HOW ITALIANS STAY SKINNY or 7 SECRETS OF ROMAN DIET No Italian Will Ever Tell You

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Thank you so much for watching 🤍 What’s your current diet you are following now ? 😉

[@onthebuses]

Grass fed Beef & Organic Eggs 🍷🌷🍷

[@SuperDodoe]

Love pasta just avoid all the fats including cheese and olive oil. Trying to keep from getting heart disease

[@Shauma_llama]

And when you watching Italian cooking videos from Italians (from Italy), it's pasta, pasta, pasta, and I'm wondering "don't they eat vegetables?"

[@Marcello-q3g]

Guardare video non capisci bisogna vivere in un posto per capire​@@Shauma_llama

[@soniap5708]

​@@Shauma_llamayes sure

[@Tangerinka410]

Thank you for this video and your observations! I agree with some points but I disagree with others (based on my experience from Italy and having many Italian friends). I consider the main reason being this: every meal is an event, typically shared with others (maybe except for breakfast). There is no mindless snacking throughout the day; every meal has its time and is enjoyed in company. Italians DO like to eat pasta very often, especially for lunch, even at home. They rarely skip breakfast (although this typically means a few cookies or a piece of toast with jam). I have probably NEVER seen an Italian skip dinner, except maybe some events such as Christmas, when lunch is really excessive. They easily eat the whole pizza for dinner and then eat normally the next day. That being said, they tend to be aware of their weight and try to maintain it being active, walking a lot, choosing healthier options. This, combined with the Mediterranean diet, with lots of simple, fresh, seasonal, and unprocessed foods, lots of cooking at home, and considering food practically sacred, is what makes (many) Italians slim😊.

[@michelaguazzi5416]

To be honest we do eat pasta or rice almost every day (Italian speaking here), but not seasoned as the rest of the would think. I eat pasta every day, also twice a day sometimes, but most of the time it's just pasta (sometimes wholegrain pasta) with extra virgin olive oil and chili pepper flakes, and the rest of the times it's pasta seasoned with some vegetables or legumes (pasta with just tomatoes, of just zucchine, peas, chickpeas and so on). Pasta doesn't need to be calorie heavy, it's actually really light if you season it properly (and in the right portion size, of course). Another thing that makes the difference is, I think, that we mainly use extra virgin olive oil to season almost everything. It's still an oil, so veri caloric, but it's full of vitamins and antioxidants.

[@tiffanyferguson829]

I think living in a walking city helps.

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Technically you can walk in any city 😉🙂

[@maurofanton7349]

Mainly it's our culture and love for good and natural food.

[@alvarofantucci979]

Seguo dieta mediterranea sempre, cara Anna vedo che anche tu apprezzi la nostra cucina, cordiali saluti da Trastevere

[@jeffroussell]

OMG, the food looks so, so, good, have said that many times in Anna's videos. Watching this as I'm finishing a family size of chips.

[@plutostube]

I don't know where in Italy you have been my my sister family in Toscana eat past 1-2 times per day (indeed not big portions, and light versions) and they are not fat for sure :)

[@sergiocannas3127]

I ravioli con ripieno di pecorino sardo o ricotta che spesso preparo personalmente sono una delle delizie mie preferite. Delizioso video. Saluto cordiale da Francoforte! 😊

[@Bob-qj1oj]

Very funny... thank you... It's absolutely how you describes it

[@ishady27]

Just get back from Milan last week, it's very nice, people dressed beautifully, thin people, I only met 1 big person and perhaps she is a tourist 😊 (different than my yearly visit to USA, big people everywhere 😢). McDonald's in Milan flock with tourists😅

[@chiaramazza5523]

In Italy there are both skinny as well as slightly overweight to morbidly obese people. There are of course those who eat well and love walking/doing sports, but at the same time there are those who drive their motorcycles/cars everywhere. Once I saw a woman driving her car to go from one side of the street to the other just to go grocery shopping. Italian city centres are residents’ cars only, meaning that, if you don’t live there you have to walk everywhere. That’s why many people skip that area and go to supermarkets or shopping malls they can reach with their cars. I know a clothing brand that caters only to plus size women which has been in business for more than forty years and right now where I live there are three more such brands. Regular clothing companies have sadly been shrinking their sizes for quite some time, thus forcing what were once regular sized people to shop elsewhere. As for cooking from scratch, that’s what my grandmother did. Ready made meals have been a staple in Italian households for many years. It’s a very common thing to see someone have pesto jars or any other pasta sauce in their cupboard. Same goes for packed tortellini in their fridge or frozen pizza in the freezer. No one has time to cook everyday from scratch, or even if they have, they don’t like cooking. Snacking is a normal practice, same with drinking fizzy drinks like Coca Cola, Fanta or Sprite. Then there are energy drinks, juices, …

