ITALIANS NEVER GET FAT? HOW ITALIANS STAY SKINNY? Secret of Italian Diet is Revealed. Roman Diet

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

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[@bistecca1048]

@Jesus Di Maria condolences

[@fayseldifficile5618]

It seems you like very much Italy 🇮🇹, 😂😂 !!

[@maurizio9738]

No matter what you'll eat: no pain, no gain. In Italy we eat what we like, in the right amount, but a lot of gym!

[@michellelanstra2831]

Just found your channel and love this video! Thank you for sharing this information. As an American, I need all the help I can get!

[@flaviolepri5539]

Work day meal Breakfast: tramezzino (small sandwich, the italian version of a salty breakfast), nuts (walnuts during fall, toasted hazelnuts during spring), espresso Lunch: meat or fish (no fried stuff) with light salad (lettuce and tomatoes), freshly baked bread, espresso Snack: fresh fruit (apples are my top choice) Dinner (i might just skip this if I had a bigger lunch): salad, cheese, lean cold cuts like prosciutto/ chicken breast/ bresaola. Wonder where pasta is? That's a sunday meal with my family. Wonder where pizza is? I'll take that once or twice a month as a casual night out with friends. Also swimming pool once or twice a week because eating healthy is good but to stay fit you need physical activities.

[@giovannicolosi5058]

I'm Italian and I found several errors in the video, but the two key right takaways are: 1. Portions matter, we eat generally less; 2. Un-processed foods are less fattening: vegetables, meat, fish, pasta* are better than processed foods. And we also generally use way less sauces, like ketchup, bbq etc; these were introuced 30 years ago with fast foods. *pasta is quite easy to abuse too being cheap and calorie dense. -> Let's look at real situation and no the postcard version: There are rising obesity rates also in Italy, especially in the less wealthy regions, due to processed foods being way cheaper than meat/fish. And... also Italians can get drunk, especially in smaller cities and villages in the countryside were "vine and food festivals" ("sagre") are held, it's common to see peole rolling on grass after many drinks. Last but not least: how can come to your mind that "People who see food as a pleasure stay thinner than who see food as fuel"? People educated about nutrition tend to eat less and less processed foods. It's pure logic, you wouldn't fuel your car 2 times its capacity, while if the food becomes one of your main pleasures (remember: poorer regions, fatter regions), you'll probably get fat.

[@kissme1518]

Fast food has nothing to do with it little man. If it has something to do it explain to me what part of fast food is bad

[@giovannicolosi5058]

@@kissme1518 not all fast food is bad but many things are more caloric dense to be both more tasty and easly preservable. And many fast foods are often eaten with caloric dense sausaces (French fries with ketchup & mayo). I don't demonize them and sometimes eat a BK. Fast food isn't the only factor, just an example of what is more fattening than pasta with italian seasoning (not mac&cheese, never tried that but sounds caloric dense!). But pasta, like every other food, can be fattening too 😁

[@Laurelin70]

@@kissme1518 French fries? Hamburgers processed with god knows what kind of meat and a lot of fat? Ultra-caloric beverages full of sugars? Fried bacon over your hamburger? Bread produced NOT from just flour, water and yeast/sourdough like most of italian bread is, but with sugar, milk, fats and alcohol? Salad dressing and hamburger sauces with mayonnaise?

[@kissme1518]

@@Laurelin70 So the only viable information you gave from that wall of text was ultra-calories, sugars and fat? Nothing wrong with fat there's tons of that in Italian cuisine, I don't find it anything harmful. As for calories. You can choose to not eat the whole thing that day just count your calories. Hard to understand? Same with sugars.

[@Laurelin70]

@@kissme1518 Are you so dense? We're talkng about a DIET, i.e. eating HABITS. There's nothing wrong in fast food as long as it's a once in a time experience, it's when it become a habit that it's unhealthy. Italians too eat in fast food, but it's not a habit, even for lunchbreak at work. And anyway, regularly eating out for lunchbreak is a dietary unhealthy habit even for italians, even when you don't eat in a fast food chain, because you can't control how the food is cooked and prepared in restaurants and diners, how much or which kind of oils or fats they use, how much salt, etc. And about "limit your calories intake": yes, you can do that, but it's not a question of calories, but of nutrients: fast food meals are strongly unbalanced in their nutrients composition (never heard about the Healthy Eating Pyramid? Or the Healthy Plate? every meal shoud mirror that composition), and if you want to just reduce your caloric intake, you have to reduce so much the portions that it ends to be not satiating enough. In italian cuisine there's tons of fats, but they are usually unsaturated fats (except for butter) that are proven to be healthy (in limited amounts). And younger generations learned to cook with less oil and fats than older generations, because of the better understanding of health issues.

[@thesmoker4027]

“Food is not a fuel, is a pleasure” i think this is the best sentence that describes what italians think of food, all of the food culture in italy is based on this sentence, no matter which part of italy.

[@VictorMartinez-en8zr]

How about both?

[@rscaht]

@@VictorMartinez-en8zr no , it's not fuel for us . May be not affordable First quality food every day but never low ! Fast food do not exist for us , May be a couple of time a year Just for fun we can get to Mac Donald or similar .

[@MatuIlMito]

@@rscaht talk for yourself lmao, plenty of italians eat just to eat, let's stop romanticizing just normal eating

[@rscaht]

@@MatuIlMito each country has its own romanticism . Not all Germans eat just wurstel an beer , not all french eat escargot with champagne and english fish and Chips .Not all American have guns at home . But it's true that Italians love their food like Americans their guns. domino's pizza failed in Italy and closed .

[@Francesco.Nastasi]

Parole sante!

[@followyourideas]

1. Skip breakfast. 2. Unprocessed food. 3. Portion control. Eat slowly. 4. Drink mainly water. 5. Pastry is a treat. Not an everyday meal. 6. Don't snack between meals. 7. Reduce alcohol consumption. 8. Enjoy food. Mindful eating.

[@HCforLife1]

Not enough. Italians walk more than average people in the west. This is very important

[@manmanman2000]

yeah, add physical activity, it's very important

[@bugra320]

Breakfast is a scam mandated to people in modern world

[@markmccreadie6212]

@@HCforLife1ding, this is the big key.

[@melissagattamelata4631]

Don't skip breakfast: a car doesn't run without oil

[@Raymondstu]

I stayed with an Italian girl and her family for over a month, it was one of the best times of my life. I cherish the full experience and hospitality I received. Amazing culture and amazing people

[@JenniferGarcia-xk3ue]

That’s so cool! how weee u Abel to experience that? we’re they like a host family?

[@giorgiocooper9023]

And ur basing your opinion on a one family experience ?

