'Vive la France,' and eat
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'Vive la France,' and eat
Published in an American paper and not bashing France!
Earl
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'Vive la France,' and eat
By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
Eating the way French women do is a surefire way to enjoy food and control
your weight, says Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don't Get Fat:
The Secret of Eating for Pleasure . She calls it a "non-diet book."
Guiliano, who was born in France and lives there and in New York, says that
what many Americans need is new menus with much more flavorful recipes so
they get a heightened enjoyment of food even when overall intake is
decreased.
Guiliano recommends drinking
leek broth for a weekend to
cleanse your system and palate.
Here¹s her recipe:
Clean 2 pounds of leeks and
rinse well. Cut off the ends of the
dark green parts, leaving the
white parts and a suggestion of
pale green. Put the leeks in a large
pot and cover with water. Bring to
a boil and reduce heat, and simmer
uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes. Pour off the liquid and reserve.
Place the leeks in a bowl.
The juice can be drunk (reheated
or at room temperature) every
two to three hours, one cup at a
time. For meals, have some of the
leeks a half-cup at a time. Drizzle
with a few drops of extra-virgin
olive oil and lemon juice.
Her plan is fairly simple: She recommends a "recasting" period, with an
introduction to the French school of portions and diversity in nourishment.
First, she suggests keeping a food log for up to three weeks to identify key
offenders such as sugary drinks, fast food, desserts and chocolate. People
need to figure out how to cut back on those without feeling deprived.
She also recommends cleansing your system and palate with a special leek
broth. She advises drinking it and eating cooked leeks one weekend from
Saturday morning until Sunday night, then reintroducing a small meal with
fish at the end of the fast.
*See food differently
If American women would ³recast² the way they eat, they might not struggle
with their weight so much, Mireille Guiliano says. She suggests keeping a
food log for three weeks and then rethinking your attitude about food. Some
of her suggestions:
Look at your three-week food profile. Identify and reduce offenders, such as
sugary drinks, fast food, desserts, chocolate, as much as you can without
inducing shock. Whatever you can cut out completely without agony, just cut.
Reduce others little by little.
Don't stock offenders at home.
Develop a list and stock food "pacifiers," or substitutes for offenders.
Eat at regular times.
Review portions of non-offender foods and trim those, too.
Have a real breakfast.
Eat slowly, sitting down. Chew well, even if it seems theatrical at first.
Prepare your own meals. Shun prepared foods, especially processed ones with
artificial anything.
Diversify your foods with an eye for seasons. Increase the proportion of
fresh fruits and vegetables.
Get to know the market. Shop for food several times a week (on a need-to-eat
basis but never when hungry).
Introduce and experiment with a couple of new flavors.
Introduce a small but regular new physical movement, a daily walk or stair
climb.
"Leeks are a mild diuretic," she says. "You are going to feel lighter. Of
course, a lot of the weight loss is water. When you take your first bite of
a little fish on Sunday night, things are going to taste better."
Then you begin cutting back on food offenders. When you start, "your body is
going to cry," Guiliano says. In some cases, you might not want to go
cold-turkey but just reduce the portions and frequency.
For example, if you love ice cream, have a scoop twice a week and eat it
with pleasure. If you do not eat any, you might end up bingeing later and
eating a pint, she says. If your offender is chocolate, then just have a
little square every other day instead of a 3.5-ounce bar a day.
The French way of life requires shopping several times a week at small
markets or well-stocked supermarkets that carry quality produce. It involves
cooking with herbs and fresh foods, not processed ones, something many
American women say they do not have the time or talent to do.
"Sometimes friends tell me, 'Oh, cooking. I don't have time. It's so much
work.' "
But Guiliano counters that she is the CEO of a company with 60 employees
(Clicquot Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Champagne Veuve Clicquot), and she
finds time to cook simple meals. Just the other night she had guests over
for dinner and made a simple carrot soup, seared scallops and mushrooms and
a fruit-yogurt dessert. Most of the recipes have three or four ingredients
and take 20 to 30 minutes, she says.