[@Karen051793]

I was just in Rome. After just 3 days, I was asking myself the same question -- how in earth are all these people staying so slim??!? Thank you for the in-depth explanation. As always, it's not magic! It's all about following healthy principles and keeping everything in balance.

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Thank you so much for watching ☺️🤗 My book with more detailed explanations, personal experience and some Roman receipts is coming soon 💜

[@irisavaglio4947]

They take time for a "passeggiata " (a walk) after dinner. It's GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤

[@maryjeanfasoli]

Good video btw

[@aleet71]

hi Anna, I think you'll also have to explain that Italians don't dance Neapolitan tarantellas while playing the mandolin between meals; in fact, I think most of them have never seen a mandolin in their lives. 🤣🤣

[@federicomazzon9149]

Ti assicuro che sono italiano al 200% sono stonato,non capisco niente di come si suona uno strumento musicale,,ma in compenso mi piacerebbe mangiare pizza tutti i giorni,la sera , perché a mezzogiorno ci sta bene un piatto di pasta,

[@maryjeanfasoli]

How about dressing on salads? And the roasted veggies?

[@tizioincognito5731]

Only dressing we use is a drizzle of olive oil, and maybe one of vinegar. That's all.

[@gabs66it]

@@tizioincognito5731 and maybe a few drops of lemon that's all

[@shakpro4296]

Italian secrets are now out on how to stay lean & healthy, unlike the Brits❤🤗💪🏿🇬🇧

[@maeryangel]

I'm italian, and i can say that, at least 85% of italian girls, do eat almost, only veggies and salad and food with no calories and not sweets of any type at all, cos they absolutely wanna keep'em anorexic! this is the real truth! but i do like to eat, and i don't give AF about diets, and i do eat whatever i want to! sooner or later, we're all gonna die for something, and so it's worth to absoluuuuteeelyyy enjoy, our fuuuuckiiiingggg life of shiiiitttt!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@NinaSimone24U]

NYC watching..will be there for 🎄

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Ohh wow 🤩🤩 you’ll love it! I’ll be there too at the end of December 😉

[@Gigi_Latrottola]

For breakfast 4 slices of toast, with a little little butter and Rigoni di Asiago jam. A scoop of whey protein with water. Coffee is drunk during a work break, mid-morning. * toast = fette biscottate.

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

If this is what works for you and you are happy with your weight 😉🤗

[@andrewplumb6544]

I ate at an italian run restaurant in Red Bank NJ. They kept topping up my plate until I was absolutely defeated. I really did not appreciate it.

[@erawanpencil]

My theory is that richer, especially butter-slathered, and flavor-filled dishes actually end up causing one to eat less total calories because they actually satiate, mentally and physically. Leaving butter off the bread or going light with salads on a 'diet' just ends up culminating in binging because you're always left craving. So much American food is bland and of low-quality, low-flavor ingredients, so you end up eating more trying to scratch the itch for flavor.

[@Kritikateur]

