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It’s so easy to eat like a Mediterranean — and you don’t even have to leave home to do it!

To eat healthfully, the way you prepare food can be just as important as what you buy, says Bonnie Taub-Dix, a nutrition expert and the author of “Read It Before You Eat It.”

As a muffin-lover, I felt the need to come up with a foolproof recipe that would please my pants and palate. I also wanted to include ingredients that would not only provide good taste but also benefit my body.

“I used to cook, you know, kind of rich for my husband. I wanted to try to impress him with good food. But then I kinda liked the guy, so I wanted him to last a long time, so I started cooking more of the Mediterranean style, and that’s the way that I raise my children”

“Fat is not bad. We have become a nation that is fat phobic, yet we are not getting slimmer,” says Bonnie Taub-Dix, RD, author of Read it Before You Eat It.

“I highly recommend apple cider vinegar if it’s atop a salad to help keep you full and satisfied. It’s the salad that’s important — enjoy the vinegar but don’t expect it to push pounds away.”

“The ‘low fat’ message was interpreted as an invitation to indulge without keeping calories in mind,” says Taub-Dix.

“You have to assume that there is wiggle room – it’s about a 20 percent swing when it comes to food packages,” Bonnie Taub-Dix, MA, RD, CDN and author of Read It Before You Eat It, told us. “Unfortunately, when it comes to restaurants, I have found wide swings, depending on the chef who is preparing the dish! There is not always consistency, especially in smaller establishments.”