In France, she says, "cooking is one of the sensual acts. It's part of our
pleasure and love of food."
Start by cooking a few things on the weekend, she says. Once you cook a few
good things, you'll want more. Use herbs to spice the dishes and shop
carefully and seasonally, she says.
"Don't buy tomatoes between October and April. They are tasteless. Wait
until next spring for the good tomatoes. Now you can get turnips, potatoes,
leeks, pears, citrus fruits."
One extra effort she recommends is buying a yogurt machine and making your
own yogurt. "One of the best things in France that we eat is yogurt, but not
the junk that's in the supermarket here with all the artificial flavors and
sugars. That's not yogurt; it's a processed food."
Although she does not have children, Guiliano says it is especially
important for mothers to teach their kids to love food and value cooking.
"For children, it's very important to not see their mothers eating pizza in
front of the TV. Young women have to teach the children how to eat
properly."
And as far as exercise, she says French women generally steer clear of the
gym but walk a lot.
"All you need to do is walk," she says. "Move your butt."
*
Find this article at:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifesty...n-inside_x.htm
Earl
*****
'Vive la France,' and eat
By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
Eating the way French women do is a surefire way to enjoy food and control
your weight, says Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don't Get Fat:
The Secret of Eating for Pleasure . She calls it a "non-diet book."
Guiliano, who was born in France and lives there and in New York, says that
what many Americans need is new menus with much more flavorful recipes so
they get a heightened enjoyment of food even when overall intake is
decreased.
Guiliano recommends drinking
leek broth for a weekend to
cleanse your system and palate.
Here¹s her recipe:
Clean 2 pounds of leeks and
rinse well. Cut off the ends of the
dark green parts, leaving the
white parts and a suggestion of
pale green. Put the leeks in a large
pot and cover with water. Bring to
a boil and reduce heat, and simmer
uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes. Pour off the liquid and reserve.
Place the leeks in a bowl.
The juice can be drunk (reheated
or at room temperature) every
two to three hours, one cup at a
time. For meals, have some of the
leeks a half-cup at a time. Drizzle
with a few drops of extra-virgin
olive oil and lemon juice.
Her plan is fairly simple: She recommends a "recasting" period, with an
introduction to the French school of portions and diversity in nourishment.
First, she suggests keeping a food log for up to three weeks to identify key
offenders such as sugary drinks, fast food, desserts and chocolate. People
need to figure out how to cut back on those without feeling deprived.
She also recommends cleansing your system and palate with a special leek
broth. She advises drinking it and eating cooked leeks one weekend from
Saturday morning until Sunday night, then reintroducing a small meal with
fish at the end of the fast.
*See food differently
If American women would ³recast² the way they eat, they might not struggle
with their weight so much, Mireille Guiliano says. She suggests keeping a
food log for three weeks and then rethinking your attitude about food. Some
of her suggestions:
Look at your three-week food profile. Identify and reduce offenders, such as
sugary drinks, fast food, desserts, chocolate, as much as you can without
inducing shock. Whatever you can cut out completely without agony, just cut.
Reduce others little by little.
Don't stock offenders at home.
Develop a list and stock food "pacifiers," or substitutes for offenders.
Eat at regular times.
Review portions of non-offender foods and trim those, too.
Have a real breakfast.
Eat slowly, sitting down. Chew well, even if it seems theatrical at first.
Prepare your own meals. Shun prepared foods, especially processed ones with
artificial anything.
Diversify your foods with an eye for seasons. Increase the proportion of
fresh fruits and vegetables.
Get to know the market. Shop for food several times a week (on a need-to-eat
basis but never when hungry).
Introduce and experiment with a couple of new flavors.
Introduce a small but regular new physical movement, a daily walk or stair
climb.
