Crete: Cretan Cooking, cuisine, food & diet books
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Titles you can find in the Cretan "Diet/Cuisine/Food" section include:
The Mediterranean Heart Diet: How it works and How to Reap the Health Benefits, with Recipes to Get You Started

The Mediterranean Prescription: Meal Plans and Recipes to Help You Stay Slim and Healthy for the Rest of Your Life

Mediterranean Light: Delicious Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine

Olive Oil: From Tree to Table
The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to Do with Olive Oil
Olive Oil: Fresh Recipes from Leading Chefs
Garlic, Wine and Olive Oil: Historical Anecdotes and Recipes

Cretan olive oil bottles, Greek delicacies and treats
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Cretan Cooking, Cretan Diet - by Maria and Nikos Psilakis 

Book Description
Cretan cooking has been described as the best and complete healthy diet in the world. Scientific studies confirm that people of the Island of Crete in Greece has the lowest mortality rate of Coronary diseases which is attributed to their diet. This book contains ingredients and recipes that will help you shed your weight and also improve your quality of life. Thousands of people all over the world are using this book as a guide to good and healthy cooking and living.

CreteTravel.com comment: One of the best books available for cretan cuisine. The authors are locally and worldwide renown for their studies and knowledge of the cretan diet, and their true love for their home cuisine. They have also published wonderful books about olive oil.

The Omega Diet: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the Diet of the Island of Crete - by Artemis P. Simopoulos, Jo Robinson

 Review from Amazon.com:

A Plan to Live With
Dr. Artemis Simopoulos and Jo Robinson have written a straightforward and inspiring book about simple guidelines that produce wonderful health benefits. I have been able to stick happily to their dietary recommendations, because the diet is not only satisfying but has improved my energy and mood. The recipes are simple to prepare and always good, and the shopping advice is helpful and practical. I have been able to lose unwanted weight and minimize some of my chronic problems, such as chronic fatigue and PMS. Although I've read about the importance of food diaries before, I could never quite bring myself to keep one. But, the way it was presented in this book, with the sample page, led me to give it a try and that has been unexpectedly helpful in determining the best foods for me. The greatest benefit of using the book's ideas on a daily basis, however, is that I feel happier to feel healthier and experience an even mood. I am very grateful to the authors and recommend this book to anyone seeking balanced health painlessly and naturally.

The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook : A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Health - by Nancy Harmon Jenkins, Antonia Trichopoulou

Review from Amazon.com:
Mediterranean cooking is refreshingly low in salt, fat, and starch, relying instead on fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, and poultry. Nancy Harmon Jenkins provides a delicious alternative for anyone who feels their basic diet needs a change, but isn't sure which way to turn. Jenkins relishes tradition and place, and the vibrant people who bring this style of cooking alive. She circles the Mediterranean, collecting the classic recipes that fall within the defined parameters of the Mediterranean diet (as recognized by the World Health Organization): "plentiful fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grains; olive oil as the principal fat; lean red meat only a few times a month; low to moderate consumption of other foods from animal sources, such as dairy products, fish and poultry; and moderate consumption of wine." Simplicity is the key to the Mediterranean diet--simple ingredients and stress-free preparation and cooking. This is more than a cookbook--it is a blueprint for healthier living.

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Greek Wines - A Comprehensive Guide - by Geoff Adams (May 2002)

Reviews
Harpers (Magazine) Wine And Spirit Weekly, February 22, 2002
"introducing the English-speaking visitor to Greece and the domestic consumer in the UK and elsewhere to Greek wine"

Lincolnshire Echo newspaper, March 2002
"Mr. Adams has uncorked the wonders of Greek wine."