France - is not only the Eiffel Tower, but the abundance of the best restaurants in the world, in which it is impossible not to enter. And the French, respectively, are the world's first gourmets. However, there is a paradox: after seeing that the French eat constantly and eat, not just weed, but high-calorie dainties, it seems that everything eaten in them melts and overweight , which is enviable, is not postponed. The reason is not in genetics and this is proof. Even in the XIX century, the Irish doctor noticed this discrepancy, but today the statistics show that obese people living in France lose weight, and the French on the contrary, having moved to countries with less exquisite cuisine, gaining weight.
The reason is not even in the food in Paris, but in the culture of food consumption.
How should you eat?
During the lunch break, the French are visited by several public catering establishments: the first and the second in different restaurants, the dessert in a favorite pastry shop, and the coffee should be drunk in the best coffee house. Actually, this is the Parisian diet.
What the French say about food, we were told in due time by the hero of the movie "Window to Paris". It turns out - about food! The French consider that food is the highest pleasure, it is worthy to devote all of its thoughts during dinner to it.
Serving the table, no one needed attributes - all this is important. Each piece is eaten slowly, chewed carefully, so that not one taste note can be missed.
And now about why this is important.
Digestion with food
We will share with you the secret of why the French diet is so effective for losing weight, in spite of what you will eat constantly.
When the French say about food, they, like a Pavlov lamp, worked on the dog, they work on their stomach, they tell him that food is going inside now. The stomach gives off juices in response - thanks to this method you will never experience indigestion.
The French eat slowly and thoroughly chew food - they do not just enjoy the taste, they help the stomach to digest food. After all, the less it is chewed, the easier it is to digest it.
The menu of the French diet is not quantity, but quality. The French prefer one slice of roquefort to a whole bowl of borscht, even if they are very hungry. Because it is not the quantity, but the taste that should be satiated.
What does the menu consist of?
First of all, these are high-calorie protein products - fish, seafood , meat, cheeses. French cheeses are very fatty, it's true, but you will not eat it as much as putting on "cheese Russian" on sandwiches. A slice of bread and a tiny slice of cheese.
The French eat a lot of greenery. Any dish is accompanied by an abundance of lettuce and herbs - tarhun, thyme, basil, coriander and all the delights that have long been growing under the name of Provencal herbs.
In addition, adhering to the French diet, no one prohibits you, there is a sweet. But just make a choice in favor of the perfection of taste, and not half a kilo of biscuits. If you are going to eat sweets, then you should have a higher pleasure from him. By the way, there is such a common saying about the French diet - in the morning a cupcake, in the evening - sex. And if it does not help, we exclude flour.
And as for flour, remember, the French never refuse to themselves in bread, if only because soft fat cheeses eat with magnificent buns and croissants. But you do not need to bake white bread with loaves - excesses in quantity are harmful. France - the country of a million varieties of bakery products. So try to choose something to taste.
Week of French cuisine
If you are going to lose weight, French nutritionists recommend learning how to appreciate the taste of food. Therefore, announce at home a week of French cuisine and adhere to all of the above rules.