"Leeks are a mild diuretic," she says. "You are going to feel lighter. Of
course, a lot of the weight loss is water. When you take your first bite of
a little fish on Sunday night, things are going to taste better."
Then you begin cutting back on food offenders. When you start, "your body is
going to cry," Guiliano says. In some cases, you might not want to go
cold-turkey but just reduce the portions and frequency.
For example, if you love ice cream, have a scoop twice a week and eat it
with pleasure. If you do not eat any, you might end up bingeing later and
eating a pint, she says. If your offender is chocolate, then just have a
little square every other day instead of a 3.5-ounce bar a day.
The French way of life requires shopping several times a week at small
markets or well-stocked supermarkets that carry quality produce. It involves
cooking with herbs and fresh foods, not processed ones, something many
American women say they do not have the time or talent to do.
"Sometimes friends tell me, 'Oh, cooking. I don't have time. It's so much
work.' "
But Guiliano counters that she is the CEO of a company with 60 employees
(Clicquot Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Champagne Veuve Clicquot), and she
finds time to cook simple meals. Just the other night she had guests over
for dinner and made a simple carrot soup, seared scallops and mushrooms and
a fruit-yogurt dessert. Most of the recipes have three or four ingredients
and take 20 to 30 minutes, she says.
In France, she says, "cooking is one of the sensual acts. It's part of our
pleasure and love of food."
Start by cooking a few things on the weekend, she says. Once you cook a few
good things, you'll want more. Use herbs to spice the dishes and shop
carefully and seasonally, she says.
"Don't buy tomatoes between October and April. They are tasteless. Wait
until next spring for the good tomatoes. Now you can get turnips, potatoes,
leeks, pears, citrus fruits."
One extra effort she recommends is buying a yogurt machine and making your
own yogurt. "One of the best things in France that we eat is yogurt, but not
the junk that's in the supermarket here with all the artificial flavors and
sugars. That's not yogurt; it's a processed food."
Although she does not have children, Guiliano says it is especially
important for mothers to teach their kids to love food and value cooking.
"For children, it's very important to not see their mothers eating pizza in
front of the TV. Young women have to teach the children how to eat
properly."
And as far as exercise, she says French women generally steer clear of the
gym but walk a lot.
"All you need to do is walk," she says. "Move your butt."
*
Find this article at:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifesty...n-inside_x.htm
Jan 4th 2005, 2:57 am
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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 14:11:02 +0100, Earl Evleth <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Published in an American paper and not bashing France!
>Earl
>*****
>'Vive la France,' and eat
>By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
>Eating the way French women do is a surefire way to enjoy food and control
>your weight, says Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don't Get Fat:
>The Secret of Eating for Pleasure . She calls it a "non-diet book."
>
>Guiliano, who was born in France and lives there and in New York, says that
>what many Americans need is new menus with much more flavorful recipes so
>they get a heightened enjoyment of food even when overall intake is
>decreased.
>Guiliano recommends drinking
>leek broth for a weekend to
>cleanse your system and palate.
As any Brit will tell you ten pints of beer followed by a chicken
vindaloo on a Saturday night is far more effective. :-)
Incidentally fat French women do exist.
--
Martin
wrote:
> Published in an American paper and not bashing France!
>Earl
>*****
>'Vive la France,' and eat
>By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
>Eating the way French women do is a surefire way to enjoy food and control
>your weight, says Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don't Get Fat:
>The Secret of Eating for Pleasure . She calls it a "non-diet book."
>
>Guiliano, who was born in France and lives there and in New York, says that
>what many Americans need is new menus with much more flavorful recipes so
>they get a heightened enjoyment of food even when overall intake is
>decreased.
>Guiliano recommends drinking
>leek broth for a weekend to
>cleanse your system and palate.
As any Brit will tell you ten pints of beer followed by a chicken
vindaloo on a Saturday night is far more effective. :-)
Incidentally fat French women do exist.
