Why French People Don't Get Fat: The REAL reasons!

[@metalblind95]

And then... raclette.

[@xtof1er]

yep raclette's season just starts!!!

[@user-qm2yo3cc4x]

What is Wanted Fondue and Tartiflette

[@audreygont4478]

pas faux, c'est au moins 1x par semaine en ce moment. C'est tellement sans prise de tête "à préparer"

[@Madeleinewave]

The words raclette and moderation do not work with French people 😂😂

[@metalblind95]

Moderation + Raclette = syntax error

[@margot2001]

"If you are what you eat, so don’t be fast, cheap, easy or fake »…

[@namegoesfirstthenlastname1785]

This

[@noemieb8167]

I’m french and I went in USA and the portions Of food are everything oversise when we compared with France

[@61romeo]

pareil j'ai pété un plomb moi aussi

[@ziplay2477]

En france tu manges 1 pizza, au états unis tu manges une part, c'est un truc de ouf, tu dois prendre tout en portions enfant

[@WarriorJournals]

I'm from the USA, and I used to live in Paris. You're definitely right. All of our US portions are grossly oversized plus watered down and filled with fake ingredients. Food in France is such a higher quality and richly flavored. Quality over quantity lifestyle. Give me that! 😄 The US is the opposite.

[@dotexe6415]

My dad eats a lot. He can finish the giant restaurant Main Courses that we have in Australia. But he went to America and said they were like twice as big as the biggest, almost all of the time.

[@gojiman5213]

Je suis trop d'accord tout est démesuré chez eux 😄

[@navonlucie970]

In French we have an expression, who say: For the breakfast eat like a king, for the meal eat like prince, and for the dinner eat like a poor. So when we said"like a poor" it's for explain to don't huggely eatting🙂 In french: Pour le petit déjeuner mange comme un roi, pour le repas mange comme un prince, et pour le dinner mange comme un pauvre.

[@axelferis]

Navon Lucie je connaissais pas cette expression mais c’est un bon résumé! Le breakfast c’est sacré chez moi 😛

[@suzymv6946]

Except in France we eat much more in the evening than for lunch or breakfast (many people skip it or just have a coffee ). So this is definitely not one of our secrets ;)

[@MsErikdeking]

Navon lucie, on dit la meme chose aux pays bas mais pourtant je ne suis pas mince

[@HolandaChiquita]

Seems like a good idea. Where I'm from (Netherlands/Pays Bas) people have quite a "sugary" breakfast, small lunch and simple but a full plate of dinner. Or you have a big lunch and a very small dinner. So we eat our dinner a lot earlier (17.00).

[@NAGA222]

THAT says pas : who say In French, we have an expression that says : etc.

[@soulfulvoices2341]

We are teached to drink water more than sodas. You rarely see someone with his soda cup drinking in the car or the streets. Water, water, water ;)

[@genstudio7859]

Or wine. A french army colonel explained me how disastrous the forbidding of wine was : sodas or water was not a great idea. Sans dec pas de vin

[@Jleigh225]

Soulful Voices I haven’t ever drank soda and I’m overweight and eat whole grains instead of processed and I don’t have a sweet tooth. It’s frustrating.

[@bre5528]

Have you had your Thyroid checked.

[@MisterGame68]

I mean .... water taste good ....

[@jaimeleschats5543]

@@Jleigh225 not only the sodas make people fat.

[@croulantroulant3082]

Here's a culture shock: I rented an airbnb in London with my family and we were shocked to see there was no dining table in a big flat (2 bedrooms and living room). I guess they eat on their knees in front of the telly. To a French person, it's just unbelievable, having no dinner table! It's almost like having no bed.........

[@Oyuki-Mayonesa]

I don’t have a large table and I eat standing up at the counter or sometimes standing with no counter at all!! Ur comment is making me rethink my lifestyle! 😳

[@mayagame]

to polish the same, not only a french thing! ;)

[@lucientheoleyre1249]

1 - We eat real food 2 - We don’t eat at any time 3 - We don’t take our cars to make only 1 mile These are the simple fact that separate France from the USA

[@jarrokoartwork7164]

Not just France, but whole Europe, I would say

[@el-poncho5235]

@chris brown because of more and more american influences

[@daijirokatoh3769]

@chris brown don't worry we still have a good margin compared to you

[@daijirokatoh3769]

@@aliceshaw8265 wrong you are fatter and dumber

[@daijirokatoh3769]

@@aliceshaw8265 why would people expect aid from the US? You are not even helping your own people, don't you remember Puerto Rico? You must have a very short term memory

[@vanilaoryza]

Most of USA lives in a car. Most of europeans walk.

[@KristynaStefanova]

vanilaoryza Unfortunately this have been changing in the last couple of years. A lot of Europeans are getting lazy.

[@johndoe-wv3nu]

Americans don't drive everywhere because their lazy. In some areas of the US you have to drive. Nothing is within walking distance. Another problem is the heat/cold. 100% humidity and 90 degrees or below zero, snow and ice all over, you won't be walking to far.

[@vanilaoryza]

@@johndoe-wv3nu yeah, unfortunately it seems there are no many walking areas

[@rinpotatoalien759]

That's so true xD but it's not due to laziness(or not) but to distances :,) I prefer walking so bad, but I don't want to go through US without a car (or plane x,D)

[@sisterspooky]

+vanilaoryza : As the other comments have stated... it’s not that vehicles are used because of laziness. It all boils down to driving distances. In the U.S. most things aren’t within a reasonable walking distance. If you’re wanting to get errands done, you cannot possibly walk everywhere. Too many places are spread out over a wide distance. In Europe many areas have ‘markets’ and ‘marketplaces’. It’s not difficult for them to walk from place to place, because they’re closer together. In the U.S., for example, just going from one store to another can be a 15-25 min drive. In some areas, it’s an hour or so to a store from a residential area. No one is going to walk that far and then have to carry the groceries, etc. back to their residence. Not to mention the incredibly inclement weather in some regions of the U.S. - there just is no true ‘equal’ in Europe. The U.S. has such a HUGE amount of land from coast to coast and border to boarder. You can tuck several of the countries in Europe into the U.S. with room left over. It’s just impossible to compare the two.

[@RandomJane104]

I think cutting out the fat and adding sugar has been the downfall of the Western diet. I use to be hungry all the time. Since I've added half an avacado/day to my diet and cut out most processed foods and I'm not constantly hungry anymore and I don't crave sweets or salty snacks I haven't lost any weight but not being a slave to those hunger pains and cravings feels like a miracle.

[@femmeNikita27]

I think You are right. Fats are very good for the brain and neurons, as well as for our diet in general. Cutting them out of European diet might be reason why we have so many autism cases, ADHD cases in kids and Alzhaimer disease among elderly epople. But only recently science has discovered that fats are not to be blamed for obesity as much as white sugar and glucose-fructosis syrup should be. So keep eating avocado. Good amount is half of one per day per person.

[@christopherrobindysart]

Probably not the actual cause. We never cut down on fat in the United States. We have eaten more and more over the last few decades and only the ratio of fat to sugar has changed. We are eating more fat than ever.

[@h1ghfructose682]

Totally

[@maltager5106]

Sugar makes you feel hungry which makes you eat more fat. Eating fat alone doesn't make you fat, because you will stop when you are not hungry / full.

[@Lypno]

Me too with meat, butter and traditional French cuisine

[@cb8663]

I lost weight and ate everything when I vacationed in Paris. And learned to slow down and enjoy life. But living in the US, it's nothing but work and stress...

[@Nayellschaine]

Well. You think living un France is not work and stress ? You were on vacation ofc you were relaxed... *Sigh* living un France is not pleasant as you think.

[@atomashubblez70]

Yes it is, just not in Paris. I live in Caen in Normandy which is mostly made of students and I often hook up with them even if I'm not a student myself. And most, if not every, foreign student who just landed hear tokd me that everything and everyone seemed to be slower there and that's true. That's not evident for us French people but we take our time compared to other western countries.

[@NavissEtpmocia]

I agree with what have been said. I come from Nantes, in the West. When I was in high school I dreamt of studying in Paris despite my mother saying "you really shouldn't, Paris is hard life". I worked 2 month there during the holidays, and I got what she said. Paris is lonely. Is grey. Is stressful. People are lonely and grey and stressed so they get angry, irritable, and yes, rude. I'm very glad I didn't studied there at the end. Some people really enjoy living in Paris and that's great for them! But that really isn't a life for everyone.

[@Ganlix]

@@NavissEtpmocia T'as totalement raison. La femme de mon frère vient de Paris et elle est complètement stresse et "speed" alors que moi j'aime prendre mon temps. Ma famille me traite souvent de 2 de tense mais c'est juste que j'aime prendre mon temps.

[@NavissEtpmocia]

Voilà. C'est un mode de vie à part entière :o

[@slavmetal]

The walking is a huge thing! While I lived in London, I lost so much weight because I was walking 2-3 hours daily. But it isn't just the physical aspect -- I think that when you live somewhere where there's always events going on and you're always out and about, you don't think about food as much as you do when you're sitting at home.

