{"id":865,"date":"2010-08-17T13:33:01","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T13:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/08\/diet-tip-tuesday-go-greek.html"},"modified":"2010-08-17T13:33:01","modified_gmt":"2010-08-17T13:33:01","slug":"diet-tip-tuesday-go-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/08\/diet-tip-tuesday-go-greek.html","title":{"rendered":"Diet Tip Tuesday: Go Greek (recipe included)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KICKOL-LOGO.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/import\/KICKOL-LOGO.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"215\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span>A recent study in the British Medical Journal reports that people who follow a Mediterranean-style diet &#8211; that features fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, fish and olive oil &#8211; may lower live longer!<br \/>\nFor the best in Mediterranean-Style recipe,<br \/>\ntry <strong>Our Lady of Weight Loss&#8217;s Homemade<br \/>\n<strong>Go Greek Hummus<\/strong><\/strong>!<br \/>\n<strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><br \/>\n2 cups dry chick peas (garbanzo beans) &#8211; about 5 cups cooked (save water)<br \/>\n1\/2 to 1\/3 cup Lebonese Tahini (sesame paste)<br \/>\n3\/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice<br \/>\n5 cloves garlic, peeled<br \/>\n1\/4 cup water (use chickpea cooking water)<br \/>\n3 tablespoons olive oil<br \/>\nsalt to taste<br \/>\n<strong>Instructions:<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace all ingredients &#8211; except olive oil &#8211; in a blender and blend into a thick paste. 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