[@nicolodesalvo3795]

Its Just a feedback. Then collect more and make your opinion​@@giorgiocooper9023

[@nicolodesalvo3795]

​​@@giorgiocooper9023its Just a feedback. Then collect more and make your own opinion about that

[@mdshorioth3454]

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[@trotskyite1]

Isn't it amazing how the diet industry has convinced everyone that carbs are fattening when every culture and country that eat a lot of carbs are thin

[@irenecarrillo6750]

Well, maybe the carbohydrate they should be talking about is all the sugar contained in processed food

[@mArI97ize]

I think that carbs satiates you the most so there is no way I eat a big steak of fatty meat if I got a loaf of bread on the side but the main reason (I talk for italy) is because we often eat our carbs (pasta and bread) with vegetables !!! Also ALL ITALIANS are ASHAMED to eat junk food... have you ever heard that "you are what you eat"? if you eat trash it means that is what you consider yourself. Remember that your body is your temple :)

[@irenecarrillo6750]

@@mArI97ize rightly so, unfortunately media from the usa is making fast foods popular and widely accepted my younger generations

[@lizroberts1569]

Like anything if you don’t eat in moderation, and you sit on your ass it will get big.

[@kissme1518]

@@mArI97ize Shut up

[@josecruz-vega2070]

Agree with all your advices. When I lived in Rome 25 years ago I lost almost 20 pounds and still eat lot of foods but natural ones!!! Love Italy!!!

[@ljr8819]

Cause they walk a lot !!

[@EuSeiT]

"Natural" food? How do you think food lasts on shelves? Magic? Natural, indeed!

[@ljr8819]

@@EuSeiT Its all money.

[@beatrice188]

I am second generation Italian American but have traveled to Le Marche many times to visit family. Thanks to my mother, I can cook from scratch varieties of pasta and vegetables. Thanks to my Italian Family, I can learn new recipes which ,surprisingly, are very simple and fresh. I am 77 and not overweight plus totally healthy. I read a good book:" You Are What Your Grandmother Ate." So true!!!

[@cicciograziani6697]

Greetings from Pesaro Urbino province :)

[@frickxnas]

I am also a second generation Italian living in New York. At the age of 86 I can still walk around central park every other day and cook my meals at home. My mother past away 11 years ago at the age of 98. I believe cooking your meals and using mostly fresh ingredients is the best thing you can do after daily exercise.

[@ΕγώΆλλος]

Please, Give us some pasta recipes ...

[@egrergrgerg911]

Nope. Wrong. That makes little difference. Weight is all about hormones. People's hormones have never been so under attack. Meds, above all (anti depressants, anti psychotics). Sedentarism. Population getting older (therefore less hormones in average). Lack of sun. Snacking. If like me you have taken anti depressants at young age and were never fit again unless while on keto, you know what I'm talking about.

[@askallois]

@user-vj1fh7lr6j Spaghetti with tuna: boil a pot with enough water with salt to taste.b., in the meantime put a large frying pan with enough water to hold all the pasta and pour in a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil with sliced onions and cook over a medium heat. as the onions begin to fry, pour in the contents of a tin of tuna in olive oil, if you wish also anchovies and capers, or olives. Cover with a lid for two or three minutes and pour in the canned (or fresh) tomato pieces, season with salt to taste, and cook for 7 or 8 minutes. When the water boils, pour in the pasta and cook as the packet indicates (10 to 12 min.). As soon as it is ready, drain and pour the pasta into the frying pan and sauté for a few minutes, of course if there are several people, increase the doses. A quick and easy and very healthy pact. Enjoy!

[@CyberOptek]

We just got back from Rome and Florence. I was surprised that I didn't gain much weight during our trip. Part of this could have been the 130k steps we took, but I feel like the food in italy is just cleaner overall and didn't have all the preservatives that our food has here in the United States.

[@irenecarrillo6750]

I must say, I am always surprised when I hear that foreigners believe our food is fatty and try to limit how much they get Italian food, because usuay eating traditional food here is the best way to lose weight and Mediterranean diets are so healthy

[@CyberOptek]

@@irenecarrillo6750 I agree completely. I did not realize how much salt is in the food in the US until I came back. It has really opened my eyes to eating better foods and Im considering putting planters up in my yard and starting to grow/jar my own fresh vegetables.

[@irenecarrillo6750]

@@CyberOptek that's great

[@63Telemaco]

Solo questo?

[@andrewrobinson2565]

It has been SO HOT this year that nobody is eating 🇨🇵.

[@johnsarkissian5519]

I lived in Italy for two years in the 1980s. My experience was this: For breakfast, Italians just had a coffee and a cornetto or skipped breakfast altogether. However, they had large meals both at lunchtime and dinner time. In fact, lunch and dinner menus were practically the same consisting of two courses, the first course being a big plate of pasta, risotto, or minestrone, and then a second course of meat and some cooked or raw vegetables. Lunch would be at noon, and dinner sometime between 7:00pm-9:00pm. Between the two meals, one would often have a snack, that is some kind of dessert. It was a lot of eating, but surprise, surprise, Italians were as thin then as they are now. The secret to their physical fitness is healthy ingredients in their food and lots and lots of physical activity as simple as walking to work or school and spending a lot of time outdoors.

[@tm75_88]

Times have changed since then, unfortunately......modern life has led us to a more american style of eating: nobody does anymore two complete meals. I used to eat 200-250 gr. of pasta twice per day, now it's twice per week. None of my friends or relatives eat more than me. Quick food has substituted the prepared one, and even on Sundays in few houses there's home made food, and, when you do, ingredients have lost their quality Of course some tradition continues, but, if you come back, you would perceive a different vibe

[@sergioconti2493]

We don't eat every time a complete lunch. Neither at the restaurant. Occasionally during a party or holidays.

[@johnsarkissian5519]

@@sergioconti2493 Lo so che ora non è più così, ma 40 anni fa raramente ci si saltava un piatto. Pure alla mensa studentesca, mi ricordo gli studenti pranzavano e cenavano non saltando nessun piatto.

[@HCforLife1]

Most important is a lot of physical activity. It's warm country with very walkable infrastructure. I bet a lot of Italians doing 8-12k steps per day easily

[@canerguener8664]

The macho italian would say : We are on duty 24/7

[@supertrooper4353]

I think the secret is also they use lot of natural ingredients and the meals are well proportioned/moderated. I tried a eggplant parm pizza in Campania a few years ago, and it was soo light, delicious, which is much different from eating processed crap you find at dominos and pizza hut. It's not only what you eat, it's also how and where you eat it.

[@bluesoul7163]

Whaaaaat ? Internet is full of Americans saying American Pizza is waaaay better than the original ones 😂

[@filipporubino4163]

Breakfast at a bar is, as you said, an occasional treat, but I wouldnt say that most Italians just have a coffee for breakfast. It's not considered healthy, generally speaking. Very young and quite old people usually have hot milk (with or without coffee) and biscuits or cereals. People with a little more health awareness might have something like yogurt with fruits or granola/nuts and often drink alternative "milk" (almond/rice/soy milk). People with a very active life, like me, might even have a little "second breakfast" at around 10.30.

[@lunawestcott1708]

I was going to write the same thing. Only one coffee is in general the "student" breakfast, but during the school day they will always eat something (merenda) ... with another coffee ahahaha

[@Vincent-qh7zz]

True, but much depends on where in Italy you are.

[@katbeatriz1362]

Yes. This girl is just passing off her opinion as truths. Living in Italy for half a decade now and I still get amazed on how diverse the culture is from Aosta down to Sicily. This girl went to Rome and thinks she knows the whole country. Lol

[@user-mv4ns1ej9q]

la merenda :)

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

@@katbeatriz1362 agree totally.