[@kjaxky]

And you're not inundated with ads and food toxic culture in some cities as you are in USA

[@skatchitoune2257]

In France when we are with our family, sometimes lunches are 6 or 7 seven hours long you weren't totally right in the first point 😂

[@skyzworks8729]

J'ai horreur des repas qui dures des heures 😓

[@brucemarsico6]

Same with Italians. Eating well and drinking wine with meals is considered a necessary joy.It is not just France. I would venture to add that Italians eat better and drink the best winesin Europe.

[@anapage5320]

@@brucemarsico6 I'm french but my entire family is from sicilia and I xonfirm aha. I Guess it depends of the relationship that the people got with food. I mean in China for exemple they have another vision about WHY you are eating this in this way, in France and Italie it's probably different 😁

[@brucemarsico6]

Oh, I don't know.....I would think that in China people there gather to eat and drinkand spend time with each other just like in France or Italia.What's the difference?

[@anapage5320]

@@brucemarsico6I mean that in China they have a kind of spiritual dimension about the food since... A very long time aha. I mean any kind of food is decided because of legends and "folklore" (idk if this word is correct in english), you gonna say to me "yes like any country" but I took China for exemple because it's very interesting. China is an old civilization, very ahead of its time in the domain of medicine, they have known differents way to cure different things very early, there were genious next to others civilizations (Europe for exemple). And by curing you got food working in this. and it's different not just about this, get some infos about how they eat you gonna see it's different then in France or in Italy. I mean any place in the word has differences, about culture, religion, lifestyle, and all of this is the result of years and years of history. Whatever what any place in the world can get through while centeries, all of this is leaving a imprint on the people now. So yeah, by all of this comment I think that all if this have a influence on the habits of anyplace in the world. Idk it's just my opinion

[@marineamazouz457]

to me one of the reasons is like you said we educate children about food very early . and not only at school ; i remember growing up hearing " you have the right to dislike it but you have the duty to try it". we start so early that even with baby food we try to have a big variety of diferent food so that growing up we beleve their taste buds will be used to more flavors (or at least i think it's why)

[@Francesca42]

Ann, I am in my 70's. When I was growing up we used to eat as a family at the dinner table every night. My parents served things that a lot of other kids didn't get like artichokes, avocados, eggplant and all kinds of vegetables that were not only not always available, but were also quite expensive back in those days. Because I married a man who only liked meat, potatoes, canned green beans and spinach this was not passed down to my children. My kids still don't eat many vegetables but they do love ethnic foods which I exposed them too after I was divorced.

[@mchess6141]

I always say to my children " you can't Say you dont like it if you dont try it. At 5or 6 years old m'y children eat oysters snails oignons Offals etc ..

[@user-qm2yo3cc4x]

Hi. I like what you do. I'm French and I actually living in USA for one year as an exchange student. You forget one point: French people judge a lot. (And I see in US they don't judge about that) So that push peoples to be skinny.

[@user-qm2yo3cc4x]

Not Even French Yes it's something I have see in USA nobody care about how you are dress or you shapes. That really cool! French people have to change about that.

[@nataloushka12]

Oh yes I agree oui je suis d accord in French the appearance is so much important and it is sad ... if you are looking good if you have got good clothes if you are very polite etccc they are very materialistic and I think there are the best in hypocrisy ( very polite but inside they do not care about you)

[@nanouklezaf4273]

We judge because we all have to pay for the health problems of fat people. Americans have obviously less this problem, especially now.

[@justafrenchkidtryingtospea9462]

Noémie americans are judgemental too. There is a lot of body shaming more than in france . Ca m'énerve ce genre de personne qui disent n'importe quoi

[@user-qm2yo3cc4x]

Well ok then ok

[@rosedesbois3172]

For the American people, I have THE best French tip concerning eating well. COOK BY YOURSELF AT HOME. I always see American KZbinrs taking fast food with their car and eating in it! That's really bad. Fast food is so greasy...you CAN'T eat that every day! She says in the video that we (French) religiously cook and eat at home every evening and that's true! Go to the grocery store, buy some chicken, veggies and pasta... prepare a mix of everything. Have a yogurt as a dessert and voilà! I find it very simple 😃. I'm 19 and I do that everyday.

[@Pocketdekuwu]

Rose Desbois i did this a few days ago ... I actually took my time at the grocery store ... bought some nice organic healthy options ... tons and tons of veggies and some fruits .... heck even got myself a wine(I dotn really drink but I figured what the heck ..) it will go well with my steak which I bought as well that day . I been cooking breakfast lunch and dinner , and eating at the table which I take my time to set up for me and my gf . It feels amazing . I never felt like this when eating . I truly enjoy my food as is not just a burger , but a salad and a plate of salmon with broccoli and garlic toast . It seems more balance more flavors yet smaller portions n less calories

[@michelle-wr9oc]

Rose Desbois I’m a Latina and Mexican always make their foods in their house. Since I live in US we go to fast food restaurants like every 1 or 2 weeks. But honestly I don’t like their food. I hate soda so I am always drinking water.

[@cosmix02]

Most families in America cook food at home. But for the parents who are at work constantly and dont have time they usually order food.

[@penelopepitstop762]

I'm American and I quit eating fast food and limited processed foods and guess what? I lost almost 20 pounds!

[@albatrozspaceez1307]

Ooh god🤝🤝

[@aissatadiallo7981]

Btw. I am fat and french.

[@dorcasdu]

Same

[@angelasan-martin8071]

aissata diallo same

[@shackletonify]

Même chose

[@apostroke]

Same

[@SorryIcantIhavebookclub]

De toutes façons elle dit des trucs sans avoir fait une étude approfondie avec des preuves... elle présente juste un cliché datant des années 50!

[@dianecharamnac7005]

Hi i am French and lived in Australia for 6 months and I gained weight, so I can tell you the problem is about hormones into the meat and chemical products on fruit and vegetables abroad :( In France the legislation is different and we eat a lot local and season food

[@LisaSoulLevelHealing]

Yes. I find it's the toxicity. It's expensive to rat toxin free food in the USA and it shows up in the waste line.

[@ordinary1069]

Be blessed you weren’t born in the US. Everything is pumped full of GMO’s. I’m surprised my food hasn’t grown arms and legs yet. Once a year you might get a local farmer selling sweet corn or whatever, but 99% of the time you need to get in your car and drive your ass to fucking Walmart to buy disgusting ass food. Oh, I also don’t even live in a city or suburb. This is small town America for you.

[@aidarsays]

The worst thing about French people is that they think we admire them. I don’t even like France and French, I don’t consider you land of cheese, your language is weird. Italians do absolutely everything better than you. From food to fashion, from cars to way of life. Please French people - get this - we don’t admire you, we don’t associates your country with love. The only good thing to come from France is Voltaire and Duma

[@monicacall7532]

My favorite part of eating in France is taking plenty of time to eat. The first time I went to France taking an hour or longer to eat took a bit of getting used to. Here in the US, even at nice restaurants, if you take an hour to eat you get dirty looks and possibly a verbal reminder from your server that other people are waiting for you to leave so that they can have your table. Once I got used to the longer meals I found so many benefits to eating this way. Not only are you able to appreciate the food (rather than inhale it while you’re on the run) but you have an opportunity to visit with your companions and enjoy their company. Good food and good companions bring about a wonderful state of relaxation and well being. When my family and I return home here to the US it is always such a shock to our senses to be thrown back into the world of fast food eating on the run.

[@norwegianblue2017]

If I am going to a nice restaurant in the US with friends, we take an hour and a half at an absolute minimum and don't get any dirty looks. Just space out how you order your food and drinks and never order your entree right away. I'm also a generous tipper unless I feel I am being rushed.

[@PawFromTheBroons]

One of the main factor for me, being a French for the last 50 years, is that we value cooking over processed food more. As a pleasure, as a way to express and share something with others and as a basic education growing up. Let's be real, cooking is downright easy if you've learned one or two basic things early in life. Less processed foods means less salt and sugar plus additives. Which in turn makes you more likely to be a bit trimmer. Growing up, my mom taught me a few very important lessons in life. First one is so elementary that it's a wonder it's not universal. If you want to eat like your mom cooked for you, learn to do it with her. There. Autonomous. The 2 main things she then taught me at 10 was, if you're at a loss and don't know what to do, boil some water for me or cook an onion. Because there are SOOOO much things you can do from there, that you've helped tremendously. Bonus tip was buying groceries. If you have a good ingredient, you usually don't need more than 2 to make something tasty. Cooking is super easy, if you consider that it starts when you shop. As a result, I'm a pretty good cook and I'm not even the only one in my age range. I guess, as French, that we've come to realise that the way you cook is also the way you eat. So there are not many compelling reasons to be harsh on ourselves. And there are recipes where you literally don't even cook, since you're only assembling a few ingredients. Feel free to experiment, we have a saying which goes like this, "what happens in the kitchen stays in the kitchen". If you fail on your first attempt, no need to advertise it on Facebook. I guess that's where we differ from Americans. Our saying is about how you cook, and the eventual fumbles you have before the food is on the table, whereas theirs is about Las Vegas. Priorities... 😁

[@mimi12321-i]

Je pensait que c’était normal d’avoir 1h pour manger je trouve sa même trop court et aussi l’entrée le plat principal le fromage et le dessert 😅

[@zofiam90]

@@charlottedlm5057 un sandwich, ou une salade, ou une soupe... il faut le voir pour le croire. J'ai découvert cela en travaillant en Amérique. Ils n'arrêtent même pas de travailler, ils sortent le sandwich devant l'ordi et continuent !!