Hi, I am an Italian man aged 61 years old, my height is 5'11" (1.80) and my weight is 10.7 lb (61/62 kgs). I can run and never run out of breath I am still very fit (considering my age and I am a smoker too). My line of work is in Armed Security Industry as a Cash in Transit Operator, so in this Industry is better to be lean and fit. Anyhow, why am I still skinny and fit at my age and why I can still be healthy? The answer is at the beginning of this video: Portions of food on your plate! In US, Australia and most of Anglo-Saxon Countries, people tend to eat until they are completely full. When I sit at the table for lunch or dinner, I stand up from the table feeling still hungry, but that's the trick if you want to keep a good weight or lose it. Then you can eat whatever you want but, instead of a whole portion of food, try to eat as I do, a quarter of portion and you will start to lose or maintain your weight. Don't make food to be the most important part of your life. As I always say to people asking me why at my age I still look good, I always answer: "...I eat to live, not live for eating!" Plus everyday I walk for about 10,000 to 15,000 steps....mind you: Not running, just walking! Also, I don't eat and never had sweets (doughnuts, cakes, chocolate bars) or soft drinks, I truly hate them. If I do have sweets I just eat either Dark Chocolate 80% or two teaspoons of raw honey. I remember back in the day my father would have killed me when I was a kid, if he saw me drinking a soft drink. He was telling me all the times: "...You'd better have a glass of wine than a soft drink!" Now lot's of people may argue that I am a smoker, yes indeed is a bad habit but also having everyday fast or take away food, sweets and soft drinks are bad habits. There are more people dying of colon, pancreatic and intestinal cancers due to wrong diets, than smokers dying by lung or other types of cancer. Finally, me and my partner we always cook our own food (we never have take away food) and if we have pasta we have it once a fortnight, eating each of us 80 gr and we just eat that without the second dish. Hope this helps and sorry for the long post. God bless you all Carus Alambra🙂👍

[@mahlettessema7505]

@@Kritikateur Hello sir can you talk with me about some things? Please

[@RAYMONDBONAFEDE]

I had a 15 day trip to Italy and Sicily a while ago . I noticed about day 10 that my hair , skin and finger nails were growing . My skin never felt smoother , and my never felt so silky. BTW I'm a guy and I noticed. Also when I got home , slowly all of the benefits went away.

[@wealleuropean]

interesting italia food startup company, bring italia simple ingredients bread !

[@mccready79]

In sicily we eat pasta almost every lunch.

[@Riccardo.D.-m3z]

Ciao hai mangiato nella mia zona sotto casa mia ed non mi hai detto nulla per incontrarci .🤟🌹🤙

[@marcomarco6430]

No crap food, less is more, natural ingridients. I've just had dinner: tagliatelle paglia e fieno (yellow and green pasta) with ragu bolognese sauce

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Aww nice 🤩🤩 I’m up north right now 😉 we are entering polenta season ☺️🤗

[@Romafood]

Grazie di apprezzare l'Italia 😀👋

[@garethmarshall6574]

Most of society eats to the point of bloating and painful fullness which is really bad. Plus lazing around does not help at all. I agree that it does come down to portion control AND fasting. Almost everyday for the last 10 months I eat between 5pm-8pm and I lost 15kg in 3 months with this fasting technique. 125kg to 110kg no workout routine. It works 100%, portion control and fasting 🎉

[@martag3046]

Ciao, io nel pomeriggio ho preparato una crema di melanzane, molto semplice, poi l'ho utilizzata a cena per condire la pasta, ho aggiunto un cucchiaino di pesto e dei cubetti di provola affumicata, un cucchiaio di olio crudo Gli abbinamenti sono stati semplici ma perfetti. Per dessert abbiamo avuto dei marroni (castagne grandi) cotte sulla brace del caminetto. Ognuno di noi ha bevuto un po' di vino rosso genuino Nella mia famiglia teniamo molto al cibo ma effettivamente siamo tutti magri

[@robb00]

Ottima idea Marta, ricetta molto interessante! La proverò. La cucina italiana è estremamente sana e al tempo stesso saporita pur nella sua semplicità, che almeno per me, è un punto di forza. Con pochi e buoni ingredienti si possono fare ottimi piatti. Se posso, come hai preparato la crema di melanzane?

[@martag3046]

@@robb00 1) Prendi le melanzane e le metti in forno, con tutta la buccia, 40 minuti alla massima potenza 2) Le tagli a metà e con un cucchiaio raschi via la polpa (che sarà molto morbida) 3) Metti la polpa in un mixer con sale, olio di oliva, basilico (io uso il basilico d'estate e d'inverno un cucchiaino di pesto) un po' di peperoncino in polvere La crema è già pronta. La puoi usare per condire la pasta o come topping sulla bruschetta Puoi aggiungere un buon formaggio. Io scelgo la provola affumicata ma anche il Parmigiano può andare bene Buon appetito !

