: vegetables, a protein source, olive oil, herbs and plenty of flavour.
Less starch can still mean a proper, satisfying meal. Think lemon fish with roasted vegetables, a Greek-style salad with eggs, or courgettes with a rich tomato sauce.
This is our lower-carb adaptation of Mediterranean eating. Traditional versions often include wholegrains and pulses; you can adjust portions to your own needs.
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Practical guides for your everyday life
Good intentions are easier to put into practice when you know what to cook and what to buy. Our articles already offer simple explanations, a shopping list and a flexible seven-day menu.
We’re preparing more resources to help you explore lower-carb Mediterranean eating: a free starter ebook, a detailed paid ebook at £27, and an online video course at £47, including the paid ebook.
These products are coming soon. Their final contents and launch dates are still to be confirmed, and no orders or payments are being taken.
Explore the guidesMake Mediterranean eating part of your day
Six useful things to learn, practise and make your own.
Understand the approach
Discover what Mediterranean eating looks like and how our lower-carb adaptation changes the balance of the plate.
Choose everyday ingredients
Get to know vegetables, olive oil, fish, eggs, nuts and modest portions of pulses. Find options that suit your tastes and budget.
Make simple food swaps
Explore courgette ribbons, roasted vegetables and other accompaniments that make familiar meals less reliant on starch.
Plan a useful week
Use our free seven-day meal plan to organise meals and shopping, with enough flexibility for your own routine.
Learn at your own pace
Read a short article now, revisit a guide later and put one idea into practice. Our planned course will offer another way to learn.
Build lasting habits
Keep the pleasure of cooking and eating. Focus on small, repeatable choices and realistic expectations, rather than an all-or-nothing rulebook.
Hi, I’m Jonathan
I’m Jonathan, the owner of MediterraneanDiet.co.uk. My aim with this website is to make a lower-carb approach to Mediterranean eating clear, practical and enjoyable.
You’ll find ideas for real meals, straightforward ingredient choices and small changes you can try in your own kitchen. Start with something useful to you, then build on it.
I’m grateful for you being here. Thank you.
This is a food-education website. We do not provide a clinical service or claim medical qualifications, and the content has not been independently clinically reviewed. Where we discuss health, we link sources and explain the limits of the evidence.
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