Mediterranean food is delicious - the luscious olive oil, the creamy feta cheese, the salty olives. So how is it possible that you can lose weight while eating it? "The Everything Mediterranean Diet Book" is an easy-to-digest collection of useful information and recipes that gives the reader a clear and straightforward understanding of the Mediterranean Diet and its central role in promoting lifelong good health. This easy-to-read overview, written for cooks of all abilities, outlines the key ingredients of the Mediterranean Diet and helps consumers focus on making healthy choices when they plan meals, shop for food, and cook at home. It features unique, tasty, easy-to-make, affordable, and nutritious recipes that are high in flavor such as: White Bean and Tomato Pizza; Grilled Fennel Shrimp; Pancetta with Peaches; and, Hazelnut Ricotta Cake. The recipes in the book, presented with a number of variations, show the reader how to follow this pattern and become familiar with the simple cooking techniques and accessible, highly variable flavors and tastes of the Mediterranean.