--
Martin
Jan 4th 2005, 3:07 am
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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 16:57:44 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this :
... As any Brit will tell you ten pints of beer followed by a chicken
... vindaloo on a Saturday night is far more effective. :-)
...
... Incidentally fat French women do exist.
Yup. Easy to identify those who eat MacShit.
some electrons, so they looked like this :
... As any Brit will tell you ten pints of beer followed by a chicken
... vindaloo on a Saturday night is far more effective. :-)
...
... Incidentally fat French women do exist.
Yup. Easy to identify those who eat MacShit.
Jan 4th 2005, 3:10 am
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in article [email protected], nitram at
[email protected] wrote on 4/01/05 16:57:
> Incidentally fat French women do exist.
As it use to be the case in the US, it is class related.
Earl
[email protected] wrote on 4/01/05 16:57:
> Incidentally fat French women do exist.
As it use to be the case in the US, it is class related.
Earl
Jan 4th 2005, 3:53 am
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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 17:07:15 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 16:57:44 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... As any Brit will tell you ten pints of beer followed by a chicken
> ... vindaloo on a Saturday night is far more effective. :-)
> ...
> ... Incidentally fat French women do exist.
>Yup. Easy to identify those who eat MacShit.
I can remember France pre-McD. The first McD opened in Toulouse whilst
we were there in March 1982, the kid who made the milkshakes got the
formula wrong and produced quick setting cement, whilst Ronald
McDonald or was it Chicken Man, frightened small kids including our
son then aged 1.5. To come to the point I think that there were more
fat women in France prior to McDs than now. I recall the owner of a
greasy spoon restaurant in Versailles (3 courses for FF5), who used to
try and smother me. I was never sure whether she was pleased to see me
or whether she was a moonlighting female wrestler keeping fit. We
stopped going there when she stopped washing the plates.
--
Martin
wrote:
>On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 16:57:44 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... As any Brit will tell you ten pints of beer followed by a chicken
> ... vindaloo on a Saturday night is far more effective. :-)
> ...
> ... Incidentally fat French women do exist.
>Yup. Easy to identify those who eat MacShit.
I can remember France pre-McD. The first McD opened in Toulouse whilst
we were there in March 1982, the kid who made the milkshakes got the
formula wrong and produced quick setting cement, whilst Ronald
McDonald or was it Chicken Man, frightened small kids including our
son then aged 1.5. To come to the point I think that there were more
fat women in France prior to McDs than now. I recall the owner of a
greasy spoon restaurant in Versailles (3 courses for FF5), who used to
try and smother me. I was never sure whether she was pleased to see me
or whether she was a moonlighting female wrestler keeping fit. We
stopped going there when she stopped washing the plates.
--
Martin
Jan 4th 2005, 3:54 am
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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 17:10:36 +0100, Earl Evleth <[email protected]>
wrote:
>in article [email protected], nitram at
>[email protected] wrote on 4/01/05 16:57:
>> Incidentally fat French women do exist.
>As it use to be the case in the US, it is class related.
It is? Why d you say that? There are as many fat rich French widows in
Cannes restaurants as hard up fat women in McDs.
--
Martin
wrote:
>in article [email protected], nitram at
>[email protected] wrote on 4/01/05 16:57:
>> Incidentally fat French women do exist.
>As it use to be the case in the US, it is class related.
It is? Why d you say that? There are as many fat rich French widows in
Cannes restaurants as hard up fat women in McDs.
--
Martin
Jan 4th 2005, 4:26 am
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in article [email protected], nitram at
[email protected] wrote on 4/01/05 17:54:
> It is? Why d you say that? There are as many fat rich French widows in
> Cannes restaurants as hard up fat women in McDs.
> --
Naw, go out to the Saint Denis or some other banlieue and have a look
at the ethnic French, if you can find them.
We remember a striking change in crossing over from New Foundland,
where there is a real obesity problem, to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon.
The latter are largely from Bretagne and Normandy, and have
hefty physiques, more built like refrigerators than tubs of lard.
