Hi, do you think medjool dates and prunes would be alright to have on the Mediterranean diet . Thank you

Yes however prunes are on the ‘avoid list’ for FODMAP. So if you react to those tyoes of food they are best avoided. Medjool dates are a good alternative natural sweetener.

That’s great, thank you.

My DH eats lots of these weekly. He chops them to add to morning porridge as well as munching them in the afternoons along with an apple.

Yes if you stick to recommended serving sizes (30g dried fruit in the UK), and don’t have too often because they are very high in sugar.

Dr Mosley recommends reducing all sugar and sweeteners, and focusing on veg not fruit. It is notable that there are only two ‘treat’ recipes and suggested snacks are savoury (eg. veg sticks/ nuts).

HTH!

I find fruit and veg. difficult to eat but my husband eats a good mix of everything that we can buy on the markets. Most of our meals are cooked from scratch but I have fads …….

Just checking my FODMAP list and dates are a no-go if you have an intolerance to that type of sugar….