It emphasizes moderate amounts of complex carbs, healthy fats, lean protein, and nutrients, which also improve cholesterol, blood sugar levels, etc..
Not exact matches
Because we tend to de-
emphasize grain intake in our WHFoods recipes and meal plans, and because we generally tend to
emphasize intake of low glycemic index foods that have limited to
moderate amounts of available carbohydrates, we set a WHFoods recommendation level of 225 grams for total carbohydrate — about 10 % higher than the low end of the range recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in its discussion of Dietary Reference Intakes.
In addition to
emphasizing fruit, vegetables, legumes, such as beans, chickpeas and lentils, and whole grains, both Mediterranean diets included
moderate amounts of fish and poultry.