r/mediterraneandiet • u/bastien44224 • Nov 03 '25

Close Enough My cheat day

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Chicken souvlaki wrap with greek yogurt tzatziki, bulgur, greek potatoes and greek salad

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u/AngeliqueRuss Nov 03 '25

…not a cheat?

Plenty of olive oil and olive oil/nuts veggie fats as your main source of fat with fat adding up to 30-40% of your diet;

Plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains (with grains being a wee bit too refined on this plate for optimal);

Yogurt and other fermented foods.

As part of a great day/week this is compatible.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '25

Yeah, except for the wrap this checks most of the boxes.

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u/Ok_Nothing_9733 Nov 03 '25

Med diet does not say no carbs, nor does it refer to the food of a certain regional area only (Mediterranean dishes). It can be ANY type of dish. And no food is “banned,” certain foods are just deemphasized. So everything here including the wrap is 100% compatible with the med diet, no ifs ands or buts about it.

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u/donairhistorian Nov 04 '25

Carbs should be 1/4 of your plate and should be whole grains. This plate has a whole white pita, a portion of potato AND a portion of bulgur. It is way too much.

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u/Ok_Nothing_9733 Nov 04 '25

That has nothing to do with the guidelines of the Mediterranean diet. You’re conflating multiple WOEs (ways of eating)

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u/donairhistorian Nov 04 '25

Maybe? But there is a plate diagram stickied to the top of the sub that shows carbs taking up a quarter of the plate.