[@__nin13__89]

La même 😹

[@joriturpin4603]

Oui, vous avez raison. Je suis américaine et je mange souvent à mon ordinateur. Je n'aime pas ça, mais c'est la culture içi.

[@khloeby5288]

Moi aussi mdrr

[@Berrydustbabe]

Oui

[@nurhesen]

she :Why French people don't get fat me : ? she :Because they know when to stop me: (mind blown)

[@sadaesashington7255]

Nuru Hesenov 😂🤣

[@MelC-td9bg]

Don't forget all the smoking.

[@SallyLock103emeCaris]

What I observed about alcohol in France from family and friends : it is shameful to get drunk to this extent because it means that you don't know your own limits, and you're forcing people to take care of you when they could have enjoyed their evening. It's seen as a very "childish" way to drink, or as a hint to indicate that you did not appreciate the evening, you were bored or something.

[@quentinmartell1008]

Yep, it's true... but it's better, isn't it ?

[@harrietw7571]

😂 Maybe they are all just highly functioning alcoholics.

[@91yugo77]

"enjoy their evening" do you mean be drunk and dont be able to walk ?

[@halimaa213]

I lost 4kgs in a week when I was in Paris because all I did was walking and plus food is hella expensive in Europe. 😂☺️

[@thibaultpdlp2526]

Yeah its because its real food

[@lbrigh6]

I lost weight in Italy... with the carbs and my cappuccinos and coffee with sugar, pizza, cornetto, etc... walk walk walk...medieval towns, stairs, hills... and the food was cooked from scratch. I went out to buy new pants to fly back to the US...

[@MsClockworkrabbit]

Food/crops in the US is vastly subsidized by the government to keep cost of food low compared to income. Before the 60's when they changed it, we spent About 17% of our income on food. Now we spend around 9%. Most of the developed world is in the 17-25% range. www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/food-prices-and-spending/#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20Americans%20spent%20an,from%20home%20(4.7%20percent).

[@cepahreinholt8710]

Don't forget tips aren't mandatory in france. Waiters get a salary and don't live on tips.

[@Julies_YT]

@@thibaultpdlp2526 it's real food, so it shouldn't be so dang expensive

[@L00VEx3]

+ We don't drink soda !

[@liambrunner3026]

I think she mentioned that but still a good reminder

[@vicm.1499]

Not true , soda is widely available and consumed in France .

[@bnm0883]

@@vicm.1499 No it's true, soda is very little consumed even as a drink in France.

[@dougarnold7955]

Soda is a huge dietary problem in the U.S. I'm at a decent body weight for a man at 54. I avoid sugary sodas and I think that helps a great deal. I drink black coffee or water. Occasionally I'll have zero calorie sodas, which I actually prefer over sugar ones but soda is by no means a regular habit.

[@daijirokatoh3769]

@@vicm.1499 This is not true, nobody is as intense with sodas than Americans, and the percentage of sugar is also higher in America, its like you guys are addicted to sugar

[@jeanmichelsaliere4643]

it's really funny cause as a french guy i feel like you are overdoing it a little bit (my school as exemple was really bad about food when i was young) But then i went to australia and i got told "WHAAAAAT??? you never ate at KFC?? Is that even possible???" And i would just answer : Why would i go in a shitty fast food when i can eat with my grandparents? It's so much better!

[@jeanmichelsaliere4643]

oh and a last thing: when a girl tells you "oh, je fais juste un peu attention" Just... Don't believe her, it probably means "oh, i didn't eat for 3 weeks but don't wanna say it, yesterday, i just saw a kid passing by with a chocolate bar and almost went crazy and robbed him... "

[@logobi1dancing]

@@jeanmichelsaliere4643 c'est tellement ça 😂😂

[@Theiwofficiel]

Mais les gars on vit pas dans la même France les fast food ça fait des ravages chez moi T_T

[@agisa123456789]

I had never been in KFC until I was something like 17 years old ? And going to MacDonalds when I was a kid was soooo special. It really was when my parents were Incredibly Lazy and wouldnt cook. Yeah, I think we are kinda used to healthy food in France.

[@stucumins8511]

I’m 61 years old and have never eaten in a fast food outlet like KFC or MacDonald’s. When my children lived at home they were never given these foods. I’m Australian and always prefer fresh, healthy and natural foods and don’t have any of the weight and health problems many in my age group, and much younger have. I think it is all about nutritional education and example when we are children so our good habits last through the life.

[@shetayed3339]

Mdrr on dirait que les choses que l'on fait pour manger normale pour eux c'est un truc de ouf XD

[@martel8936]

Lol

[@andronikit.896]

😂😂

[@cyriellecandykookie1609]

Je trouve aussi que c'est fou pour nous c'est normal ça coule de sens mais comme quoi les différentes cultures peut vraiment avoir un impact je sais qu'il y en avait un mais pas autemps

[@40narco]

@@omarsheriff51 le crétin tu n'était pas obligé on peu rester polie non?

[@40narco]

@@omarsheriff51 je voie que vous naver pat beaucou de vaucabulaire car à part insultai vous cavais faire quoi?? et là mon ortho vous vas ;p

[@lucasmuther5972]

We, the French, have nearly 18,000 markets all over France in the 36,000 cities that exist so we buy fresh products that have just been produced.

[@user-zv8ol7ux7e]

I did not even realize how school conditioned us and how our way of eating was so particular!

[@6slade]

Je suis en Americain, et je pense vous avez de la chance ! Je loue les français pour son education alimentaire, et j'aspire à devinir un cuisiniere mieux. Donc, je vais apprendre faire le cuisine (et améliorerai mon français) dans France plus tard !

[@charlotte8066]

surtout qu'à la maternelle, on ne mangeait pas pendant une heure! Et on ne nous faisait pas un cours de nourriture en même temps.

[@juliabillaud1464]

Ceci est absolument vrai pour la leçon 5 ,pour manger nous mettons d’abord une petite portion puis on se ressert si nous avons encore envi. Chez moi nous faisons ça pour ne pas gaspiller et souvent quand j’étais petite mes parents me disaient « il ne faut pas que tu laisses a manger dans ton assiette, il y a pleins de personnes qui n’ont pas toutes ces choses la ! » Et maintenant ca m’a énormément aidé vu qu’a chaque fin de repas il ne reste absolument rien dans mon assiette ! Tu as totalement réfléchis sur le sujet c’est très important car les étrangers pensent que les français sont minces car il font des régimes énormes etc alors que non ! Merci de ta compréhension sur le sujet 👏😊

[@alyssia4426]

Moi aussi je fais ça 😁

[@lauradesmolin2453]

Sauf que si tu n'as plus faim, bah ça sert à rien remplir ton estomac encore plus. Ton corps n'a pas besoin de ce que tu rajoutes en plus, donc va le stocker

[@sandrines2878]

@@lauradesmolin2453 oui tout à fait , si on a plus faim , on met le reste dans une petite boîte pour le lendemain , c'est cela qu'on m'a appris moi

[@jofelux7359]

Je travaille avec les français et j'ai remarqué que souvent ils nettoient même l'assiette avec un bout du pain, mais j'imagine que ça ne se fait pas dans un restaurant de lux n'est pas?

[@sandrines2878]

@@jofelux7359 je suis française et je le fait c'est vrai ça s'appelle saucer , je ne suis jamais aller dans un restaurant de luxe mais vu le prix je pense que je le ferais quand même pour ne pas en perdre une miette

[@vincentmikko5029]

I’m Canadian and my diet is entirely in moderation. Fortunately, my mom taught me really early in life to be able to cook. From this early conditioning, I’ve learned to appreciate food that are made from the kitchen vs restaurants. I work a regular 9-5 job but always make sure to find the time to cook and be active.

[@MoustachePrincess]

When I was in France for 2 weeks, I ate a little bit of everything and I lost so so much weight.I think that the quality of French products is way better than the quality of products in Russia, where I live, even though we have no Gmo products

[@alekseibarulin3511]

GMO Products are better, improved products, nothing wrong with it. With gmo you can make products less fat, more proteine, more taste etc

[@louisromero2320]

Theres is nothing wrong with gmo crops. Just bullshit.

[@THEARTURLIVE]

GMO lead to cancer. It was proven on rats. Educate yourself folks!

[@swagodaman6320]

Fuck GMO

[@swagodaman6320]

GMO IS CANCER

[@Karenshow]

Everything is far away, people walk everywhere (Paris). People walk and walk and walk. There is the secret.

[@sherrycaraway5663]

I live in Arizona where half the hear it's between 105 degrees to 120 degrees. You won't do much leisurely walking here.

[@cellan67]

@@sherrycaraway5663 It is not leisurely walking: In Paris most people don't have a car, or don't use it within the city. So you walk to go to places, or to get the public transport. Also when it is hot or cold outside. And it really helps being fit!

[@asdemona]

nope you are just stupid to don't take bus,metro,bicycle,taxi who uber. and a metro ticket cost 1euro and 50 cents. i am french and trust me if you keep attantion you move easily.

[@MoniqueElise1]

I live in Paris and walk literally everywhere. Has not made any difference for me other than toning my legs. I have gained weight moving here because the food is delicious.

