2. The Mediterranean Diet
If you want a very balanced diet, the Mediterranean diet is for you. This diet encourages a high consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables along with fish and poultry. Red meat however is shunned on this plan as you are to only consume it a few times per week. It’s one diet that has been renounced for helping improve heart health, so if heart disease runs in your family, this is one diet you may wish to consider.
You’ll also consume plenty of healthy fats in this plan coming from oils, nuts, seeds, and avocado’s, along with moderate amounts of dairy. Once again, processed foods and sweets are kept to a minimum.
Just one warning: if you are looking to lose a significant amount of weight on this plan, you’ll want to keep your intake of whole grains slightly lower than the plan suggests. Whole grains provide a lot of additional calories and therefore may need to be reduced.