We created the Oldways Mediterranean Foods Alliance (MFA) to help consumers and families bring the gold-standard Mediterranean diet into their daily meals more frequently and more easily.

The healthy Mediterranean Diet resonates with consumers: they've read about it and seen it on television, they know it's healthy, they want to “eat Mediterranean” more often—but they’re not always sure, in their everyday lives, how to put it into their market baskets or onto their tables.

The Mediterranean Foods Alliance is a one-stop Oldways consumer education program guiding consumers in how to shop for, how to prepare, and how to enjoy the healthy and delicious foods, drinks and dishes of the Mediterranean diet. 

The MFA brings the Mediterranean diet to life with food, drinks and recipes for today’s lifestyles.  Its programs are designed to help consumers, journalists, chefs, retailers, and health professionals (1) understand the healthy simplicity of the Mediterranean way of eating; (2) learn how to follow this healthy eating pattern on a daily basis; and (3) find Mediterranean products in the marketplace.

Companies that manufacture, import, and sell healthy Mediterranean products underwrite some of the MFA’s educational programs. A number of these companies also apply to use the easily-recognizable Oldways Med Mark on their qualifying products meeting the program’s strict usage requirements.

As a result, the Med Mark packaging symbol helps consumers find healthy Mediterranean diet products in grocery stores.

MFA programs and resources include:

• Weekly Mediterranean "Fresh Friday" email blast with recipes
• Mediterranean Month celebrated each May
• Nationwide Mediterranean Diet Supermarket Education program
• Online Mediterranean recipe collection
• Mediterranean Diet Kit for health professionals
• Mediterranean Diet Pyramid reproducible graphic
• Med Mark packaging symbol
• 7-day menus (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter)
• Health information about the Mediterranean diet
• Summaries of key scientific studies on the Mediterranean Diet
• Health information and recipes from MFA members (companies that support MFA activities)

Please visit the MFA website to access these resources and learn more about this delicious and healthy eating pattern.

For further information, please contact us at 617-421-5500.