[@anastasia10017]

you obviously have never lived in NYC. New Yorkers walk everywhere all the time.

[@CaffeAddict]

My sister lives in Paris. Her kids never drink sodas in their entire life. They look down on it. Now restaurateurs in the US should know entrée is appetizer, not main dish. This error shows in the menu at a lot of restaurants in the US.

[@LeighandOllie]

Thank you, I was wondering what that 'entree and main' talk was about -- makes perfect sense!

[@theanimalkeaper]

Kb Calib yeah in simple terms (in my country) Appetizer is usually on the table before you order it’s usually olives or bread. Then it’s the starter which is a small portion of food then it’s the main course then the dessert

[@Derry_Aire]

I can't understand how American 'restauranteurs' who hire 'chefs' that might provide an 'a la carte' 'menu' which may have an 'omelette' on it or maybe some 'sautéed' vegetables, don't know the true meaning of the French word entrée when used in relation to 'cuisine'. Bon appétit!

[@matthiasv7528]

Alors y'a un point sur lequel je ne suis pas d'accord mais alors pas du tout ! Dire que manger moins souvent de fast food genre Mcdo c'est se "restreindre" a manger quelque chose de bon au niveau du goût c'est conneries. Je préfère largement manger quelque chose de cusiné maison avec des produits frais qui ont un vrai bon goût

[@mronyxhd4201]

matthias V c'est c3 qu'elle dit :) Elle dit que pour eux ça paraît restrictifs mais que vu que nous mangeons peut de fast-food depuis le plus jeune âge ce n'est pas restrictif pour nous

[@mystolis1561]

oui, les Fr voient les fast-food comme de la merde, qu ils s autorisent de temps en temps mais de la merde qd même xD J'ai pas aimé cette phrase non plus

[@Irokz]

Nan mais mec, fait en pas une généralité, ça c'est pour toi ^^

[@motan7864]

on est le pays d'europe avec le plus de fast food par habitant quand meme, ce qui tend a prouver qu'on consomme plus de fast food que les autres... néanmoins on considere les burgers comme un "écart de conduite" et effectivement, on considère le repas à la maison cuisiné comme la norme, ce qui a l'air d'être hallucinant pour les anglosaxons.... complètement tarés ces anglais moi j'vous dis !! xd

[@TheElfedubois]

C’est vrai que pour avoir pas mal discuter avec des américains et des anglais, ils sont souvent choqués que les enfants dans les cantines mangent des légumes, pour certains c’était même vu comme une sorte de punition... Pour eux les enfants devraient manger qu’une nourriture « bonnes » gustativement. Comme si les légumes étaient une nourriture d’adulte... Mais je crois que c’est culturel...

[@TheEnneite]

That was interesting but kind of an iddylic version of our relation to food. Truth be told, what you discribed is rather the upper-class attitude toward food. High quality ingredients, organic cantine... Food in France is very much a class identifier : thin=wealthy, obese=poor, with a massive social stigma on overweight people. Cooking your own meals, shopping at the market, sourcing local seasonal products are more and more distinctive markers of a higher social standing and lifestyle. Fastfood, although more rich in sugar and fat, is less expensive and requires no inheritated knowledge of when things grow or how to prepare them.

[@TheEnneite]

Yes! It's not specific to France, it's a worldwide issue... The wealth gap is very much a health gap too.

[@coralineduval5540]

Je suis pas d’accord avec le fait que les fast food sont moins cher que d’aller acheter ses produits aux marché. Pour 1 repas chez mcdo, il faut compter minimum 10€, et on fait beaucoup avec 10€ au marché franchement ! Si tu compte comme ça pour un mois, tu en arrives pour 1 personne à 600€ euros de nourriture (2 repas par jours pendant 30 jours), et 1 personne pendant 1 mois arrive largement à se nourrir sainement en payant moins de 500€. Mais tu illustres quand même un bon point en reprenant ce stéréotype qu’on les familles moins riches de croire que cela coute plus cher de manger sain que de manger des plats tout préparés/fast food.

[@TheEnneite]

Je suis d'accord mais je ne parlais pas nécessairement du macdo mais plus du fastfood que l'on trouve au supermarché : chips, steack hachés avec 60% de viande, nuggets panés à mettre au micro-onde etc... Et je ne parle même pas des supermarchés discount où les économies de bout de ficelle sur la qualité sont la norme. Et la question du prix n'est pas la seule difficulté. Pour beaucoup de gens, si çà n'a pas été transmis dans la famille, qu'est-ce qu'on fait avec un chou cru, un poireau ou un potimarron? Il y a une forme de richesse héritée à savoir cuisiner des produits non-prétransformés.

[@TheEnneite]

Oui c'est vrai également pour les classes moyennes, en tout cas çà correspond à mon expérience de mon propre milieu. Mais je sais que dans mon entourage, essentiellement de classe moyenne, savoir cuisiner et choisir ses produits est considéré comme un élément qui les "connecte" aux valeurs et codes des couches sociales plus riches.

[@lucicahuette]

Ce qui est complètement con même si c'est vrai : je suis étudiante (je vis en dessous du seuil de pauvreté) et pourtant je sais bien que cuisiner soi même c'est beaucoup moins cher que les choses toutes prêtes. Le truc c'est que les classes pauvres se font avoir par les remises des magasins : les produits format familial sont toujours en promo et plus gras, donc ils achètent ça en croyant faire des bonnes affaires, alors que de 1 c'est degeulasse, et de 2 si on regarde le prix au kilo c'est en fait cher. Du riz, des lentilles en boîte, de la crème et du curry : paf, un bon repas pour moins d'un euro (puisque tu en as pour plusieurs fois). Avec seulement 100e par mois une fois toutes mes charges payées, je mange en majorité bio, végé, de saison, et sain. Tout ce qui est réputé comme cher. Et il me reste de quoi payer des loisirs. Comme quoi, c'est juste une question d'organisation et de petites astuces !

[@MoniqueElise1]

Some of this is true...but what I’ve noticed is a lot of french women will sometimes just not even eat. I’ve witnessed this with several friends and co-workers over the last two years living here in Paris. For example, they will eat lunch, but then when it’s time for after work drinks (apero) they will literally “drink their dinner”...not even eat a meal in order to be able to drink what they want. I tried that once and became very sick...they were shocked. Also, I know many people who are chain smokers and do coke. Sorry to be blunt, but I have seen girls go snort in the bathroom and then come back and not eat a thing on their plate. That’s the real Paris diet lol

[@brucemarsico6]

Were they even beautiful to begin with?Looking at those models in the Paris fashion showsthey all look like a pen and pencil set. Too thin.Too emaciated. I guess it's not too much fun to live in France (especially a woman) if one puts on a few ounces through eating the fine cuisine. Oh, theshame of it all. Now you are fat, slovenly, NOT FRENCH!A most unhappy nation. I wouldn't want to live there, too judgmental,of everything. Italy is bad enough.

[@messoussiahmed9910]

we are 3 millions of jetstters or models ?? I think you need to open your eyes you eat in apero !!

[@gordon2988]

I'm from Lyon, I don't believe I have eaten at McDonalds more than 5 times in my entire life while living here. However after moving to China and specifically Sichuan province and being sick of the oily and greasy food popular there I must have eaten close to a hundred times at McDonalds over a few years....affected my physical and psychological condition big time. When I went back to France people always asked me why the hell am I eating so fast.....In France eating lunch used to be an enjoyable experience where you could simply relax, I have completely lost that habit abroad unfortunately. :( I'm am trying to re-educate myself haha

[@Asyma88]

Gordon I had the same experience while living in China, Guangzhou. Food is extremely oily. Probably you’ve seen a salads.... it’s fried vegetables with tons of oil on top. Those 2 pieces of cucumbers just float in the plate of oil. I hated food in China. So I had to eat in McDonald’s and KFC most of the time

[@thesmokeycloud]

And yet chinese people arent fat. You could have gone to the supermarket in china and made your own food you like to eat. Dont blame living in a foreign culture for your own bad food choices.

[@carriepatino1061]

I am an American and loved the food in France, but I have a lot to learn. The food I had in Beijing was pretty bad, Shanghai was a little better but there was only one Asian dish during my 3 weeks there that I liked at all. Kind of an almond chicken in anise, it was a hot dish and I ate 3 portions😱 couldn't get enough and would love THAT recipe. I cook a lot of French food at home!

[@brandonburrell8517]

Isn't Lyon the capital of food?

[@valerioborghese2916]

The same happened to me, and I am Italian. God bless France, Italy, Spain and Greece, our Mediterranean diet and our love for homemade fresh food is a blessing to our lifestyle.

[@kittymachine3798]

Main take away: Eat mindfully with pleasure and patience :) Sounds lovely!

[@sherrycaraway5663]

Every job I have had we only get a 30 minute lunch and must clock in and out so they know if you are even 1 minute late and are written up for it. In this 30 minutes you must eat, clean up, prepare it (microwave) take your bathroom break and be back in your seat in 30 minutes. There is not mindfully eating with pleasure and patience. I'm an American living in America

[@Gigi-ns7iw]

Kitty Machine I’m not able to do that in my school. We only got 19 minutes to eat for lunch.

