It’s true that we have been serving our customers with traditional Mediterranean diet recipes, but here’s a new Avalon Pockets health tip – try the green Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet is one of the oldest and most prolific eating patterns that fosters good health and longevity and will…

All those research about the amazing health benefits of the Mediterranean diet and the Mediterranean lifestyle that the Mediterranean people practice (most are available online) leads to one inevitable conclusion – this is the kind of diet that we need to adapt and cultivate. But it also begs the…

The featured image above is called “The Sumerian King List,” which is a collection of ancient Sumerian Kings that had unusually long life span and ruled the different city-states of Sumer (modern day Iraq) in Southern Mesopotamia for thousands of years. Archaeologists consider this cuboid-looking clay tablet a hoax…

Alright. So now you’ve really adapted into the Mediterranean diet, what’s next? Well, you’re going to need several kitchen tools to help you prepare the Mediterranean-style recipes as close to the originals as you possibly can. In the 60+ years the Mediterranean diet has been a household name, a…

(Even if You Don’t Live in the Mediterranean) I’ve heard a lot of people complain to me and say, “How do I prepare my meals and make them as healthy as those in the Mediterranean diet recipes when I live in China or Australia or the Philippines?” That is…

Avalon Pockets is a family owned and operated business located in the heart of downtown Avalon, Florida. Having a rich family history from Lebanese, Egyptian, Jordanian and Greek roots, we pride ourselves with recipes that was handed down to us from generation to generation since the medieval times all…

They say that stories rise up out of the roots of an established idea. Well, since the Mediterranean diet has been around for thousands of years, it is bound to have a few tales here and there – including some misconceptions. It was not so long ago that the…

There is a decades’ worth of research with conclusive evidence to support the link between cardiovascular health and the Mediterranean diet or more appropriately, the Mediterranean lifestyle. It’s actually more than just a diet or eating pattern – it’s a lifestyle! But what does this diet actually look like,…

Research shows that the Mediterranean diet can help prevent and manage type 2 diabetes and its associated comorbidities. Most people with type 2 diabetes almost always have at least 1 comorbidity by the time they are diagnosed with this disease. In the United States 98% of adult Americans with…

Ever heard of the phrase “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”? In this article you will learn some healthy breakfast recipes that’s straight out of Mediterranean diet cookbooks and their specific health benefits. We get asked a lot on our social media pages “What should we…

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