[@Freidenker788]

I've discovered that as an Argentinean I follow pretty similar ways, my breakfast in only coffee, without sugar even, we also cook our food, not pre made junk, olive oil and do also the plate cleaning with bread lol I'm truly amazed by the similarities.

[@BigSmallTravel]

There are a lot of Italians, as well Germans, that immigrated to Argentina and influenced the culture.

[@michaelbahu2528]

Argentina is basically Italy 😂

[@dusancville]

Around 20 million Argentinian are of Italian origin 👈

[@TheRogorD]

Uno dei video più accurati sulle nostre abitudini alimentari. Hai chiarito perfettamente che non mangiamo solo pasta e pizza :). Grazie.

[@lmusima3275]

I’ve been to Italy twice, first in Rome and in Varese near Milan. I only remember having a light breakfast or just coffee ☕️ and no snacks. I ate traditional food pasta, steak, bread 🥖, salad 🥗. 7 hours later dinner 🥘. I had some dessert 🧁. When I returned to the UK, people told me I lost weight

[@lucyp406]

Most likely you walked a storm in Italt.

[@zerozero9012]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tjaspire]

If it's one thing I've noticed about Italians coming to the U.S. and trying our version of "Italian" food, like the Olive Garden, or Bucca Di Beppos, is that they comment on how sweet the food is. In pasta dishes, in the breadsticks, in things that don't even require sugar. I think that sugar is the main culprit to the obsesity problem. And I think that these restaurants use sugar to make people get addicted to their food and keep coming back.

[@Savioami]

Your great words : "Food is not a fuel, it is a pleasure, so enjoy every single bite every single sip of it . Fast eating is like fast love ; never creates any good memories ." Should be inscripted on a golden plate

[@chuckleezodiac24]

so you're saying we should -- eat like old people f*ck: slowly but surely.

[@profmarchioro]

Ci hai fatto sembrare un popolo di belle persone. GRAZIE!

[@zakariacherifi6619]

I love this video and the amount of information you have offered. I go to Italy many times a year for work and business. Believe me as North African (Algerian) I enjoy every single time I travel to Italy. From Milan to Napoli this country always impresses me even though I have visited many countries and experienced many cultures, you learn every sigle time new things that will benefit you directly in your life. People, food, coffee,football, fashion, communications, nature beauty, history, heritage….

[@ldpldp-v3q]

Grazie! Benvenuto

[@tancreddehauteville764]

How do Italians stay slim? Simple - they have almost nothing for breakfast and never (or very rarely) have snacks between meals. It's a culture of two meals a day, and nothing more, other than many cups of coffee. In the Anglosphere, we have four meals a day and snacks in between!

[@rscaht]

That'all .

[@herecomesthesun66]

No breakfast is intermittent fasting , my husband does this now and has lost weight.

[@Decadency11]

I can have 3 breakfast sandwiches from McDonald's, eat a medium-sized lunch, and have a large 5 course meal for dinner and still be considered thin for my frame and size. I have to eat like this, or I'll end up being too thin!🤷🏻

[@chrisburton3571]

@@Decadency11I’m going to guess that you don’t eat as much as you like to believe you do and you probably are very active. People have a tendency to miscalculate how many calories they consume and their daily activity. Most people in America over consume calories and a small percentage under consume. You should try tracking your calories daily down to the exact calorie.

[@ignfan4life]

They don't. Half of their population is overweight.

[@bryantsouslin8856]

This video is tops, one of the best of all vlog-types on KZbin I've seen! It is one of the first in-depth exposures I've had in gastronomia italiana and has left me inspired to modify the way i see eating, to decouple some of my American beliefs about food and to learn more about cucina italiana. How can you not love many things Italian! Bravo!

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Ohh my god 😍😍😍 thank you so much indeed ❤️ you just made my day ! Thank you so much for waiting 🤗❤️

[@bryantsouslin8856]

The detail is fantastic but not too much! and Especially the last 1/3 starting with Italian dinner, I visualized that I was the star of my own movie, in the middle of that experience. Maybe the music helped, too, Lol. It was perfect

[@susanpharr6809]

I found plenty of portly little Italian women and men in visiting Italy many years ago. The mamas and grandmamas were not thin. It was odd to me that the cuisine was high in carbs - white flour, sugar, etc…of course, the fruits and vegetables were local, fresh and amazing! There is an olive tree and/ or a fig tree in every yard no matter how small. So beautiful!

[@ledatufarulo7316]

You was in the South

[@ToniLovesSkateboarding]

It's amazing to see how other cultures treat food differently than here in the USA. The only shock to me is how I've personally changed my diet to the worst since I've lived in the states. I grew up in Venezuela until I was 21 and it was very similar to the italians in the sense that all 3 meals at home were made from scratch, not cans... Everyday. McDonald's was seen as a treat and my parents would take us there once every couple of months. I've lived in the states for 21 years now, so 50-50 and I'm 45lbs heavier than when I moved. most of our meals at home come from a jar or a frozen bag and fast food is so convenient that I eat it if not weekly, pretty close to. This video just opened my eyes. I need to make some changes :)

[@ignfan4life]

25% of people of Venezuela are obese, and 66% are overweight+. They're also fat.

[@SergiuLungu]

I think because in USA is a culture of work. No time for cooking food.

[@GangdamStyle20]

You only eat fast food about once a week or even only every other week. So you are a very very healthy American. :-) Good to see you brought some correct attitude towards fast food from Venezuela to the US!!

[@bluesoul7163]

​@@ignfan4lifeVenezuela now is not the Venezuela of 30 years ago mate

[@BlackRoseImmortal75]

Usa lost its food culture and heritage with the fast food era. Before that, their food routine was just as the rest of the world. I remember an episode of little house on the prairie, where they talked about this phenomenon. It was season 8 "the progress" and explains a lot on what really happened in the us in those period and how people quickly forgot how they were before.. Kellogg's , Kfc, Mc Donald and coca cola buried an entire food tradition.

[@leyana9140]

This is a great video. I always had this question in my mind and your video is very informative. It would be great if you would be able to go a bit deeper into the Italian lunch and dinner in any videos in the future. Many thanks!!

[@Eulyx22]

I'm actually starting to tear up, cause i'm an Italian from Rome, and now that i'm following a diet for the gym, i'm not experiencing anymore any type of this pleasure, remembering when i lived with my grandma, and everything said here was being done in all meal. Thanks for letting me remember those times. :D

[@user-mv4ns1ej9q]

At least we have our memories. I have great ones too.

[@gaggabrava243]

ty from Rome, finally a not stereotyped video about Italian food.