[@beatricedubois7377]

There’s a lot of this type of content on KZbin but the real value you could add actually being in France is to show the things they’re eating, filming the meals to show each course, portion sizes, etc. And do this for various occasions like weekday meals, get togethers, parties, quick grabs, etc.

[@AlisonMarchal]

Très intéressante ta vidéo !!! En effet, on a cette culture du savoir manger ici en France :) J'aimerais cependant ajouter que lorsque tes amies te disent "je fais juste attention", en fait, c'est une façon de minimiser qu'elles se restreignent, que certaines ne mangent pas à leur faim, et que donc c'est normal. Ici en France, certaines femmes sont anorexiques, mais c'est presque admis (tant que tu n'es pas trop maigre et que les gens ne commencent pas à te faire des remarques sur ta maigreur). Il y a une vraie obsession en France concernant le corps, je connais très peu de femmes de mon entourage qui se sentent bien dans leur peau et qui ne se trouvent pas grosses en fait. Une sorte de pression de la minceur. Quand je perds du poids tout le monde me dit "waaa tu as perdu du poids, ça te va bien!!". Ou alors "ohh tu es trop maigre". On juge l'autre par rapport à son apparence beaucoup ici et on le lui dit ! Mais merci d'avoir souligner tout ces points positifs ! On ne s'en rend plus compte lorsque c'est notre quotidien ;)

[@hattywillmoth1432]

C'est vraiment intéressant qu'est-ce que tu as dit! En Angleterre, mon pays, on a cette pression mais aussi un taux d'obésité très haut. On a la pression d'être mince et on célèbre si on perds du poids comme tu as dit. Cependant, on a une mentalité plutôt américain avec la nourriture. C'est moins extrême, mais notre relation avec la nourriture encourage beaucoup de sucre et beurre - et on mange souvent beaucoup et vite. C'est mon avis. Je pense que c'est intéressant Aussi, oui, on boit trop

[@AlisonMarchal]

Le taux d'obésité vient peut être en effet des produits manger, de la façon de le faire aussi ! En France, manger de qualité est assez culturel comme le souligne la vidéo, et je pense que c'est pour cela qu'en effet il n'y a pas trop d'obèse chez nous, en tout cas moins que chez toi peut être. Cette pression de la minceur existe surement dans de nombreux pays, ça serait intéressant d'en faire une étude ;) Par rapport à l'alcool, moi qui vit en Bretagne (et non à Paris), j'observe une relation à l'alcool vraiment différente. En Bretagne on aime boire et on boit beaucoup. C'est aussi culturel en fait... Peut être connais tu la France, mais je trouve aussi intéressant de souligné qu'à Paris, il y a des spécificités qui ne se retrouvent pas forcément ailleurs. Après, pour avoir vécu en Irlande, c'est vrai que l'on boit beaucoup ! :) Je trouve ça très chouette de pouvoir parler de nos habitudes, pour que l'on puisse rechoisir ce que l'on souhaite vivre en fait. Ne pas se laisser happer par nos conventions sociales et familiales :)

[@hattywillmoth1432]

+Alison Marchal je suis d'accord! Personnellement, j'ai vu les problèmes de boire en Angleterre donc je ne bois que rarement. Aussi, comme toutes choses en Angleterre, il y a un lien avec la classe sociale qui peut-être n'existe pas en France et dans des autres pays. Et c'est vrai qu'en Irlande ils boivent beaucoup, mais je pense que c'est plus santé qu'en Angleterre. Ici, les jeunes commence à boire quand ils ont 14, 15 ans et, comme elle a dit dans cette vidéo, quand on boit, en général, on boit jusqu'à on ne peut pas marcher, ou parler, ou rien. Aussi, oui, la nourriture qu'on mange est plutôt artificielle ici Tu as raison en disant que c'est bon de discuter nos expériences dans nos pays! C'est santé de réfléchir et apprendre des expériences des autres :)

[@89DoraH]

Alison Marchal hello! je suis d accord avec tout ce que tu dis SAUF le fait que l anorexie est presque normale et acceptée... c'est faux. L'anorexie est une maladie, il faut avoir un certain nombres de critères pour être anorexique, et une dysmorphophobie (le fait de se voir plus grosse qu'on ne l'est) isolée ne suffit pas à qualifier quelqu'un d'anorexique. Et oui, effectivement, certaines personnes ont une tendance à la restriction alimentaire, et ce n'est généralement pas une bonne chose. Mais pas forcément une anorexie pour autant. Juste pour éclaircir et utiliser les termes médicaux à juste titre. ne pas utiliser des mots comme "anorexique" et "presque normal" dans la même phrase ;)

[@AlisonMarchal]

Salut Dorah ! En fait pour moi, il y a différents degrés d'anorexie, et avant d'atteindre le stade morbide, je n'ai pas l'impression que la société s'inquiète de te voir maigrir, là était plutôt ma remarque : Sur les podiums, beaucoup de modèles relatent le fait qu'on leur conseille de se priver. Ce qui veut dire que derrière le monde de la mode, il y a des milliers de personnes qui sont ok avec le fait qu'elles se privent de manger pour rentrer dans une taille 32. Alors, elles ne disent pas "on est ok"avec l'anorexie, mais elles voient, elles encouragent... pour moi elles cautionnent. Je pense aussi aux couvertures de magazines et toutes ces personnes qui retouchent les femmes pour qu'elles paraissent plus maigres. Je pense aussi à tout ce qui tourne autour du régime... Notre société encourage vivement la minceur et le lien avec le nombre de personnes souffrant d''anorexie en Occident est selon moi criant. Bien sur que toutes les femmes qui contrôlent ce qu'elles mangent ne sont pas anorexiques. Cependant, une des cause principale de l'anorexie est le fait de vouloir rentrer dans un certain standard de beauté. Je lis en ce moment "Anorexie et boulimie" de Richard A. Gordon. Il existe bien sur d'autres facteurs mais celui là est assez majeur. Mais tu as raison, j'ai usé d'un raccourcis quand j'ai dit qu'"Ici en France, certaines femmes sont anorexiques, mais c'est presque admis (tant que tu n'es pas trop maigre et que les gens ne commencent pas à te faire des remarques sur ta maigreur)" !! Heureusement que le corps médical se préoccupe de cette maladie et prends les choses en main lorsque cela est nécessaire.

[@rocknpirates456]

I knew of a girl who went to France as a nanny and stayed with a family, she said she was starving the whole time, and she was a thin healthy girl, she said that the portions of food were tiny compared to ours and she would be hungry all the time... maybe we are just used to eating a lot

[@emberm6720]

rocknpirates this is so true. I stayed with my family in France for a week and STARVED. I ended up coming home skinnier and everyone was asking if I was sick.

[@lornafarrelly7797]

Exactly the same. Nearly starved to death! I was also shocked by the dessert that was had after every single meal! I still was starving because sweet food is not satisfying to me.

[@redford4ever]

If you're hungry and say it so you'll typically have more food. I assume those persons felt ashamed to do so.

[@Lee_Marion]

You obviously didn’t stay in my family ahah Impossible to get small portions as my mom would instantly pour another portion into your plate as soon as you finish the first one. 😂

[@florianepernet7333]

We eat little portions since we were kids so our stomac is tinier this is the reason why you starving when you were in France, but us, french people we don't :)

[@Abcdefghij777]

Wow literally everything you said applies to Italy as well :)

[@mimmiblu6138]

absolutely! Fat shaming is also huge in Italy.

[@guiguijol]

Italian is the second best food culture.

[@stormbringer2840]

Well France and Italy are close in culture so it isn't really surprising .

[@illiminatieoverlordgurglek140]

Most of these points aren't uniquely French by the way. I think most Europeans do this. I know we do in the Netherlands. I laughed at the 'kids eat with metal cutlery here' bit. Of course they do.. American kids don't? I've never in my entire live seen a child injure itself with normal cutlery. In fact, when I was 4-5 I would help my mother in the kitchen and that included cutting veggies. Of course under my mother's supervision, but still. Yeah, you might cut your finger at some point. But so what? Kids hurt themselves all the time. A little cut or scrape isn't a big deal. It's how you learn you're not made of glass.

[@ladyi7609]

I went to a small Catholic grade school in the U.S. and we used regular metal utensils when eating our school lunch. I also remember helping my parents out in the kitchen when I was around 7 - 8 years old by cutting vegetables and peeling potatoes, and we ate really healthfully at home because my mom was a diet-controlled diabetic. I do remember drinking soda at home, but it was all sugar-free stuff such as TaB and Diet Coke, and at school we only had milk to drink with our meals. Oddly enough, I gained a lot of weight once I went off to university because my diet was TOO controlled as a kid and I went wild with all sorts of fried and sweet foods I was forbidden when I was younger. I'm starting to work my way back to the way I ate when I was a child, though.

[@HeathHop]

Kids do eat with metal cutlery in the U.S. I did, and all of my friends' kids do. But the school lunches are served with plastic cutlery usually. That being said, school lunches in the U.S. are terrible. Many kids just bring their own lunch from home, but that's another story.

[@ansh0133]

Americans seem to want to wrap everything in cotton wool. They're extremely precious and are scared to fail.