The weather merits this physical form, but they don't waddle around.
New Foundland has some really very fat people. You find the same
types in an American mall.
When you sit in a Paris cafe it is rare to see an overweight person,
man or woman. Certainly those under 40-50.
Earl
[email protected] wrote on 4/01/05 17:54:
> It is? Why d you say that? There are as many fat rich French widows in
> Cannes restaurants as hard up fat women in McDs.
> --
Naw, go out to the Saint Denis or some other banlieue and have a look
at the ethnic French, if you can find them.
We remember a striking change in crossing over from New Foundland,
where there is a real obesity problem, to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon.
The latter are largely from Bretagne and Normandy, and have
hefty physiques, more built like refrigerators than tubs of lard.
The weather merits this physical form, but they don't waddle around.
New Foundland has some really very fat people. You find the same
types in an American mall.
When you sit in a Paris cafe it is rare to see an overweight person,
man or woman. Certainly those under 40-50.
Earl
Jan 4th 2005, 8:09 am
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On 2005-01-04 14:11:02 +0100, Earl Evleth <[email protected]> said:
> Published in an American paper and not bashing France!
>
> Earl
>
> *****
>
>
>
>
> 'Vive la France,' and eat
> By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
>
>
> Eating the way French women do is a surefire way to enjoy food and control
> your weight, says Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don't Get Fat:
> The Secret of Eating for Pleasure . She calls it a "non-diet book."
> Guiliano, who was born in France and lives there and in New York, says that
> what many Americans need is new menus with much more flavorful recipes so
> they get a heightened enjoyment of food even when overall intake is
> decreased.
> Guiliano recommends drinking
> leek broth for a weekend to
> cleanse your system and palate.
> Here¹s her recipe:
> Clean 2 pounds of leeks and
> rinse well. Cut off the ends of the
> dark green parts, leaving the
> white parts and a suggestion of
> pale green. Put the leeks in a large
> pot and cover with water. Bring to
> a boil and reduce heat, and simmer
> uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes. Pour off the liquid and reserve.
> Place the leeks in a bowl.
> The juice can be drunk (reheated
> or at room temperature) every
> two to three hours, one cup at a
> time. For meals, have some of the
> leeks a half-cup at a time. Drizzle
> with a few drops of extra-virgin
> olive oil and lemon juice.
>
> Her plan is fairly simple: She recommends a "recasting" period, with an
> introduction to the French school of portions and diversity in nourishment.
>
> First, she suggests keeping a food log for up to three weeks to identify key
> offenders such as sugary drinks, fast food, desserts and chocolate. People
> need to figure out how to cut back on those without feeling deprived.
>
> She also recommends cleansing your system and palate with a special leek
> broth. She advises drinking it and eating cooked leeks one weekend from
> Saturday morning until Sunday night, then reintroducing a small meal with
> fish at the end of the fast.
>
> *See food differently
>
> If American women would ³recast² the way they eat, they might not struggle
> with their weight so much, Mireille Guiliano says. She suggests keeping a
> food log for three weeks and then rethinking your attitude about food. Some
> of her suggestions:
>
>
> Look at your three-week food profile. Identify and reduce offenders, such as
> sugary drinks, fast food, desserts, chocolate, as much as you can without
> inducing shock. Whatever you can cut out completely without agony, just cut.
> Reduce others little by little.
>
>
> Don't stock offenders at home.
>
>
> Develop a list and stock food "pacifiers," or substitutes for offenders.
>
> Eat at regular times.
>
> Review portions of non-offender foods and trim those, too.
>
> Have a real breakfast.
>
> Eat slowly, sitting down. Chew well, even if it seems theatrical at first.
>
> Prepare your own meals. Shun prepared foods, especially processed ones with
> artificial anything.
>
> Diversify your foods with an eye for seasons. Increase the proportion of
> fresh fruits and vegetables.
>
> Get to know the market. Shop for food several times a week (on a need-to-eat
> basis but never when hungry).