[@MsBlueHand]

1) portion control. 2) lots of fresh and healthy foods as the main part of their diet 3) they walk a lot because of the way their cities are laid out historically. 4) pasta is not a main dish. It is side dish. 5) Obesity in Italy is about 12% and is mostly seen in older males

[@ClaudeMagicbox]

Meh... things here are changing pretty fast, unfortunately the "hamburger culture" is raging here among younger people and especially kids in their early teens (especially the dietary devastation of FRENCH FRIES) So now it's becoming pretty common to see fat kids 9-15yo while when I was that age (in the 70s) there was close to zero fat kids, it was an awkward exception to see someone fat at school

[@dalia5378]

The Italians living in Italy are lucky! I love Rome! I wish to experience a pilgrimage to Italy one day! Thank you for the video! ✝️

[@tommasovasta8323]

I give you an advice. Don't go to live to Rome. Too big, populated, chaotic, dirty and often dangerous. Instead of pick a little city up. There are a lot from North to South. My favourite are: Merano (Trentino Alto Adige), Treviso (Veneto), Trieste (Friuli Venezia Giulia), Parma o Ferrara (Emilia Romagna), Ascoli Piceno (Marche), Urbino (Marche,), Arezzo (Toscana), Lucca (Toscana), Perugia (Umbria), Foligno (Umbria), Viterbo (Lazio), Benevento (Campania), Lecce (Puglia), Noto o Siracusa (Sicilia), Cagliari o Alghero (Sardinia)

[@bluesoul7163]

Not true.. as an italian, "La bella vita" is no more

[@persephone213]

I like this food philosophy of sitting down and taking your time to eat slowly and really enjoy the food rather than overdo it. I’ve heard the French do a similar thing. In the US, most people I know eat crazy fast and I’m often the last one eating even though I had the same amount (or less even) of food and I think it’s a good thing, love to take time to slowly enjoy good food. 😋

[@irenecarrillo6750]

Why do they even eat if they aren't going to enjoy it

[@brusnfrkap9119]

@@irenecarrillo6750 so they dont starve and die

[@samanthona1698]

also in vienna they sit down and enjoy their food culture taking a lot of time

[@andreadimarzo6662]

I am sorry to say that we consider almost every aspect of american life, not only in the food domain , profoundly wrong and unhealty. I don't think we will ever change our mind

[@albertoclocchiatti1510]

@@brusnfrkap9119 Is gorging heavily like pigs necessary in order not to starve? How foolish am I to think that even if you eat calmly enjoying the food you can feed yourself without starving

[@frankcosta7065]

We eat olive oil, not butter. At breakfast we eat bread and jam, not eggs and bacon. We drink water and a glass of wine. Not carbonated and sugary drinks with added vitamins.

[@skatefan9495]

Olive oil is a fat, just like butter. Butter is not more harmful or fattening than olive oil, in moderation.

[@frankcosta7065]

@@skatefan9495Olive oil is a VEGETABLE fat, not an animal fat like butter. It improves HDL.

[@skatefan9495]

@@frankcosta7065 It's fat. It is not diet food and no more related to being "skinny" than butter is.

[@panthera5678]

Olive oil is a lot healthier for you but 1 tbsp of olive oil is more calories than one tbsp of butter cause butter also has water and other stuff in it.

[@skatefan9495]

@@panthera5678 Maybe so, but this is about Italians being skinnier, not healthier.

[@stoltuberhehe123]

so happy finding this channel i've fallen in love the 1st time i've been to Italy. love the food as well aldo i need to.adjust my palates. will watch more of you and I wish to see Italy soon

[@albertomariani1963]

I am Italian. What you said is more or less correct. What's not true is about breakfast, which is generally not constituted of just a cup of coffe. At home, we have coffe or cappuccino or milk with biscuits. People who avoid eating are a little minority.

[@biancaenera2500]

And we eat pizza or pasta any day of the week 😂

[@Laurelin70]

@@biancaenera2500 But not at every meal: if we eat pasta at lunch, usually we don't eat it at dinner, and vice versa.

[@bea3ce687]

Yep, I think she should have included typical home-breakfast, which may be bisquits, but also bread and jam or some simple home-made cake, yoghurt, things like these.

[@christopherpaul7588]

That's a pretty light breakfast! Especially compared to a common American breakfast.

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

right,, a little something to go with the coffee.

[@louamato6332]

I absolutely love this, thank you. I'm visiting Rome for the 1st time and ALL the You Tube videos about Roman food is how you should indulge in it, and indeed it makes sense. However, I'm losing weight eating more vegetables these days and I'm so glad to find fresh veggies when I visit Rome this summer!😊

[@arlenne26]

I'm traveling to Rome in 2 weeks!!! I'm so excited!! Thank you for your video!

[@Dondaddyh]

The Italians know, what I had to learn in a book “Breakfast is dangerous!” That saying about it being the most important meal was from a marketing campaign from Kelloggs. Now I eat as late in the day as I can manage and never before 12 noon.

[@claudiatomaselli6818]

that's interesting! I'm italian and I have breakfast every morning as the majority of the people I know. It is true that a lot of us have breakfast at our "bar" just once in a while (cornetto is delicious, but super rich in butter) and we need our coffe first thing in the day! 😅

[@Heavens-Humanaterian-Army]

what's the alternative to coffee.. as coffee is considered toxic and cause inflammation to the body...its not good for you all canine is bad for you

[@Dondaddyh]

@@Heavens-Humanaterian-Army green tea maybe, I have gone caffeine free, but it didn’t improve my sleep or quality of life, now I have coffee in the morning and tea in the afternoon and it works well for me 😊

[@massimopalomba5009]

US and british-style breakfast is dangerous. Butter-fried eggs, fatty bacon, sausages, beans in sauce, french fries. That's a nuke bomb for your health, a claim for your cholesterol. Bread, jam, honey, a croissant, fresh-made espresso are the right way. I'm genoese, many make a slice of focaccia (salted flatbread) with a cappuccino.

[@KikiAndJeffreyPearl]

@@claudiatomaselli6818 coffee first! Same here in the mountains of Colorado

[@ojusjohri]

Wow you explained it perfectly with awesome expressions.

[@Trickster_Joker96]

You're lovely. Thanks for talking about our country and our culture in this way! I'm glad you love it!

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Aww thank you so much for watching ❤️ I’m so happy you enjoyed it 🤗

[@Veronica_Boer]

Yes, our main staple food is not just pasta and pizza🥰 we eat lots of fish, cheese and veggies

[@lorenzor2555]

As an italian I think that sadly we too are overweight. Not like americans but still too fat. I also think that even if we eat “fat” dishes, we eat lot of fresh ingredients, our portions are generally smaller than abroad. Plus we eat very little breakfast. And because we live more in tradicional old cities, we move a lot by walk or by bike. But even those think are not sufficient to keep us perfectly fit

[@irenecarrillo6750]

Also, fast food places are spreading

[@theteamxxx3142]

Italy is the least obese nation in western europe so there's already a difference here , north italy in particular is one of the least obese regions in the whole europe . The more you go to south the more you will find overweight and obese people in italy mainly because of the different culture

[@nli615]

of course we are overweight. i don' t know what most people here are talking about🙈🙉🙊

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

@@theteamxxx3142 Also, in the South, people are not very tall.

[@hugoanderkivi]

@@JustMe-gs9xi Wonder why that is. Lack of nutrition during growth? Implausible that it is all genetics.

[@EmperorMaximus66]

Fresh food. A small country does not have to move things thousands of miles. Being able to walk so much (Florence, Venice) is huge too. Finally, they do not have jobs with the stress levels we know in America. Some local red wine also helps a lot!