[@0114855]

I don't think we are the same in the Netherlands at all. Lunch breaks are short, many people skip them. At school it's normal to have to go from one building to another during lunch break. We don't have school lunches, hardly any food education... Many people eat junk food, we drink a lot, people treat fizzy drinks like they're for quenching thirst instead of as the liquid candy they are, people are eating outside while walking, and everyone is obsessed with dieting and light products. It's pretty much the complete opposite of what she said, in my experience.

[@darmok3171]

I was lucky to have a family with some ceremony to our meals. Once I moved out on my own, I had a hard time eating healthily despite my parents' insistence that I learn to cook.

[@susannahfox7188]

One thing that really stood out for me when visiting France in 2017 was going to the French version of WalMart (Montauban) and seeing aisles and aisles of cheese and ham! But even this is much healthier than what you would find in an actual WalMart in the USA.

[@carriepatino1061]

I am an American but truly love French culture. I cook a lot of French foods including Croque Monsieur, warm tuna and potato salad with shallot and mustard dressing, garlic roast chicken (Poulet a l' Ail), Pots du Creame, Boeuf A La Blonde, and Boeuf Bourguignon. But on a recent trip to France we were in Nice, I was confused because Croque Madame was listed as a starter, I ordered that as well as a wonderful garlic chicken for a main course. Perhaps my mistake was ordering at the same time. I was under the impression that the servings would be tiny. The waitress raised her eyebrows at me. When the food came I had many huge dishes place in front of me and laughed in embarrassment! However, it worked out well because others had ordered something that amounted to a plate of salami and cheese, so I was able to cut off a small taste for myself and feed all my Australian friends at the table. So even though I knew slightly more about the foods, clearly I have a lot to learn! In the end my friends we're grateful that I over ordered, but I am still confused that an appetizer turned out to be a full meal! Any advice for next time would be appreciated!

[@cjulia5734]

Quick comment. The obesity rate in France is 17% but the most recent estimates (released this summer) show that it has not risen in the past decade, contrarily to other western countries. We are also one of the first countries to have implemented a public health program on nutrition and have quite an aggressive approach. The canteen for children for example are regulated and have to conform to nutritional standards. However social inequalities in health are also very high, and typically obesity rates are higher in low income groups

[@Edward23409]

We dont "Try to avoid GMO" GMO is just forbidden in France

[@vicm.1499]

Not true , we have gmos.

[@vicm.1499]

In 2012 , Stanford University did a comprehensive study on organic foods . Organic foods are not superior or safer when compared to conventional foods . Organic foods have less nutrients , less fructose , omega 6 , nitrates .Always , wash your produce to remove residues.

[@LovelyDay11]

Edward You do have the most pesticized food in Europe.

[@michellebatzel5809]

Food is better quality in France as well. I agree with you, I grew up eating this way.

[@safedreams6241]

C’est vrai. C’est culturel. Mais de moins en moins vrai hélas! Les études récentes montrent que la part des personnes obèses augmente dangereusement en France. C’est l’américanisation de la France (junk food, soda, chips a toutes heures). Cela explique aussi pour cela que les Français se recentrent sur eux mêmes. on est agressé par des comportements nocifs d’autres sociétés. il faut prendre le meilleur des autres, pas leurs problèmes!

[@thomasbereni7969]

Christophe Heuzet non c'est faux tu deviens pas gros si tu mange mcdo dit pas des connerie à Paris ya pas de gros je sais pas où t'habite pour dire sa.

[@safedreams6241]

C est une règle universelle de nutrition. Mac do = nourriture ultra salée, mauvaises graisses, accompagnées de frites grasses et de sodas ultra sucrés. Il faut en manger à petite dose sinon risque d obésité. Or, y a de plus en plus de français à en abuser. Alors qu un bon jambon beurre avec un verre de vin est bien meilleur pour la santé. Restons français pour le meilleur. Mais tu es sans doute trop jeune. Tu comprendras mieux avec l âge les problèmes de poids ;)

[@raph1111111]

Alors la je suis totalement d'accord, les produits venant de la globalisation ne sont pas les meilleurs niveau nutrition ... Il est tellement facile de sucomber a la facilité et d'aller chercher un burger, ou simplement d'acheter un plat qu'il faut juste rechauffer, alors qu'il est largement meilleur pour le corps de cuisiner sois meme avec des alliments brut... Je pense que les changements dans la société et dans nos habitudes de consomation ont aussi un lien avec cela, de plus en plus de personnes n'ont plus le temps de cuisiner.

[@s3lfFish]

oui tout à fait d'accord, il faudrait bannir ces produit de l'oncle sam - meme si oui un burger de temps en temps c'est bon - mais déjà bannir les gros trucs dégueux et industriels, je vois pas le mal, on mangerais moins de merde, mais au moins ce serait authentique - y aussi ce nouveau truc des food truck, c'est vraiment chiant ces trucs et ça pue partout. Et malheuseusement la libéralisation de la france de plus en plus apporte aussi le corporatisme et le rythme d'usine avec des pauses courtes ou on bouffe n'importe quoi. tout le monde n'est pas cadre dans ce pays, tout le monde n'est pas riche non plus, ni salarié, etc etc..

[@getd8556]

Christophe Heuzet Les dernières enquêtes montrent que l'obésité n'augmente plus chez les plus jeunes, les campagnes sanitaires ont quand même porté leurs fruits.

[@Darkemy]

Im from chile (latin american country, very americanized, a lot of fast food and obese people) and I lived in the south of france for 6 months and every day I was shock, like really shock that there were very few obese people. Specially children, in chile we have 70% of overweight children so I undersand that some french people in the comments say that there is a problem and its growing and I think its good that you notice before you have a serious problem like we do. I also notice almost no children food commercials in TV like here. And everybody drinks water and there were few fast food restaurants. I went to Mcdonalds once and I ordered the big combo and the fries and soda were so much smaller (like a medium here). The food in the supermarket was very good quality for example a lot of different cheese. Here we have yellow american greassy cheese and others that are so much expensive. And i could write a million examples but its the same point. I hope you keep like that and if you travel to south america (or the US) you are going to see how the real problem looks

[@Pentax67]

Emilia Zambrano wow thank you for your opinion! I’m from France and I have some friends from Chile. In fact they have a little weight but I do like chubby women, I feel they are really beautiful lol. But that’s personal . Yes in fact McDonald and ect are way smaller than in US. More and more restaurant reduce portion in restaurant because a lot of people can’t finish and there is a major campaign about wasting food .

[@konnytaps]

No creo que sea porque Chile está "americanizado" tenemos ferias libres y frutas, verduras, carnes y pescados de mejor calidad que aquí en Francia. El problema es que los Chilenos no sabemos comer, así de simple y a los papás no les preocupa. Somos flojos y ese es nuestro mayor problema.

[@konnytaps]

@Baptiste Henry J'ai parlé de viandes, de poissons et de légumes, jamais de fromage ou de la baguette ... Maintenant, dans les vins, j'ai mon doutes...

[@alyk4683]

I try to take as long as possible for a lunch break. It’s so difficult when you only have 1/2 an hour to eat and 10-20 of that is spent actually Getting the food. 🙁

[@schaulet8713]

As a french woman, I have to say (and all your videos about your point of view on France / french people are really smart by the way) that, yes, we do have a real education about food : the diversity is right, the time we take to eat at a table is right... We do really care about having good products in our plates. And what you say about the size of the portions is so true... I will always remember when I was 16, my parents took me on a trip in America (west coast) and we went to a "restaurant" where the choice was between a burger or a burger... and sodas as drinks. Well, I ordered a cheesburger and a coke, small size (if possible) : the cheesburger was twice the size we could find in France and the small coke was almost one liter ??? And we had to pay to get water ('cause it's mineral water) : in France, you can have (good) tap water for free and it's just normal : it's written in the french law > any restaurant has to serve you free tap water for a good reason : it's an human being basic right to get free water anywhere. And about our pastries :) Yes we have a lot of choices in our "boulangeries / pâtisseries" but we don't eat one of them everyday, let's say it's the "sunday pleasure" ;)

[@Goldenrose838]

To be honest, when I really moderated my diet I was over 150lb. And would never go down in weight. I hated it. But when I started just eating a little bit of everything, eating breakfast with my family, making desert as a treat, I lost a good 25 to 30 lbs within 4 months. Now I'm maintaining a good weight and began being more active just because I could.

[@Diana.DSWMinistries]

They also smoke a lot and they walk everywhere instead of taking a car. The french food for the most part is high quality and freshly prepared instead of processed junk.

[@cmolodiets]

in cities they walk. Not that obvious in the countryside

[@daijirokatoh3769]

@@cmolodiets yes we cycle 😂

[@cepahreinholt8710]

27% in 2015 of french adult smoke but they don't smoke that much according to statistics.

[@alexlim6300]

I'm canadian I ll tell you the difference between French and north American standards for food. We use industrialized vegetable oil which shouldn't exist. They eat saturated fat such as butter,cheese ,lard which satiated you. We eat empty calorie foods like soda, cereal, enriched white flour. They eat wholesome food Fruits, wine, and probably better wheat than we get.