[@robb00]

@@martag3046 Grazie 1000 per le dritte! La proverò senz'altro. Quindi se ho ben capito le melanzane in forno le metti intere! Mi viene già fame adesso.

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

Skusa....Bella....hey....drop by i give u a Lesson in Italian 🎉🎉🎉😊😊😅

[@domenicozagari2443]

ITALIANS ARE VERY ACTIVE.

[@onthebuses]

Scotland Watching 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃🥃🇮🇹

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Aww thank you sooooo much ☺️💜

[@onthebuses]

@@AnnaGoldmanTravel🥂

[@israr8438]

Nice video .in uk breakfast bread toast fried eggs every morning tea coffe .

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Well I know .. but from my own experience of living in England, traditional English breakfast is not the best way to stay fit 😉

[@lupoalberto8384]

Ho 59 anni, mangio la pasta sempre con il pane e posso indossare dei pantaloni comprati nel 2008.

[@mauroconti2321]

Il segreto è mangiare cibo fresco e sano, non trattato, in quantità moderata... ed una buona passeggiata tutti i giorni o un po' di sport per chi è più fortunato per averne tempo. Evitate cibi troppo ricchi di calorie, i grassi (es.: maionese, creme al burro, carni rosse, insaccati, formaggi molto stagionati, ecc.), i dolci e le porzioni eccessive. Questi si possono mangiare ma soltanto ogni tanto in piccoli assaggi. Pasta, riso (max 100 g. a porzione) conditi con sughi o salse cucinate fresche e soprattutto utilizzate i vegetali conditi con un buon olio extravergine. Le verdure con variabilità e fresche di stagione! Buon appetito a tutti!

[@simonasimona2139]

Certo è un luogo comune..non è che in italia siamo tutti magri ci sono le eccezioni ovviamente... però in america ci sono molte persone obese ..intanto troppe salse...noi italiani nn abbiamo le salse...salse sono grasse... troppo burro noi usiamo di più olio extravergine...dieta mediterranea la migliore 😊😊

[@andreakleiner80]

40% of italians are overweight or obese. We have 8% of real prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Not skinny at all.

[@MacKlaus71]

Cavoli, dovresti vedere me! Dovrei perdere almeno 15 kg! 😂😂

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Come to Rome I’ll show you the exact way 😁 you’ll lose it in 2 months 😉

[@simonecasini9390]

Hi, I always follow your videos and I really want to compliment you. You did a great job in this video too. The only thing I can't agree with you about is pasta: at least once a day in an Italian family pasta MUST be there (I'm Italian and I lived in Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and Rome) ... and I'm not just talking about me or my family ... in any region pasta is the main dish. This habit changes after a certain age (when you are forced to significantly reduce carbohydrates for health reasons)

[@tonylg7085]

We're fat too. That's a cliché

[@GiorgioG70]

there are a lot of obese people in my country. in the south, especially, there is still a problem of overeating children. Thanks for this positive stereotype, but things are different.

[@frank_zapping]

Non servono miracoli per non essere sovrappeso basta mangiare cibo sano e fare un po di movimento, da quanto ho capito vedendo dei documentari è molto difficile e/o costoso trovare cibo sano negli Usa.

[@rick3914]

you don't have to be a vegetarian to appreciate vegetables ! Even an omnivore knows very well that the basis of good cuisine is always vegetables !

[@marcorobertini9943]

hello Anna I like your video sto perdendo peso corporale e sono più in forma sei tanto carina

[@sisko212]

Naaa that is not true.. i am italian but i am fat... maybe not in terms of us standards, but surely i am fat.

[@therover4428]

Your Italian family was quite strange, believe me. I know very few people who only drink a coffee for breakfast... and above all Italians eat pasta almost every day... at least 3 or 4 times a week. What makes the big difference are the ingredients, always fresh and seasonal... and the big variety of food... from fish to meat, vegetable and fruits..

[@Valam.]

