What kind of diet/foods did the Greeks eat a long time ago? Like during the spartan/persian wars?

I know they ate VERY healthy, and a Mediterranean diet is proven to be the healthiest of all.



I want to model my diet after them in that time. So far I believe they ate:



Yogurt

Grapes

Lamb

Olives

Tomatoes

Milk





WHAT ELSE IS THERE?!?!What kind of diet/foods did the Greeks eat a long time ago? Like during the spartan/persian wars?
olives [especially olive oil was used and eaten with everything]

figs

cheese

breads [barley %26amp; wheat]

fish

eggs [chicken and quail]

raisins

pomegranates

honey

seafood [oysters, lobster, mussels, squid, octopus]

onions

lentils

peas [garden, sweet, chick, etc.]

venison [including wild birds and hares]

cabbage

nuts

poultry [chicken, goose, duck, quail]

pork [especially sausages made from pork meat]



spices used - cumin, coriander, oregano, dill, parsley, mint, pine cones, fennel, aniseed, poppy seed, garlic



beef, goat %26amp; lamb - was expensive and the poorer populace only ate it on festival days. Fish, seafood, poultry and wild game were their main sources of protein.



milk [goat, ewe, cow] - was very rarely drunk, it was considered barbaric and milk was used for making cheese. Pyriat膿 was a thick rather sour milk that was drunk and is today commonly mistaken for yogurt.



wine - was drunk every day, even with breakfast. It was however always watered, drinking it "straight" like we do today, was considered barbaric by the Greeks [or Hellenes as Herodotus called them].



tomatoes - were not eaten in ancient Greece, since they didn't have them. Tomatoes originally came from South America and were introduced to Europe by either Columbus and/or Cort茅s during the 1500's.



You should look into the Turkish and Italian diets as well if you want a fuller range of Mediterranean cooking. It is healthy and delicious! You could also check on the Spanish and Algerian diets.



Edit: also remember that the modern Mediterranean diet and the ancient Greco-Roman diets differ considerably. There are many more foodstuffs [such as tomatoes] available and used in Mediterranean cooking today.What kind of diet/foods did the Greeks eat a long time ago? Like during the spartan/persian wars?
Octopus, khus khus, oysters.

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