For years now we have been hearing how healthy the Mediterranean diet is. The recent study in New England Journal of Medicine confirmed what we already knew: This type of eating is good for the heart.

A component of the diet we don't hear much about is...

Have you ever had a Greek breakfast? Most think it is nonexistent, or made up of a cigarette and a coffee. However, Greece has a rich tradition when it comes to breakfasts. Unfortunately though, if you are a tourist, you won't get to taste it at most hotels or restaurants...

With just a few small changes to your celebratory dinners you can add a taste of the Greek-Mediterranean diet but also the health benefits of this diet, without changing your menu all that much.

1. Serve Mediterranean dips. Instead of heavy cheese dips rich...

The Greek salad is one of the most popular and well-known Greek dishes outside and inside Greece. Greeks love the horiatiki, which means village in Greek. In the summer months it is present on most Greek tables at home and at the tavernes.

While there are variations around Greece, it...

Greeks know their cheese. Statistics on cheese consumption place Greeks as the highest consumers (per capita) of cheese in the world. Yes, it appears that the average Greek consumes about 50-65 pounds (23-30 kg) of cheese a year. How? Blame it on the feta; at least half of...

The traditional Greek diet circa 1960 is considered one of the healthiest, if not the healthiest diet, in the world. It served as the basis of the Mediterranean diet as we know it today. Let's see 5 healthy habits of the Greeks.

In the last few years, "Greek" yogurt has become uber-popular, adored by dieters and foodies alike, for its taste, texture, versatility and nutritional qualities. Sales of this thick yogurt have doubled in the U.S. in the past 5 years and some call it a cultural phenomenon. Governor Cuomo organized a...