[@brianmason9361]

Italy has strict anti GMO laws. Their grains and produce are different than ours. Also, their wine and beer don't have chemical preservatives and additives in them. Their food is real food.

[@sharroon7574]

I have heard they do not fortify with minerals either, that is a potential difference as well.

[@teena4rl211]

Italy imports almost 10 billion tons of wheat, primarily from Canada and the US. No GM wheat is commercially grown in the US. That is an easily verified fact. The pasta is Italian. The wheat usually is not.

[@Delibng]

According to me that is not about avoiding GMO but because we Eat 5 portions of vegetables every day

[@atlantis4516]

It ain’t necessarily so. Some very famous wines of ours are full of preservatives. Get some information and you’ll change your mind.

[@atlantis4516]

@@Delibngma quando mai?

[@Bacci96]

As an Italian, when I watch this kind of reports about our culture or diet, I sincerely feel two emotions: first, I feel proud to be italian and to be grown in Italy. Second, I ask myself how terrible the U.S. are in regard to food and nutrition (because for the most part this "cultural shock" videos and in general opinions are from Americans). I'm schoked about how all these habits are considered something antiquate and a bit luxourious by Americans. I live in a touristic city and I see that Americans often try to be more italian in style and in behaviour but they can't do it completely. I'm proud to be grown in a country where times and history shaped the habit of a good life. I only hope that all our culture will not be lost due to its commercialization.

[@rochellezimmerbishop4681]

Niccolo, after World war 2, America became totally automated, systematized, etc. All the research for making food and military equipment for the war continued by big business selling packaged, processed convenience foods to the modern housewife, along with all the new machines like dishwashers, etc. We were listening to advertising, buying from huge corporations making millions of dollars from processed junk, TV dinners, etc. It was all about consumption. Farms were overtaken by factories and we totally lost touch with our humble earth and fields. It is still that way but now we are trying to "eat locally", etc. I don't know if we'll be successful. Even when we come back from Europe, we go right back to our ways. Why? Big business controls the US. Period.

[@fasullodavvero]

@@rochellezimmerbishop4681 Concordo con quello che hai scritto,ma è inevitabile che prima o poi anche gli americani imparino a cucinare i loro prodotti locali,non potrete continuare col "cibo spazzatura",avete una percentuale di obesi incredibile(destinati a morire giovani) ,quando le persone scopriranno che cucinare oltre a migliorare la salute è un modo di risparmiare,anche i piu fedeli al fast food si convertiranno,a parte tutto,ci sono anche altre cucine valide,come quella cinese o messicana(molto vicina alla nostra),quella greca(anche loro nostri cugini) e molte altre,insomma se in tutto il mondo si cucina,perchè gli americani non lo fanno?,certo c'è il fattore tempo,ma preparare un piatto di pasta richiede 20 minuti al massimo(se ti organizzi),infatti da noi esistono gli "spaghetti di mezzanotte",piatto veloce quando torni dalla discoteca o altro dopo mezzanotte... PS sto scoprendo che la pasta non si mangia solo in italia,vedi gran parte dell'europa ma anche sud america(dove ci sono milioni di italiani di seconda/terza generazione)... PPSS vi segnalo tinyurl.com/2h8ym6pv e anche tinyurl.com/y7ekqkzu ottimi punti da cui partire (in inglese!)

[@RRYYAANNK7]

Your culture will be lost to 3rd world peasants. The Kalergi plan is in full effect.

[@rochellezimmerbishop4681]

@@fasullodavvero There is a culture in the US that cooks and loves to cook at home and eat locally and healthy, yes they are here. Many vegans also now. But it has been documented that the big processed food companies took over the cooking for us years ago (and I don't think that happened in other countries so much) and made advertisements to say, you don't have to cook, we will do it! And it became frozen dinners, fast food, etc and Americans were brainwashed by convenience advertising. The problem is, it won't go away! So its much easier to grab something frozen or fast food. America is run by big, big business. Totally commercialized. Many chain restaurants are owned by Coca Cola company, for example. And these chain restaurants are EVERYWHERE.

[@fasullodavvero]

@@rochellezimmerbishop4681 Sono felice di sentire che non tutti sono stati resi schiavi dalle lobby delle bibite gasate e del fast food,dovete ancora combattere per una alimentazione "umana" ma potete farcela,cominciate a disertare i fast food,è gia qualcosa... 😃😃

[@mojjammil]

Decided to watch the video as I'm planning my first trip to Italy next week but left with amazing lifestyle and diet advises which I would live by to get out of being an obese person. Thank you so much.

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Aww thank you so much for watching 🤩🤩 If you have any question to ask me , you are very welcome to join our weekly Life Chat 🤗 Just send me an email at [e-mail] - I’ll send you an invitation Come, join us and ask any questions you want ☺️ about your trip to Italy, Italian diet - anything you have in mind 😁 I’ll be waiting for you next week 🤗

[@siminsalam]

omg ...this is my second time watching your videos and I JUST LOVE EM ALREADY....Im an Indian and love everything about Italy and especially their food...the way you explain things is just amazing ....I LOVE YOUR CONTENT...grazie

[@RomeTokyooneway]

Usually after lunch we have an espresso and an ammazzacaffe' which is a digestivo (liquor). There are many good digestivi in Italy worthy a try. DO not miss them after lunch or dinner!! You can opt adding grappa to your coffee (caffe' corretto)

[@brianrundle2875]

Thanks Anna. very revealing about how to eat and enjoy rich italian food without getting fat... I wondered how having a coffee and a pastry for breakfast followed by pizza and pasta for lunch and dinner didnt make Italians fat... now I know...great content..

[@ilyassehabibi]

Don't forget that Italy is not only Rome! Try to visit also little villages, I wish every one can see our country and enjoy the culture and food!

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

So true! I would definitely advise to start with Rome, spend 3-4 days there and then discover some other regions of the country ☺️

[@ilyassehabibi]

@@AnnaGoldmanTravel next time i reccomend you to go the capital of culture 2022-23 Bergamo, near Milan

[@lannalisa2925]

And Mantova, that's not too far and sooooooo nice and cultural

[@tamedshrew235]

My only trip to Europe was in Rome many years ago and I fell in love with its people, food and culture. And now if I had the chance to travel abroad one more time I would go back in a heartbeat.

[@EdmundStyle]

the best video I have found that shows the true face of Italy. I kept wondering how it is that Italians eat pizza or pasta and are so slim and healthy... I couldn't understand it because when I watch videos about Italians that others have recorded, they always talk about trying this or that and it often involves carbohydrates. ... I'm glad I found your video and you finally showed what it really is like and why Italians are so healthy. In 2 weeks I'm going to Rome and then to Naples. Can you recommend some places to eat in the evening? where is the best ice cream? What should you definitely try? Thank you :-)

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

@@EdmundStyle it’s because it’s +40° | 104°F right now and we have to walk here 😁 Plus not many houses in Rome city centre have the elevator 😉 so just imagine, with this heat you have climb up and down the stairs at least 4 times a day 😅 For best places in Rome 👉🏼 that my guide 🙂 allgoglobal.com/#rec567908316 It you want to ask me any question about your trip or Italian diet - feel free to book your private session ☺️ calendly.com/annagoldman/private-session-with-anna-goldman

[@mariapatap]

I love italian food ! Next time I go to Rome I will eat at this good restaurant ! Thank you for the tip ! 💕💕💕

[@FREDGRASS-vz8ez]

Hello Maria how are you doing 😊

[@amanrubey]

Thanks Anna The reason I admire you is because you always tell about the reality and not like any other channel which feels like tourist trap

[@tommasovasta8323]

Travelled a lot. Based on my experience Mediterrenean diet (italian, spanish, french and greek) is the healtiest and well balanced along with the Japanese. It's not just a case if the life expectancy is higher in those countries.