[@pascaa06]

I completely agree with everything you say... I am French and I have now been living in the UK for about 2 years, not only did I put on a lot of weight but I also really struggle to loose it - lunch breaks are too short, lots of drinking and bad access to good quality food in the UK

[@Samchocolate11]

Pascaline B The uk could learn a lot from France and especially Italy in that regard (fruits and veg are so cheap in Italy)

[@jannikthorsen3531]

Britain and especially the US are the worst in regards to food culture. So many fast food restaurants and an abundance of fizzy sugary drinks. Its disgusting.

[@Samchocolate11]

Jannik Thorsen Yeah people drink fizzy drinks from such a young age here I don’t like the taste so I avoid them.

[@aurora2319]

@Not Even French. All the point you made are correct but let me narrow it down for you (being French bilingual having lived 20 years in the UK), being a fussy eater and always slim. The main key point are: Have variety, Make it look and taste tasty, Take your time. Enjoy it and Don't stress while you're eating. I'm a fussy eater and for me eating is a chore and I have everything 1 plate, just the main course and I routinely either read a book or watch stuff on my computer while eating, yet I'm and I've always been slim. Why? I takes me forever to eat, even by French standards and it may take an hour and a 1/2 and I'm always the last to finish. Being a fussy eater, I have to have loads of variety and many different attractive colors to make it appetizing and be interested to eat. Compare that with a girlfriend of mine that was obese while I was in the UK. She ate less than me. been on many diets, ate no junk food, cooked herself healthy stuff, yet couldn't slim down. Why? Her upbringing was 2 brothers who used to steal from her plate while she was eating, so she learned that she had to eat fast if she didn't want to feel starved at the end of the meal. So she learned to eat fast, under stress, that food could be scare, that she could still be hungry the end of the meal. By the time she had finished her meal I'd be still through 1/2 way. She had tricked her subconscious mind that at meal time was a time of stress, that food was scarce, that she could still feel hungry afterward. No wonder her body learned to stock pile. Compare that with some teenagers I saw last night while at Burger King. For them it was social occasion, they took their time to eat while chatting but in France people don't make it a habit of eating fast food or take away.

[@mathpr]

That was a very interesting analysis (even for me as french): Thanks for sharing it!

[@nawangjinpa9471]

I'm French, watched and learned about how the NON French eat and that was scary. Like, whaaat, you don't have a real lunch break in the offices? Hmm, I guess we know food and health are tow sides of one single thing, and right, when people make a comment about your plate, it's just to express their concern about your health. It's love, honey. Love for food and love for others.

[@maryannlevy4786]

Mathurin Prost i

[@antoinec1097]

As french we don't see those details anymore, it's what we've been told since we were kids. I know I have to take just a little bit of everything, take my time, eat just what I need (except for the raclette, obviously 😏), but I never ask myself why. I didn't even notice that before watching this video, so thank you 👌 Plus, now I know why I've been taking weight since I am in Canada, I just don't eat the same way than I do back home !

[@Sophal27]

As a french man, I can confirm what you said. The most important point for me is we like to cook. Cuisine is really part of our culture. The the most you cook the less processed junk food you eat. Sadly obesity is increasing even in France, especially in poorer communities who tend to eat more junk food, soda and sugar.

[@americanhealthcaresurvivor]

It's easy for the French to judge us and say "just don't eat bad food, you're being lazy!". But I think they should come here and see how difficult it can be to eat well. 1) We have tons of fast (poison) food around us everywhere. It is engineered to be as addictive as possible. Refined sugar has been proven as addictive as some drugs. 2) The sugar industry was caught paying off scientists to say it wasn't that bad, so we have added sugar in many of our foods, even in the supermarkets 3) Our portion sizes are large at restaurants, and there can be social pressure to eat everything on your plate 4) I don't remember receiving any education on nutrition in school, and many don't. School lunches were unhealthy foods Of course we're all responsible for our own actions. But you need to understand that it's much harder here to stay healthy. It's a crime that the sugar industry was allowed to add it to everything. We need stronger food regulations, especially with school lunches.

[@Nicolethelinguaphile]

I actually took notes during this video! I have always felt that going to the gym and dieting cannot be the way to stay in shape. I prefer a more natural approach. Recently, a lot of people have caught on to the fact that fat is not bad and if you have a healthy amount of good fats each day, this can curb your appetite and also help you to burn the bad fat in your body. I guess the French knew it all along!

[@islandbirdw]

I know I’m late to this party but I as a wellness nurse in America helping people recover from heart attacks and lose weight I’ve noticed what I call “mindless eating” which agrees with the idea of eating without any mindfulness. When working with goal setting and looking at adjustments in diet I ask people what their typical weekday diet consists of and noted people often have trouble recalling. I ask people to keep a food diary. It only works if you write EVERYTHING you eat for say 48-72 hours like a journal. Then no one else needs to read it but the act of realizing that your eating more than you thought really makes an impact. I have similar temperament myself to eat healthy and to be fortunate not to gain excess weight but I’ve been skinny most of my life until mid life and after 2 pregnancies. I wonder if the heart attack rates are lower in France?

[@kieranmccarty1604]

I think the amount of walking that gets done in ordinary life makes a huge difference. I have noticed that when I make a point of walking several (2-5) miles a day, I drop weight at a rapid pace without doing much to consciously change my eating. Which suggests that I am prone to out-eat my caloric needs if I pursue a sedentary life, but it’s much easier for me to add a good walk than subtract a lot of food. And if your daily life includes unavoidable walking and other exercise (in a city in which cars are often a liability, or in the country where transit is not as available and your activities may be more physical, gardening, grounds-maintenance, even farming), you don’t even have to think about making time for “exercise”.

[@rebeccahall556]

It's true! I live in the country in Vermont USA and I have to force myself to walk in the winter because it's so cold and icy. But in the summer I spend so much time in the garden I don't have to worry as much about what I eat.

[@ellis1034]

I feel like a big difference is that here we cook everything "from scratch". Like from American you always hear when they make something "from scratch" because it's a big deal....while here it's the norm

[@hjsimmer1742]

Would love to see a video about what French meals look like. You mention, entree, main, etc. What do those involve?

[@alix4543]

Haley Reeves We don’t really always have an entree or a dessert... but usually, we eat that way : salad first as an entree, then the main meal ( pasta or whatever ) then the dessert ( fruit,cheese usually ). But you can have just the meal and the dessert ( I think most of the French have a sweet tooth, I know I can’t end a meal without my dessert ) or just the entree and the main then skip the dessert :)

[@washizukanorico]

Entrée : rillettes, ham and melon, pâté, salade, boiled eggs and mayonnaise, foie gras if you can afford it Main : fish or meat Dessert : cake fruit ice-cream I thought the whole western world got invaded by the French way of eating, you mean in USA/random ex British empire dominions you still eat only one course every meal like we used to in the Middle Ages? Come on guys’ when so close from a civilized nation it’s almost a crime not to copy their ways ;)

[@ChachouLP]

@@washizukanorico tu as oublié les légumes en plat c'est une obligation ;)

[@bre5528]

What about a Vegetarian meal? Not much of a fish eater either, but I'm curious to know what type of Vegetarian Meals they serve. Hoping to Visit Paris in the next year or two.

[@cepahreinholt8710]

@@bre5528 vegetarian diet isn't easy in france but managable. Vegan diet is almost impossible in some areas where butter cream and cheese are the main product.

[@Watchoutforsnakez]

I don’t walk anywhere because I live in a very typical U.S. city where walking is asking to get abducted, hit and run victim, chased by dogs, shops near me are all Mexican grocery stores or vape shops. There is not a culture of dining alfresco here. There is no fresh bread/bakeries here. But there is a crap load of donut shops. The farmers market is NOT walking distance and it is once a week. France has some respect for a potager garden culture, here it is common to be the ONLY ONE in your circle of friends who grows vegetables or has fruit trees. That way of life died two generations ago.

[@susanreynolds9947]

Boogie Maam, you must live near Washington DC... sounds the same as my neighborhood. Too dangerous to walk anywhere.

[@tryharderscrew5159]

2 hours lunch ? Seems you never take a lunch with a rural family lmao. In my place, we can stay more than 6 hours on a lunch at week-end :) (and even while eating, we talk about food, we're great ecks dee)

[@esthersam4580]

Tryharders Crew elle parlait plutôt au boulot ! we usually take an hour to eat

[@emmelinelerwen1127]

Oh merde oui les repas de familles du week-end ou des fêtes qui commencent à 12h pour finir à 17h avec le café 😭😂

[@luluuclvt1985]

@@emmelinelerwen1127 ou pire ceux qui finissent juste avant l'apéro et donc 30 min après être sortis de table tu y retournes pour l'apéro et manger les restes du midi après 😂😂

[@marineaubry]

La vraie vie quoi 🥰

[@thealorenz4533]

I am half french half german and I had lived all my life in France but 3 years ago my family and I moved to Germany. And I can say there is much more choice and good products in French supermarkets then Germans. Also at school, in France he had 4 courses,everyday. In Germany we only have one. I REALLY miss the food 😔😔

[@ivanitababic]

True, the access of good products is so important! I grew up in Switzerland and live in France now, and i feel the same you did when you moved to Germany. I feel like the French products are really low quality compare to Swiss products, maybe because there's so many brands for just the same thing in France, and people are used to by cheap. In Switzerland it's much more about organic and local food, people usually go to little markets where you can find farm food. You don't have those big supermarkets like Géant Casino or Leclerc, they just don't exist! As you say about Germany, they definitely have very different culinary habits, especially the "mix it all" thing... i saw once a friend putting together her meal, salad and desert all together... that was hard to watch haha

[@MsErikdeking]

Vous avez raison! Le choix dans les supermarches en France est mieux qu'en allemagne! Pourtant les saucisses et la biere sont bonnes! Pour la cuisine suisse, bref, il y a la fondue, la raclette mais pas plus que ca

[@valeriecarpentier9367]

French people: on est si minces et en santé! Also french people: *light up another cigarette*

[@birdie_pop]

lmaoooo right? like this girl has never been up north either. they replace water with alcohol

[@corydorastube]

@@birdie_pop Damn tooting.Les poissons baisent dans l'eau.

