One of the few things in life that tastes great, is easy to prepare, and is good for you!

Besides making everything taste great, our "Double Z" of Zeit & Zaatar offer a number of health benenfits. Eating Zaatar with bread can aid in it's digestion of and prevent any digestive and allergic reactions caused by bread.

Zaatar's effects are well known by herbalists, and is used to treat a number of gastrointestinal disorders due to it's anti-fungal, anti-biotic, anti-septic and anti-microbal qualities.

Benefits of the Mediterranean diet

Our "Double Z" combination of Zeit & Zaatar are part of the Mediterranean diet that is thought to reduce your risk of heart disease. In fact, a 2007 study conducted in the United States found that both men and women who consumed a Mediterranean diet lowered their risk of death from both heart disease and cancer.

Key components of the Mediterranean diet include:

• Plenty of daily exercise
• Eating a generous amount of fruits and vegetables
• Consuming healthy fats such as olive oil
• Using herbs and spices instead of salt to flavor foods
• Drinking red wine, in moderation
• Consuming very little red meat
• Eating fish or shellfish at least twice a week