[@888alp]

Italians are the healthiest among the Greeks, French people. Some of the Greek food isn't healthy. The French use to much butter in all of their foods, not healthy at all. Spanish people are similar to the Italians. Lebanese food is healthy too! 😢

[@klauslunde]

i love italian food i went to italy 3 years ago for my aunts marrige and i went the nature there was beautiful and it had the warmest climat e ive ever been in-

[@robertocentomo8382]

I really appreciate the video, just a note: in the regions of north Italy, butter is used in the kitchen and this does not prevent them from having fewer obese people than in the southern regions, where butter is not used.

[@cinziaalbini3676]

Io vivo in Lombardia e noi usiamo olio non burro, questo perché nella nostra provincia si produce uno degli oli più pregiati e costosi. Inoltre direi, da uel che ho visto viaggiando in Italia, che ci sono più obesi al sud che al nord

[@michelinodellelce3415]

​@@cinziaalbini3676al sud si mangia di qualità, ma tanto anzi troppo. Se uno dimagrisce le nonne si preoccupano che sta male 😅

[@Spring_Moon_7501]

​@@cinziaalbini3676credo che ormai in qualunque parte della Lombardia si consumi più olio che burro: è più salutare e anche più versatile. Confermo che al sud ci sono più obesi che al nord. Al sud trovare qualcuno che non sia in sovrappeso è un'impresa.

[@bawoll7050]

Love your video ... Thanks for as sharing ... And I love your Norwegian t-shirt and hat ... Being a Norwegian living in Tuscany

[@adrianovincenti7410]

You make me proud to be Roman with your wounderful and relaxing video!

[@genok82]

I’m sicilian, all true what you said except about the “portion size” 😅 It could be from Rome to Milan but visit a family from southern Italy.. every lunch is like Christmas eve dinner 😂

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

Thank You! My family is from Naples and YES! lunches/meals aren't skimpy at all. you eat well, and it is real food.

[@meganjones2580]

Yeah I live in Bari, and every Sunday we go to my partners house (he is Italian not I) and the amount of food is ridiculous. He also wants to eat sooo much food every day. Like triple what I would eat back home. No wonder I put on so much weight when I moved to Italy 😅

[@yonidevi1216]

Not true, generally portions are larger in the south

[@susannabonfatti2743]

In realtà prendere solo il caffe al mattino x colazione è un usanza dei tempi moderni , quando ero piccola nessuno faceva colazione cosi ma si faceva il caffelatte con il pane , il burro si usa ancora , anche se meno , soprattutto al nord .

[@lidia6052]

5:50 no no wait, italians, in particular in the toscany region, traditionaly put extravirgin olive oil simply on bread with a sprinkle of salt and vinegar 🧏🏻‍♀️ squisito! 😘

[@rscaht]

Yes, Tuscany oil , Tuscany bread . Se lo fai con la michetta e il carapelli (che non è toscano) non è granché.

[@lidia6052]

@@rscaht sì infatti tassativamente pane toscano ☝ ho vissuto sei anni in toscana e ancora mi viene da piangere al solo ricordo di quanto era buono.

[@kissme1518]

Why is this so hard to understand put fats on carbs what else is there to know

[@rscaht]

@@kissme1518 much more ! It's not mathematic it's poetry . She said deliscius and absolutely Is . I write in italian that if you do the same with other bread or oil the result in not the same ,I mean ugly .

[@paolof5269]

@@lidia6052 Perchè non hai provato quello umbro....

[@rscaht]

Absolutely right ! In Italy you can drink any alcolic in public streets as you want but ... be drunk in public (everywhere) Is very very bad . You are considered a very rude person or with existential or psychological issues . Special Advice for British ! Please do not go to beaches in the morning with pints of beer , After few hours the temperatures increase so much and you can collaps . Better do that at night .

[@lizroberts1569]

That’s so funny. I was horrified to see people in London suburbs getting on morning trains with beer! And I’m from the UK

[@parabelluminvicta8380]

@@lizroberts1569 you should see in germany its the same you see some german with beer on the morning lol

[@frickxnas]

@@parabelluminvicta8380 A yeah, i saw a German family having beers at 7.10am on a boat to one Greek island. All natives and other tourtists had either coffee or juice along with fruits or pastries but they had beers and some sort of sausages. Like wtf.

[@Summer-bo9rw]

@@lizroberts1569 Crazy

[@Summer-bo9rw]

@@parabelluminvicta8380 crazy

[@nas6919]

Hey Anna, what’s the best way to visit the Colosseum and Sistine Chapel? I don’t want to do a tour guide. I’d like to visit with an audio option and I definitely want to see the Arena within the Colosseum. Is there a good website(s) to book tickets to these sights for a decent price? Any help would be very welcome 😊 Thanks.

[@LairMistress]

I really enjoy Mediterranean food--and it's definitely not all pasta, not by a long shot! It's probably more protein and greens than anything... :)

[@trotskyite1]

Now it is, because everyone is rich

[@irenecarrillo6750]

@@trotskyite1 No, it's just less expensive, the availability also is a big factor in the price (even in the peninsula prices will go down as you go south, since they will have better weather conditions)

[@albertoclocchiatti1510]

@@irenecarrillo6750 Anche il fatto che una buona fetta della verdura al sud, in particolare in puglia, venga raccolta da braccianti pagati 1€ al giorno e che il fenomeno del caporalato sia diffusissimo potrebbe incidere sul minor prezzo di alcuni cibi al sud

[@rob5197]

Pasta on the menu everyday equal Carbs so where the theory goes ?

[@SamueleManfrin]

Wow, nice video: as an Italian, I must say that it perfectly shows our relationships with the food. And thanks for clearly saying that we normally don't eat pizza at lunch :D Your next step to move closer to Italian culture is... to speak louder :) In your videos, you talk in such a way that in the beginning, I wondered if anyone was sleeping in the next room :D And, to be honest, it's a way that most Italians can consider intriguing or appropriate just for - er - intimate moments... ;)

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

she's not even Italian,

[@marossi8755]

I like the "carpetta" to clean the plate. As they say: the tasty sauce goes to the bottom. Greetings from Italy

[@michele5239]

I would say that the most common breakfast for the italians at home is milk with biscuits, cereals, cake, bred... but there are also a big part of people that don't do that

[@carolamendoladanca]

Yes, it's the clean food, simple preparations and the lifestyle that keeps Italians thin. I'm always amused when the general population thinks Italians are eating big bowls of pasta and pizzas. A small amount of pasta as a primi piatti (small plate) is plenty. My life most of the year is in the states but my heart is always in Italy as a citizen of Italy.

