STILL IN THE XXI CENTURY, people around the world wonder why is it that French women are not fat and look gorgeous displaying their desirable, attractive, feminine bodies. It all gets started telling girls a secret before they become women: "eat meals in small portions and eat with pleasure." After girls become women, they are told another secret: "cook meals exactly as the recipes tell you."
Is that what French women do to be slim? No! That's the beginning!
Since the jubilant Renaissance in the 1,500s, French people perfected a combination of fresh, seasonal ingredients, quantity of each, and how to cook them. Therefore, they do not have 'recipies' but 'formulas.' If repeated as written, their meals always come out delicious. So, women do not have to be consummate cooks. All they do is 'follow centuries-old formulas as prescribed.'
» French women's meals consist of five or six bites. They take time to savor each one. They eat in a serene and pleasant environment. They moderately converse with others at the table. The science of Human Nutrition cannot find evidence; but they confirm that not rushing through a meal, a peaceful environment, and limiting talking significantly makes the body assimilate nutrients in the food.
» French women are serious about meals looking good on a plate. Presentation of food is of supreme importance. They do not slap food on a plate and... "Here you are. Eat this."
» They systematically use health-enhancing cooking practices such as 'Steaming Vegetables,' and they steam them with Beef Broth. They steam fish if the 'formula' calls for it. Decisively, deep frying or boiling is not considered.
» They drink 6 to 8 ounces of red wine with a meal except breakfast. Often, the meal is followed by slices of baguettes, cheese, and white wine.
» They do not skip meals. To the science of Human Nutrition, it is known that eating three or four smaller meals a day is more beneficial than two large meals; and French women know about it.
» It is not small the number of French women ~as well as men and kids~ that dedicate one day a month to eat only apples. Some of them may add a handful of nuts during that day.
» Most of their meals contain a good amount of Fiber which is of utter importance. Their 'formulas' are likely to be rich in fiber. Read the article 'Benefits Of Fiber - Are They Real?'
» They do not conceive certain foods forbidden ~such as pastries, creamy sauces, and cheeses~ as long as they are consumed in moderation.
» French women neither go to a gym nor they run wearing out their joints. They know about Free Radicals accelerating the Aging Process. Wisely, they have an active lifestyle which is what Mother Nature wants.
What you just read opposes eating processed foods that come wrapped up in plastic; eating food lacking nutrients; eating large meals; eating in a rush; eating in a noisy environment; eating having conversations; eating not sitting at a table; running outdoors or at the gym wearing out joints and filling one's body with Free Radicals which scientists insist that they accelerate the aging process.
The knowledge you just gained ~and the one you may gain if you read Recommended Reading below~ lets you construe further why French women are not fat. Yes, they look gorgeous displaying desirable and attractive feminine bodies; but not because of a diet printed with ink on paper.