>
> Introduce and experiment with a couple of new flavors.
>
> Introduce a small but regular new physical movement, a daily walk or stair
> climb.
> "Leeks are a mild diuretic," she says. "You are going to feel lighter. Of
> course, a lot of the weight loss is water. When you take your first bite of
> a little fish on Sunday night, things are going to taste better."
>
> Then you begin cutting back on food offenders. When you start, "your body is
> going to cry," Guiliano says. In some cases, you might not want to go
> cold-turkey but just reduce the portions and frequency.
>
> For example, if you love ice cream, have a scoop twice a week and eat it
> with pleasure. If you do not eat any, you might end up bingeing later and
> eating a pint, she says. If your offender is chocolate, then just have a
> little square every other day instead of a 3.5-ounce bar a day.
>
> The French way of life requires shopping several times a week at small
> markets or well-stocked supermarkets that carry quality produce. It involves
> cooking with herbs and fresh foods, not processed ones, something many
> American women say they do not have the time or talent to do.
>
> "Sometimes friends tell me, 'Oh, cooking. I don't have time. It's so much
> work.' "
> But Guiliano counters that she is the CEO of a company with 60 employees
> (Clicquot Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Champagne Veuve Clicquot), and she
> finds time to cook simple meals. Just the other night she had guests over
> for dinner and made a simple carrot soup, seared scallops and mushrooms and
> a fruit-yogurt dessert. Most of the recipes have three or four ingredients
> and take 20 to 30 minutes, she says.
>
> In France, she says, "cooking is one of the sensual acts. It's part of our
> pleasure and love of food."
>
> Start by cooking a few things on the weekend, she says. Once you cook a few
> good things, you'll want more. Use herbs to spice the dishes and shop
> carefully and seasonally, she says.
>
> "Don't buy tomatoes between October and April. They are tasteless. Wait
> until next spring for the good tomatoes. Now you can get turnips, potatoes,
> leeks, pears, citrus fruits."
>
> One extra effort she recommends is buying a yogurt machine and making your
> own yogurt. "One of the best things in France that we eat is yogurt, but not
> the junk that's in the supermarket here with all the artificial flavors and
> sugars. That's not yogurt; it's a processed food."
>
> Although she does not have children, Guiliano says it is especially
> important for mothers to teach their kids to love food and value cooking.
> "For children, it's very important to not see their mothers eating pizza in
> front of the TV. Young women have to teach the children how to eat
> properly."
> And as far as exercise, she says French women generally steer clear of the
> gym but walk a lot.
>
> "All you need to do is walk," she says. "Move your butt."
>
> * Find this article at:
> http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifesty...n-inside_x.htm
>
>
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On 2005-01-04 14:11:02 +0100, Earl Evleth <[email protected]> said:
> Published in an American paper and not bashing France!
>
> Earl
>
> *****
>
>
>
>
> 'Vive la France,' and eat
> By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
>
>
> Eating the way French women do is a surefire way to enjoy food and control
> your weight, says Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don't Get Fat:
> The Secret of Eating for Pleasure . She calls it a "non-diet book."
> Guiliano, who was born in France and lives there and in New York, says that
> what many Americans need is new menus with much more flavorful recipes so
> they get a heightened enjoyment of food even when overall intake is
> decreased.
> Guiliano recommends drinking
> leek broth for a weekend to
> cleanse your system and palate.
> Here¹s her recipe:
> Clean 2 pounds of leeks and
> rinse well. Cut off the ends of the
> dark green parts, leaving the
> white parts and a suggestion of
> pale green. Put the leeks in a large
> pot and cover with water. Bring to
> a boil and reduce heat, and simmer
> uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes. Pour off the liquid and reserve.
> Place the leeks in a bowl.
> The juice can be drunk (reheated
> or at room temperature) every
> two to three hours, one cup at a
> time. For meals, have some of the
> leeks a half-cup at a time. Drizzle
> with a few drops of extra-virgin
> olive oil and lemon juice.