[@FREDGRASS-vz8ez]

Hello Carola how are you doing 😊

[@zelyazelya8426]

Amazing🤩Thanks, Anna!

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Thank you very much indeed 😉🤗❤️

[@nicoladc89]

There is a big big big difference between the Italian cuisine and the US cuisine: sugar. The Italian average consumption of total sugars (including carbs) is less than the US consumption of only added sugars. More than 90% of Italians consume less sugar than the dose per day reccomended by WHO. A high consumption of sucrose increases the production of fat (by turning fructose into fat) and prevents the body from eliminating it, and increase the appetite. So a diet with a lot of sucrose make you more more fat than a diet without sucrose, with the same quantity of calories. Eat an apple and drink a glass of water (around 20 grams of sugar) instead of drinking a "healthy" juice with 3 apples, 1 orange, 4 strawberries and a carrot (around 90 grams of sugar). Eat a fat rib of beef with a glass of Valpolicella Ripasso (0 grams of sugars) instead of a Big Mag with a Medium Sprite (60 grams of sugar).

[@branko4033]

Dunno. But I'm Green with envy. To my taste, Italian is the best cuisine of all. And Italian wine is on par with French. Coming from Croatia, Italia's neighbour across the Adriatic, with its own out of this world food and wine, and having crisscrossed Italy many times, I bend my knee to the masters of la dolce vita.

[@VegasLoungeAct]

Italians live a completely different lifestyle than we do in America. Italians take the time to enjoy things more, especially food. In America, it's constantly run, run, run, and no one has time or energy to shop daily for fresh ingredients and make healthy food for each meal. Surely we could make time, but we don't. Italians do it right.

[@loveiseternity]

We have to work; they're not fond of work or moving at a fast pace lol

[@blondetruther]

Great video! Definitely intermittent fasting works. The smaller the 'eating window' the better. And if you combine that with a ketogenic diet (low sugar) the weight will fall off like you wouldn't believe. But after you've lost the weight - great idea to have a sweet treat once in a while - and maybe have pasta or higher carb on weekends? ps: I have discovered it also helps living at a higher altitude. Weightloss is much easier when you live high up which surprised me.

[@debbiedavid3259]

What a great informative video. Makes me want to head on over to Italy ! 🇺🇸🇮🇹🇺🇸

[@k.k.2157]

I don't know what it is that keeps Italian fit and healthy (enough to make Italy one of the countries with the oldest population in the world, and often their elderly people in their 90s look like they're still in their 60's or 70's), but when you are in Italy you can virtually eat almost everything you like without gaining weight. Maybe it's all that walking, the fresh fruit and vegetables... dunno. But Italians, along with the French people and the Japanese, are for sure onto something.

[@irenecarrillo6750]

I think that also caring about traditional food is an important factor, but people often make fun of us by saying we're fussy

[@rscaht]

Less Sugar and fat and no extrogens in italian food . Light breakfast do not open the stomac so you feel less ungry and no Need to eat until midday . If you notice fat people allways eat something between the main meals .

[@larsjohansson660]

lowest body index in europe: switzerland and france!!!!

[@ctscan3088]

The minerals in the water usually account for good digestion.

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

@@irenecarrillo6750 i'm Italian-American from boston area. I get fed up with the 'too fussy' part. Italian culture and history is full of dedicated perfection artisans. That's our tradition, people 'like' things Italian but are not willing to keep it authentic. The worst one imo,, is this Cottage Cheese thing. People can make whatever they want, but you can't call it Italian if it isn't made the Italian Traditional Way. that's just fact.

[@squashit339]

Not all Americans are fast food, processed food junkies. I think there is a heavy mix here. I don't go to fast food places and also grow as much of my own food as I can. There are a lot of vegan and vegetarians. Such a huge range of people in the US

[@hocheye]

We were in Italy last May, Rome, Florence and Venice. The food was outstanding! Proper portion size with fresh unprocessed ingredients.Crowds are large at the main attractions, but outside of them its not that bad, I tell everyone if you have an opportunity to go, you must go! Its amazing! Rome is a museum all by itself.

[@luizfilipe201]

Dieta mediterrânica! I'm portuguese, and we used to eating fruits, lot of "legumes" fresh or soups, lot and lot of fish, meat, bread, and red wine😊. That's all about, like you say very well in your video, avoid processed food, processed drinks... one main think in me opinion, t for example the cakes on the Supermarket got two months of fresh validity for consumer, but if you made a cake at home with eggs, sugar, etc. it only stay fresh for 4 days😮, something must ring on our brain?! The process food is full of chimicals, and fat. Every single time i've been in Itália i eat and drink very well, they are so "perfeccionisti" and made things with love, and they love to show us, the food in Portugal are very good too, but the italians doing better, always a step ahead, even the coffee on a coffee shop are something like tasty...not just a regular coffee.

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

Mate, I've been in Portugal (from Lisbon up to spanish "Costa de la muerte") and I ate wonderfully in there too. Same goes for Spain, Greece, Tunisia, Turkey... Wherever you go around the Mediterranean sea (and Portugal isn't physically on the mediterranean but shares a lot of culture with that too) you are fine :) We UItalians may have more different plates just because we go from nearly continental climate in the north to nearly african climate in the deep south, but overall the Mediterranean countries (and I include Portugal too) are gold when it comes to food ;) Only disappointment was to discover that "vino verde" isn't "verde" (green) at all ;) ;)

[@bzimage75]

13:29 Food is not a fuel, it's a pleasure. Perfect summary ! But not only: also culture, tradition, healthy

[@Robert-hy3vv]

how is that different from any culture? tf

[@bzimage75]

@@Robert-hy3vv any culture of couse has such charactersistics, but in Italiy are usualliy viewed in strong way and all of that aspects together.

[@latebloomingfrontallobe633]

My friends in Italy are definitely not fat. The Italians ban food additives that the USDA allows here. They also eat a lot of vegetables and have amazing food in European portions unlike the gigantic portions in the US. Also- they walk a lot and tend to drink wine very sparingly. Meals are also family and friend oriented not eaten alone watching the tv. They also cook a lot☺️💗

[@caseylipok8161]

We spent the summer in Central and Souther Italy plus Sicily with friends who live in Bologna and Martina Franca then on to Poland with my side of the family. I so much miss the food in both countries. In the US what is called food is subject to interpretation. I was so grateful growing up in a Polish home in the US. Never was introduced to the "great American diet".

[@caseylipok8161]

@linda-jovi I enjoy both. But my heart and soul are bound to the mountains.

[@guycalabrese4040]

Very good description, but in the south from Napoli and down, you start EVERY meal with spaghetti pomodoro or with the sauce from the "Spezzantino" (Pieces of lamb slowcooked in tomato sauce). Then you eat the meat, again just a few little pieces, with bread and some vegetable side dishes. If you're lucky enough to have peasant relatives you round it off with salami, olives in different styles, some pieces of pecorino and provolone. You wash it all down with red wine mixed with Gazzosa 🤤 At least they eat like this in my family in the mountains of Calabria. Now I live in a cold northern european country and vegetables sold here are all grown in dutch greenhouses and lacks the nutritional value of vegetables cultivated and consumed in the sun of Calabria. Too bad we southern italians often must emigrate to find good income...

