This video explores the relationship between health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults and the consumption of foods typical of the Mediterranean diet, an area that has not been previously studied. The main objective was to determine which Mediterranean diet foods, as well as overall adherence to the diet, are associated with both the physical and mental components of quality of life. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving community-dwelling adults aged 60 years or over, collecting sociodemographic variables, scores from the Spanish version of the SF-12v2 quality-of-life questionnaire, and data on Mediterranean diet consumption and adherence using the MEDAS screener. Two binary logistic regression models, adjusted for age and sex, were fitted to analyse which food types were significantly associated with a higher probability of having good physical and mental quality of life. A total of 285 participants were recruited, with a mean age of 74.97 years, predominantly female (87.7%), and 36.3% living alone. The sample showed low physical quality of life, moderately good mental quality of life, and good adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Binary logistic regression revealed that younger age, consuming less than one serving of butter per day, less than one cup of sugar-sweetened beverages per day, and two or more servings of vegetables per day were significantly associated with good physical quality of life. Additionally, living alone, consuming four or more tablespoons of olive oil per day, and less than two servings of desserts per week were associated with good mental quality of life. This video concludes that the Mediterranean diet is related to both physical and mental quality of life in older adults, with specific foods showing significant associations in multivariate analyses. Identifying the items most closely related to good physical and mental health is key to promoting healthy lifestyle habits that directly link to improving quality of life from a holistic perspective. Understanding these associations could help inform future nutritional interventions aimed at improving both physical and mental health in older adults.