Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will conduct a free upcoming Virtual Mediterranean Cooking School hosted by Lamar, Red River, Kaufman, Tarrant and Dallas county extension agents on Monday through Feb. 19. The program will encompass cooking demos, food safety, recipes and a cookbook available for participants that complete the series.
In a diet ranking article published by The U.S. News, more than 40 diets were evaluated, and the Mediterranean diet came in first place for best overall diet, best plant-based, best in heart health, best in easiest to follow and the list goes on. The Mediterranean diet came about in the 1960s when it became apparent that coronary heart disease caused fewer deaths in the Mediterranean countries, like Greece and Italy, than in the United States. And further studies found the diet promoted decreased risk factors for cardiovascular disease.