Because with don't eat ton of sugar

[@disturbomentale3089]

We get fat like eveybody else...☹️

[@elenafiamma5823]

ingrassiamo anche noi aimè....we get fat too

[@dredd1966]

I wish it was true but it’s not 😭

[@Zach-ed4nx]

Whoops

[@user-pp7fo1rj5l]

Robotic. You sound like AI. This is just to encourage you so your channel improves! 😊

[@enginyldrm7639]

Interesting! I am not personally sure if Italians are generally skinny. I have been from Dolomites to Sicily, I have seen many over weight people in Italy particularly people over 40s and 50s. I am an averaged built and certainly not over weight adult from another Med country, when I was in Italy, I found very difficult to find fresh veggies if I am not cooking myself at home. Most restaurants options are carb load food - delicious for sure, but also not that healthy. Also, think about their breakfast options - cornetto or cornetto. It is true that Italian portions are smaller and fast food culture is not very common in Italy though that is changing too. I think one reason Italians might be healthier is that they move around more unlike Americans. Probably olive oil, small portions, movement, happy and less stressful life style, good balance between work and rest sports such as running and cycling and fresh food (like pasta, fish) are some reasons why they are managing well.

[@ReshonBryant]

👋🏽🧔🏽‍♀️ 🛋️

[@5otam854]

Quality of product not only diet. South Italy have the fresh product

[@siddharththakkar9579]

You're beautiful ❤❤

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

Thank you so very much ☺️💜

[@alessandropaini1554]

Americans eat food that italians would never eat for any reason in huge quantities.

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

True ☺️ but I have a feeling you can still cook ‘Italian way’ in the us 😉💜

[@sands-tp1ul]

So eat less, move more. Shocking. 😂

[@riukrobu]

If anything, the shocking part is that most people in the world, when thinking of Italian food and food habits they actually think of Italian-American.

[@Toscalato]

This so misleading. I can’t count the times I've been in italy I even have a home in Sicily. There are plenty of over weight Italians. They only eat pasta twice a month and usually not at home. Give me a break. Italians put French fries on their pizza. That is carbs on carbs. I love italy and their food. I find the biggest difference is less fast foods and more fresh ingredients.

[@lolli8956]

Carbonara is extremely fat... Buuuuut this actually makes feel full faster and longer. If you keep walking and making exercise (and eat healty and with variety), you ll lose weight.

[@olivieroceresa2066]

Please, if you decide to come to italy do not eat in those touristy restaurant

[@pile333]

You're entitled to evaluate if MAHA will bring to effective results on USA citizens health and diet. 😀

[@pasqualegiorio3651]

Campania region, southern Italy, has the worst record in Europe for fat children a teen agers. in general in Italy poor people are fat and rich ones are very fit

[@joe-p9k4n]

Seems like a waste of food.

[@Ladislav1993]

Italian never fat? Come on! You didnt show everything. What was Mussolini? He was not fat? Enzo Ferrari?

[@pasqualegiorio3651]

No fat Italians? This a fake

[@aleraba3191]

Mi sa che purtroppo per te sei finita in una famiglia italiana di gente fissata con la la dieta....gli italiani mangiano non campano d'aria

[@zmitch88]

What. lol.

[@fasullodavvero]

Non è possibile confrontare la nostra dieta con quella U.S.A,sia per la bassa qualità dei prodotti U.S.A sia perchè noi italiani camminiamo molto di più,in U.S.A usate l'auto per qualsiasi cosa,imparate ad usare (anche) la bicicletta ogni volta che vi è possibile,poi c'è il discorso porzioni già citato,io peso 110 kg per 180 cm sono leggermente sovrappeso e mangio 80 gr di pasta a mezzogiorno e 80 la sera,immaginate di salire a 100gr a pasto,in un mese sono 1200 gr di pasta in più...,lo stesso vale per ogni alimento io cucino sempre con la bilancia per cercare di non esagerare...

[@mauroscarponi9440]

Ammazza quanto magni....😂😂😂

[@AnnaGoldmanTravel]

A lot!! I’m eating way too much 🤣🤪

[@mauroscarponi9440]

@@AnnaGoldmanTravel in Italia l'appetito viene mangiando.

[@Zach-ed4nx]

scam

[@gionatapiazzon2412]

Farro=emmer, spelt

[@holdtherecipe]

in English we call it farro usually! but in America it's more of a new, fashionable grain than an everyday one. one you will see on more elevated menus.

[@luigitempini7789]

Olive oil instead of crap ( butter, Mayonnaise, horrible ketchup, Barbecue, Ranch...etc etc...)