I talked with my doctor today and he said I should adopt the Mediterranean diet for my health.

So I’m ordering pizza.

@TheBreadmonkey am I doing this right?

@wendynather @TheBreadmonkey
I've always wondered how much the benefits of 'the Mediterranean diet' was just "having affordable access to socialized medical care."
@rmd1023 @wendynather @TheBreadmonkey and reasonable working hours that leave you time to enjoy your meals
@kluthulhu @wendynather @TheBreadmonkey
VACATION? PEOPLE OVER THERE HAVE VACATION TIME? AND SICK TIME?
@rmd1023 @kluthulhu @TheBreadmonkey I need to try all of these. FOR SCIENCE!
@rmd1023 @wendynather @TheBreadmonkey yes, and they are two separate things 😅
@wendynather @TheBreadmonkey You should have a glass of wine too.
@wendynather @TheBreadmonkey Only if you drink questionable amounts of cheap red wine with it

@wendynather

Pizza is always right

@wendynather @TheBreadmonkey don’t forget the gelato, espresso, and plenty of wine

@wendynather @TheBreadmonkey

ask anyone in the Med what they crave to eat and you'll get things like:

greece: souvlaki
sicily: arancini
napoli: margarita pizza
france/nice: socca, onion tarts
morocco: couscous, tagine

have i helped?

@wendynather @TheBreadmonkey did he tell you about cookies for breakfast? The Italians tried to convert me to that but I couldn’t hang
@wendynather @TheBreadmonkey Make sure to order extra cheese. Gotta keep your protein intake up.
@wendynather No, you forgot the Zeppole.
@wendynather @TheBreadmonkey my doctor looked at me funny when I asked if 8-12 shots of espresso were part of a healthy Mediterranean diet, i choose to interpret that as not nearly enough coffee.
@wendynather @TheBreadmonkey Need a bottle of red wine to go with it I think.

@wendynather

You are not. Pizza is a New York thing.

You should be fixing pasta romana. (Or maybe pasta amatriciana if you're going to call tomatoes (introduced from the New World) "Mediterranean".)

@TheBreadmonkey @catsalad

@wendynather @TheBreadmonkey
You are doing this exactly right if you drizzle a healthy amount of a high quality Italian olive oil on top.