>
> Her plan is fairly simple: She recommends a "recasting" period, with an
> introduction to the French school of portions and diversity in nourishment.
>
> First, she suggests keeping a food log for up to three weeks to identify key
> offenders such as sugary drinks, fast food, desserts and chocolate. People
> need to figure out how to cut back on those without feeling deprived.
>
> She also recommends cleansing your system and palate with a special leek
> broth. She advises drinking it and eating cooked leeks one weekend from
> Saturday morning until Sunday night, then reintroducing a small meal with
> fish at the end of the fast.
>
> *See food differently
>
> If American women would ³recast² the way they eat, they might not struggle
> with their weight so much, Mireille Guiliano says. She suggests keeping a
> food log for three weeks and then rethinking your attitude about food. Some
> of her suggestions:
>
>
> Look at your three-week food profile. Identify and reduce offenders, such as
> sugary drinks, fast food, desserts, chocolate, as much as you can without
> inducing shock. Whatever you can cut out completely without agony, just cut.
> Reduce others little by little.
>
>
> Don't stock offenders at home.
>
>
> Develop a list and stock food "pacifiers," or substitutes for offenders.
>
> Eat at regular times.
>
> Review portions of non-offender foods and trim those, too.
>
> Have a real breakfast.
>
> Eat slowly, sitting down. Chew well, even if it seems theatrical at first.
>
> Prepare your own meals. Shun prepared foods, especially processed ones with
> artificial anything.
>
> Diversify your foods with an eye for seasons. Increase the proportion of
> fresh fruits and vegetables.
>
> Get to know the market. Shop for food several times a week (on a need-to-eat
> basis but never when hungry).
>
> Introduce and experiment with a couple of new flavors.
>
> Introduce a small but regular new physical movement, a daily walk or stair
> climb.
> "Leeks are a mild diuretic," she says. "You are going to feel lighter. Of
> course, a lot of the weight loss is water. When you take your first bite of
> a little fish on Sunday night, things are going to taste better."
>
> Then you begin cutting back on food offenders. When you start, "your body is
> going to cry," Guiliano says. In some cases, you might not want to go
> cold-turkey but just reduce the portions and frequency.
>
> For example, if you love ice cream, have a scoop twice a week and eat it
> with pleasure. If you do not eat any, you might end up bingeing later and
> eating a pint, she says. If your offender is chocolate, then just have a
> little square every other day instead of a 3.5-ounce bar a day.
>
> The French way of life requires shopping several times a week at small
> markets or well-stocked supermarkets that carry quality produce. It involves
> cooking with herbs and fresh foods, not processed ones, something many
> American women say they do not have the time or talent to do.
>
> "Sometimes friends tell me, 'Oh, cooking. I don't have time. It's so much
> work.' "
> But Guiliano counters that she is the CEO of a company with 60 employees
> (Clicquot Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Champagne Veuve Clicquot), and she
> finds time to cook simple meals. Just the other night she had guests over
> for dinner and made a simple carrot soup, seared scallops and mushrooms and
> a fruit-yogurt dessert. Most of the recipes have three or four ingredients
> and take 20 to 30 minutes, she says.
>
> In France, she says, "cooking is one of the sensual acts. It's part of our
> pleasure and love of food."
>
> Start by cooking a few things on the weekend, she says. Once you cook a few
> good things, you'll want more. Use herbs to spice the dishes and shop
> carefully and seasonally, she says.
>
> "Don't buy tomatoes between October and April. They are tasteless. Wait
> until next spring for the good tomatoes. Now you can get turnips, potatoes,
> leeks, pears, citrus fruits."
>
> One extra effort she recommends is buying a yogurt machine and making your
> own yogurt. "One of the best things in France that we eat is yogurt, but not
> the junk that's in the supermarket here with all the artificial flavors and
> sugars. That's not yogurt; it's a processed food."
