Even with all the new diet plans on the market today, one of the healthiest may be a regimen that's centuries old-the Mediterranean diet, which consists of large amounts of fresh fruit and vegetables, salads, nuts, seeds, beans (including chickpeas), omega-3-rich oily fish, olives and olive oil.

 

According to scientists, these foods provide health benefits due to their antioxidant properties. For example, children who eat a normal Mediterranean diet are 30 percent less likely to develop hay fever. The diet has also been shown to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and several cancers.

Eat, drink and be healthy:
Made from authentic Mediterranean recipes and containing fresh chickpeas, Sabra's trans fat- and cholesterol-free dips and spreads can be a delicious staple of a healthy diet.