Foods to eat
Vegetables: tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, cabbage, zucchini, and carrots
Fruits: oranges, apples, bananas, dates, figs, and peaches
Legumes: fava beans, lentils, and chickpeas
Grains: barley and wheat for their traditional flatbread and pasta
Dairy: goat’s and sheep’s milk, yogurt, and cheese
Fish and seafood: sea bass, anchovies, octopus, mussels, clams, and lobster
Fats: olive oil and nuts, such as almonds and hazelnuts
Herbs and spices: parsley, fennel, mint, bay leaves, celery, and garlic
Alcohol: Cannonau red wine and myrtle liqueur
Foods to eat occasionally
Certain meats: beef, lamb, and pork
Sweets: honey, puff pastry, and candied orange peels
Foods to avoid
Some meats and poultry: including processed or cured meats
Processed foods: sugar-sweetened beverages, refined grains and oils, and ready-to-eat foods and snacks
If you want to give a traditional Sardinian recipe a try, you could make a homemade version of the minestrone.
SUMMARY
The Sardinia diet follows most of the Mediterranean diet’s eating pattern, with higher intakes of milk and dairy products, olive oil, fish, and alcohol.