>
> Although she does not have children, Guiliano says it is especially
> important for mothers to teach their kids to love food and value cooking.
> "For children, it's very important to not see their mothers eating pizza in
> front of the TV. Young women have to teach the children how to eat
> properly."
> And as far as exercise, she says French women generally steer clear of the
> gym but walk a lot.
>
> "All you need to do is walk," she says. "Move your butt."
>
> * Find this article at:
> http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifesty...n-inside_x.htm
>
>
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Jan 4th 2005, 8:33 am
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On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 22:09:31 +0100, The Rev Gaston <[email protected]>
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>Bloody repeats!!
You shouldn't eat your dog biscuits so fast.
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>Bloody repeats!!
You shouldn't eat your dog biscuits so fast.
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Jan 4th 2005, 8:46 am
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On 2005-01-04 22:33:43 +0100, nitram <[email protected]> said:
> On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 22:09:31 +0100, The Rev Gaston <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Bloody repeats!!
>
> You shouldn't eat your dog biscuits so fast.
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> On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 22:09:31 +0100, The Rev Gaston <[email protected]>
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>> Bloody repeats!!
>
> You shouldn't eat your dog biscuits so fast.
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The Rev Gaston <[email protected]> wrote:
>Bloody repeats!!
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Sit Gaston, sit !
Kristian
>Bloody repeats!!
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Sit Gaston, sit !
Kristian
Jan 4th 2005, 9:27 am
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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 23:18:50 +0100, Kristian <[email protected]>
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>The Rev Gaston <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Bloody repeats!!
>--------------
>Sit Gaston, sit !
Give the bugger a kick :-)
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>The Rev Gaston <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Bloody repeats!!
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>Sit Gaston, sit !
Give the bugger a kick :-)
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nitram wrote:
> I can remember France pre-McD. The first McD opened in Toulouse whilst
> we were there in March 1982, the kid who made the milkshakes got the
> formula wrong and produced quick setting cement, whilst Ronald
> McDonald or was it Chicken Man, frightened small kids including our
> son then aged 1.5. To come to the point I think that there were more
> fat women in France prior to McDs than now. I recall the owner of a
> greasy spoon restaurant in Versailles (3 courses for FF5), who used to
> try and smother me. I was never sure whether she was pleased to see me
> or whether she was a moonlighting female wrestler keeping fit. We
> stopped going there when she stopped washing the plates.
I think that, until about the 1950's, it was considered
"natural" for women past middle age to be on the heavy side
- regardless of where in the world they lived. (Once past
their youth, they were expected to wear frumpy clothes, too.)
> I can remember France pre-McD. The first McD opened in Toulouse whilst
> we were there in March 1982, the kid who made the milkshakes got the
> formula wrong and produced quick setting cement, whilst Ronald
> McDonald or was it Chicken Man, frightened small kids including our
> son then aged 1.5. To come to the point I think that there were more
> fat women in France prior to McDs than now. I recall the owner of a
> greasy spoon restaurant in Versailles (3 courses for FF5), who used to
> try and smother me. I was never sure whether she was pleased to see me
> or whether she was a moonlighting female wrestler keeping fit. We
> stopped going there when she stopped washing the plates.
I think that, until about the 1950's, it was considered
"natural" for women past middle age to be on the heavy side
- regardless of where in the world they lived. (Once past
their youth, they were expected to wear frumpy clothes, too.)
Jan 4th 2005, 4:15 pm
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nitram writes:
> Incidentally fat French women do exist.
Fat French women are extremely rare. So are fat French men.
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> Incidentally fat French women do exist.
Fat French women are extremely rare. So are fat French men.
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Magda writes:
> Yup. Easy to identify those who eat MacShit.
It has nothing to do with eating a specific type of food, and everything
to do with eating too much overall.
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> Yup. Easy to identify those who eat MacShit.
It has nothing to do with eating a specific type of food, and everything
to do with eating too much overall.
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