[@luisaritosa9700]

Thanks for the recipe. I am from Istra, north Croatia. We eat a lot of salsa too.

[@Марта-й7е]

Опитвала съм храната на цяла Италия. Най-вкусната е в южната й част -Кампания, Пулия, Базиликата, Сицилия... Простички ястия, а са вълшебни! Сърдечно от България!

[@guycalabrese4040]

@@Марта-й7е Use translate. Slava Ukraini!

[@the_unfiltered_truth7181]

It's not carbs. They have more healthy fats and no processed foods. Also, the fibre and protein is optimum in diet. Also, breakfast with just coffee is akin to having a 'time restricted eating' throughout the day.

[@pataudi8025]

This is definitely one of my favorite videos from you. The way you've described Italian habits plus the memes Especially the Apple bite cracked me up! Although I'm not fat but sure a cup of cappuccino as breakfast sounds like a deal!

[@hakansoder5279]

What a nice video. Well done Anna. Everybody would benefit from a healthier food intake. At the same time we must remember that turists (I will soon be one) have limited time to experience all luxourious and famous Italian cuisine, so they will eat more pasta, pizza, tiramiso and alcohol than they would if they lived there. Again.. Well done Anna (Are you Norwegian?)

[@caty9508]

Hi, it's nice what you say about Italians! I'm Italian and I have breakfast because I usually am more hungry in the morning than afternoon so I love drinking coffee and milk and some biscuits or fette biscottate with jam and yogurt or some bread with ham or cheese. I have noticed that sweet stuff makes me feel hungry faster so I changed.

[@michaelhill7045]

I'm following the Mediterranean ketogenic diet (very low carb) for health reasons. I love Mediterranean food now, even avocados which aren't actually from there. You have some interesting advice in this video. 👍

[@keithbarbaro7590]

Then eat bacon and cook with lard. Pork was always the staple meat in Italy. Bolognese and N'duja. The Mediterranean Diet of today is all marketing.

[@johnlibonati7807]

I lived in Perugia, Italy for six months 30 years ago when I was 20 years old. People were thinner until they reached middle age for the following reasons: 1. Italian portions are 1/3 the size of American portions. I thought I was going to starve when I got there but quickly became used to the meal sizes. 2. At least in the city, everyone walks everywhere. 3. Almost none of the streets are flat. You have to take stairs or walk uphill or downhill anywhere you want to go. It is like doing the Stairmaster or treadmill on incline or decline every day. 4. The stairs are set at an awkward height making you expend more energy. This was to stop invaders from running through the city. 5. Most food is prepared from scratch, so you eat less processed garbage. I don’t know if the people in Perugia are still thin, but when I lived there, they were very attractive with an almost Twilight cast look. Pale skin, thin builds, chiseled facial features. Main reasons from what I could tell: they eat much less and exercise much more as part of their lifestyle.

[@NaturaBreeze]

US life style is a killer...yuk

[@alinejoyce77]

I love this video so much - thank you for explaining it makes so much more sense now! ❤

[@BluesTheCool]

Northern eastern italians do love their alcohol, in Veneto and Friuli, and they do drink a lot. With style, of course... you can drink as much as you can, but you should never look drunk; if you do, you drank too much and you make a "brutta figura"

[@mariapaola693]

Brava Anna, hai descritto il nostro modo di viviere il cibo in maniera perfetta !!!

[@gwirgalon3758]

veramente brava! She's got it down, starting from respect and intelligence with the culture. Yes, I'd say follow her advice ; )

[@jamespn]

Italians like many Europeans eat small breakfasts consisting of coffee, tea and a small croissant, the main meal is mid afternoon and the evening meal is lighter. All meals have smaller portions, spaghetti is a small side dish, and they don’t snack all day.

[@giorgiocooper9023]

The adult obesity rate of Italy was already at roughly 20% in 2016 ….. and has gone up ever since just like in all other European countries.

[@Love_light629]

Wow thanks for this beautiful video

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Thank you so much for watching 🤗❤️ have an amazing week ahead!

[@mysteriousplankton]

Italians never get fat, unless they live in New York.

[@rscaht]

Mmmhh ... I lived in New York three months and mostly eating at home food prepared by myself . I walk a lot (Newyorkese walk more and faster then anyothers in the world) but I gained 8 pounds immediately Lost when back to Italy , why ?

[@user-nb1kh4ke7z]

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[@ControCultura-]

Nice one, but I do not agree on the lack of pork meat. It depends a lot by the region, some areas have literally more pigs population than human, and you can eat plenty of wonderful pork meat in many ways

[@sannarob3997]

For example Sardinia

[@Republic-of-Paxlume]

I actually follow somewhat of a balanced diet 6:30 am Cereal (Weetabix) 10am Apple 1pm banana After work 3pm (usually a salad, rice or pasta with some form of protein ) 8pm lean meat and a side salad Also no bread if I do it's multigrain I been doing this for a month together with ecxerise and I lost about 5Kg Also I tend to only drink water for the most part

[@chaliflare9669]

She showed us only restaurant food not what Italians typically eat. When she described what they eat at home they were all photos of dressed up meals. It would be interesting to see examples of what they’re actual food looks like that is cooked at home.

[@user-mv4ns1ej9q]

Pasta at every "pranzo". But their wheat is not modified like ours is. Also, they do eat pork. But Italians do still prioritize food over other things like homes and cars. They understand the importance of what we eat.

[@jimbotron70]

Yes, restaurant food is different from home food. If we'd eat restaurant food and pizza and gelato every day we would be obese too.

[@sydneysummers5290]

Thank you for saying this. I didn't see any hearty soup or lentils or rustic cooking in this video.

[@filipporubino4163]

Getting openly drunk in Italy is a teenager/early 20s thing. Everyone will spontaneously stop at a certain age

[@doccal5896]

More Italians in the world, less risk of wars in the world! I'm convinced of this!

[@lcpl.dickhead0311]

🤣 the foods good but let's not get too carried away now

[@JWentu]

I would suggest to properly check the Italian situation before being to confident about that... 😊

[@doccal5896]

@@JWentu Y'r right😆

[@BresciGaetano]

Well i can't say in the history Italians was exactly peacefull... The roman empire, endless war between cities during middle ages, the 2 world wars. But one thing is pretty clear... after the Roman Empire lucky period we totally suck at war :D

[@RuchiRawat-t5e]

I am from India, I also consume lots of veggies which make healthy lifestyle for proteins I consume kidney beans and chick peas

[@JVJ_2000]

Wow. Nobody asked.

[@RuchiRawat-t5e]

@@JVJ_2000 People usually don't ask useful stuff

[@MorePlausible]

Entirely unappetizing.

[@PolarVortex888]

Thanks for sharing. Indian food is very yummy!

[@ruchirawatvlog]

@@MorePlausible I feel sorry for you