Product Description
Indulge yourself with tasty and satisfying foods like pasta dishes, stir-fries, curries, risottos, noodle dishes, and sushi, all washed down with a glass of wine or beer. Stay active but don't bother with a formal exercise regimen, and set aside time every day to relax and unwind. You may find it hard to believe, but eating and living this way can help you stay lean and healthy, substantially reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer, and increase your chances of living longer. People from Mediterranean and Asian cultures have been living like this-and reaping the rewards-for more than 5,000 years. Now, in this unique cookbook and guide, Ric Watson and his wife, Trudy Thelander, demonstrate just how easy it is to realize the benefits of the MediterrAsian way-benefits that numerous scientific studies have documented over the last half century. They explain the common features of Mediterranean and Asian lifestyles-abundant amounts of plant foods and fish, small amounts of red meat, moderate alcohol consumption, physical activity, and time set aside to relax-and show you step by step how to make them part of your life. When you eat the MediterrAsian way, there's no skimping on taste-or satisfaction. You'll feast on more than 150 delicious recipes, including favorites like Pasta Primavera, Thai Chicken Stir-Fry, and Ham, Mushroom, and Tomato Pizza. You'll savor the intriguing flavors of Vietnamese Shrimp and Vegetable Rice Paper Rolls, Moroccan Stew with Couscous, and Teriyaki Chicken Noodles. And if you're in the mood for a burger or hot dog, Watson and Thelander offer several deliciously healthy versions. The book walks you through MediterrAsian food basics, shows you how to substitute daily activities for time at the gym, and explains how to take time out to enjoy life and relax. To help you plan your meals, it provides an easy-to-follow five-step MediterrAsian Balanced Meal System. There's even a fourteen-day MediterrAsian plan as well as example lifestyle scenarios to help you get into the swing of things. Complete with 50 tempting color food photographs, The MediterrAsian Way is all you need to enjoy the benefits of MediterrAsian living-starting today!

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 19 reviews)

MediterrAsian Cook Book by T. Vesey

4 Stars
October 06, 2009
The book is very thorough is discussing the advantage and disadvantages in the various foods. It also talks about the attitude towards food. another thing I like is they include an actual 14 day meal planner as well as lots of recipes. I have not been able to cook too many things, but I can't wait to try more dishes.

More than a Cookbook, A Life Changer by C Ray (Nashville, TN USA)

5 Stars
September 15, 2009
I first came across The MediterrAsian Way quite by accident. I was in the library looking for weight loss books prior to the New Year since one of my resolutions was to really make dietary changes in 2009. I checked out a handful of books & became extremely frustrated with weight loss "solutions" that I knew did not or would not work for me. Then I came to this book & got so excited, realizing I already LOVED this type of food. I had wanted to make a lifestyle change, not just go on another diet. The MediterrAsian Way, did that for me. I learned so much about good fat & bad fat, & based on the book came up with a memorization system for shopping, thinking of it alphabetically. M&P (mono & poly)=good, S&T (saturated & trans)=bad. I checked this book out the maximum amount of times allowed by my library, unaware of the website for the book at the time. I began to apply the principles in January. When I visited my doctor for a physical in July, I had lost 27 pounds, & my cholesterol levels were down significantly from the year before. People started asking me what I had been doing to lose weight & at first it didn't even dawn on me because I had made a lifestyle change & adapted to it so easily...The MediterrAsian Way. That is all I did differently! More olive oil, no butter. Healthy snacks like almonds & apples. Much more brown rice & fish & lean meat. This book has incredible recipes & ideas & it is very positive in its presentation, making it simple to make the changes needed to see improvement. I now consider this book my "bible" for healthy living. It has truly made a difference in my life & taken away much of my frustration over the idea of weight loss or deprivation. I do not feel deprived. I get plenty of flavor & I feel great. Thanks Rick & Trudy for inspiration & sharing your journey. I highly recommend "The MediterrAsian Way," to anyone wanting to make a positive lifestyle change. [...]

Absolutely Best Cookbook Out There! by D. Uvaydova (New York, NY USA)

5 Stars
August 03, 2009
Best Cookbook I have ever worked with! Great recipes, all of them delicious (rare to find a whole cookbook that just works!), quick, and very simple to follow. All the recipes use fresh, wonderful ingredients, and the outcome is so good, that you forget you're eating a healthy meal. I've got a 2 1/2 year old, and it's very hard to get him to eat a healthy meal, but he'll eat a lot of the recipes from this book, especially the Vietnamese Baked Fish, you've gotta try it! You'll love the fact that this book has different cuisines all in one place: Thai (mmm!), Italian, Greek, Japanese, Vietnamese, Provencal, Spanish, Indonesian, and Chinese. In addition, it's a wonderful read about following a healthy lifestyle, effortlessly! Check out their website, [...], to get an idea for what this is all about! And enjoy the book, it has SO MUCH wonderful information! :)

Thank goodness for this wonderful resource by K. Hummer

5 Stars
April 20, 2009
The MediterrAsian Way: A Cookbook and Guide to Health, Weight Loss, and Longevity, Combining the Best Features of Mediterranean and Asian Diets and Lifestyles I happened across the MediterrAsian website while googling "healthy Asian recipes" for bento. I came across the site, and have been so incredibly impressed that I have been searching the site and trying out recipes all day. I cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner from the recipes they provided. Everything came out incredibly flavorful and delicious, and the healthy eating logic simply makes sense. I ordered the cookbook today, and I consider this website a life saver. I just started to carry bento to work so that I would think ahead and make healthy lunches, and now I have delicious and healthy recipes from my favorite recipe regions. I am very interested in reading the lifestyle section of the book, because in my view, here in the US we don't enjoy our food or our "time" like other cultures. When I was studying in Italy, it was normal to relax, enjoy a long lunch, sit at a cafe and people watch, share a glass of wine with friends. We seriously lack a sense of simple enjoyment of the day, and many of us don't even realize it. KUDOS Ric and Trudy!

It's about time by Linda Yo, author of Asian Slim Secrets (San Diego, CA)

5 Stars
January 07, 2009
It's about time America change their focus from fad diets to a sustainable healthy way of eating. Following this method, people can eat plenty of foods, stay full and stay slim. This book reveals about the benefits of good carbs, whole grains and pastas and full of great recipes, especially seafood & poultry recipes.

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