[@alexberqui5366]

@@birdie_pop And in the south they replace water with pastis.

[@carolinemelikoff783]

Right, in France, everyone smoke, I'm french and I HATE that. Can't stand smokers

[@Raikuthedragon]

Im french and i don't smoke, neither my sister, and my mother. My faster stopped smoking a few month ago. But he's still drinking a lot of whisky, beer and wine

[@johnsparegrave5996]

Also taking your time, we are told from a very young age, teaches you satiety: you have enough time to no longer feel hungry.

[@weak7897]

"Oh, don't take too much salad, keep appetite for the main course :)" But not "Are you going to eat everything, big PIG ?" In general, there are two rules : 1. Never take more than the content of the dish devided by the number of people aroud the table 2. If other people help themselves before you do, look how much they took to have an idea of how much you can take. If you like the meal, you can re-help yourself after :)

[@tiphaniedoucetoff]

I am french living in USA ans I TOTALLY AGREE ON everything here!!! Well done

[@staraqua4942]

Hi, I appreciate the time and effort you have spent researching this subject. Excellent video!! Thanks.

[@heather368]

I hate that kids menus exist. Its such a joke, absolute poison. "Oh but Timmy wont eat vegetables" Guess what, he will or go hungry.

[@kannonjoshuartha9624]

Heather Turner that's how you learn to eat everything and not only candy or anything you want. And then if you don't like it the next time we won't forced you. But she don't also said the majority of school have a self service with many ingredients so you can choose your own one ;)

[@Native229]

I wish American parents thought the same way as u. But again if a parent here was to do that. Americans would say it's child abuse.. I'm sick of they way most Americans are today..

[@poewahl5003]

I feel like the important point here is to at least try everything because you never know if you might like it or not, and it's also important for when you're older because you might be more open to trying new stuff (to eat obviously). And as a French I don't remember ever feeling forced to eat anything.

[@SombreKelpie]

it's not a joke to want to be responsible for the good health of his child

[@Nykut7]

Child abuse is stuffing your kid with soda 24/7 since he's born >_>

[@SprattyD]

As a fat Aussie visiting France last year was a shock as I really felt fat! But in general the food seem to always be more fresh especially the breads, I noticed supermarkets had more sections dedicated to meats, fruits and vegetables and the processed stuff was less. Also the quicker foods are still freshly made and also I noticed soft drinks were sold in 500ml (50cl) vs 600ml (60cl) like back here so I imagine this plays into things as well. For how much I ate over there I was surprised I gained no weight.

[@Alicendre]

My mom has been dieting since as far as I can remember and she's quite thin... Most women I know eat salad almost every lunch. & the soup-only diet was very popular back then. We definitely have a lot of deprivation

[@GamaRayzz]

My ma was the same way growing up. A boiled egg and half grapefruit with tea for breakie. Then salad or a piece of buttered toast later or nothing. Then soup for dinner if she was hungry. She’s tiny and we were raised very healthy in Nor Cal, but I just remember her easily only eating cabbage soup or eating a few bites with no snacks when she was cutting down.

[@celonie3553]

I remember that when I was eating at the canteen in high school, someone made a comment about the quantity of food that my friend had in her plate. So I think it's also a "cultural thing" for women to be careful of what they eat. Having one hour to eat is not too much when you're at university, because the time to buy your sandwich at the bakery, wait your turn (at 12:30, there is 10 persons before you), go back and eat, well you've lost 30 minutes at least xD I live in Brittany and honestly, I love eating bread with butter or cheese, it doesn't help to lose weight xD But I've rarely drunk fizzy sodas during my childhood and still do not, so when I see my little cousins drink sodas (they're about 5 years old), I am almost shocked :D

[@mastersnet18]

Captain Moka I would have loved to have a whole hour to eat. I’ve never had that luxury. In elementary and middle school we had 30 minutes and in high school we only had 22 minutes to eat lunch. At my job now I have exactly 30 minutes for lunch.

[@TailsMPrower]

Soft drinks are a waste of calories. Give me a bloody cake with cream, caramel, chocolate or hazelnuts anyday! Soft drinks are boring! I have the same opinion towards biscuits.

[@Darklife66]

Also the social shaming of overweight people in france is savage. And french women are on diet ! Like everywhere else ! Its just cooler to pretend you're not ;)

[@Georges.Abitbol]

...and because we understood that overweight is savage for the body. Cardiac issues, ankle, knee too.

[@carodelo]

no we re not.

[@dorianedenis406]

....... No Oo

[@mdqquinn2513]

great food education and values in France, and if anyone gains a few pounds, additional helping of social condemnation, fear and shame keep the French sleek😉

[@asdemona]

nope it's about the moment who you have stop to feel and know it's at this time how you don't need to much more because your body dont need much , in french we look carefully to never do in extremes, and we prefer be weight because it's more comfortable for us , the apparance , the style , the food life oof the people in our society make you on a type off people and more you are on the top elegants moves more you are respected , more you are to loud, to fat , to arrogant and egoism more people reject you. Our life code are a lot offf rules , and it's hard for strangers to understand cause our life are a long legacy off eduction , traditions and mind, arts of live .

[@sarahbenfdal2702]

Cool video! I agree with everything (as a french person), except when you say that your peers comment the amount of food you take or eat: that's not normal or even a thing, it's actually very rude and very control freak. I would never dare say something like that and would be very surprised and pissed if someone made that comment. I have never heard someone allow themself to comment somebody's way to eat

[@sntm87]

Paris ≠ France

[@amygodward4472]

I have lived in Southern France for a year now and I couldn't agree with you more! One thing I noticed that wasn't mentioned in your video is actually the lack of ready-meal / quick food options in the supermarkets! If you don't cook here - you don't eat. It's that simple. And even the options for eating out are generally limited to cafés (magret salade and a pâtisserie) or a proper restaurant. Also, they eat an abundance of fresh produce and often theme their meals around the food seasonally available. So, maybe potential 'cravings' are quickly answered with proper nutrition.

[@christamillet3648]

Here in La Vendée, supermarkets carry all kinds of ready-made meals and it's completely possible to never cook a homemade meal.

[@juliec9011]

Hi , I am a french girl living in Auckland and all you say is so true ! I glad someone is interested in the french culture and makes videos about it :) btw, I love your accent !

[@souslocean778]

C'est assez drôle de voir la culture et le mode de vie de son pays a travers le regard d'un étranger qui n'a pas eu toutes ces habitudes. C'est vrai que la France a vraiment une relation particulière a la nourriture mais ça se perd dans certaines régions malheureusement malheureusement. Pour ma part je tiens a conserver nos traditions car elles sont vraiment respectable et puis il est vrai qu'on voit bcp de gens minces en France donc ce n'est pas plus mal

[@amandineseriset3248]

Océane Dif cets vrai que sa fait très bizarre de voir comment les autres pays nous vois

[@justinelouisor2733]

oui mais les français sont pas tous minces...je veut dire les antilles sont françaises et pourtant on est plutot ronde ...je sais pas bref d'ailleurs ma mere ma dit qu'a une époque labas pour etre heureux fallais avoir du poid! je vois les femmes afrquaines qui ont du surpoid aussi dans mon quartier etc je dit pas c'est bien mais il y a un coté oublié elle aprle que de Paris je crois et meme a paris on a de tout x)

[@athenaiszerbonia929]

I LOVE this vide!! i am a french girl expat' in romania and I can say that you targeted the REAL important points of our cuisine and food culture. I am amazed to see how you analyzed our habits and life style =) And I am glad you seems to like it ;) Welcome in the population haha =)

[@etiennelamole9565]

Really good analyse! As I'm french, this just seems normal to mee! I would add something, a negative point. As very vew people are obese, it's harder for them to be accepted in school, because they are "different". Voilà!

[@jessieafaratu]

Etienne Lamole really?

[@shaezbreizh86]

@@jessieafaratu well yes and no , people with health trouble not so much (usualy they do a lot of effort and people notice it) but fatty kid that keep eating shit, drinking coca and who don't do any effort/sport yep

[@cepahreinholt8710]

Yeah kids are always assholes with people that don't look like them. (And I think they kinda feel it's unfair that they have to pay attention not eating too much cakes and candy and the little fat boy just seems to eat everything he want).

[@brianyoung3]

Guess what? The foods you eat as a child are the foods you crave as an adult. It's cultural

[@auroreamiami]

Right! Things of the past have something comforting. And the smell of your childhood brings all kind of emotion. I live in the US now and I eat not to starve, but the food here don't bring me too much joy lol.

[@DECOCCE]

Drink water, avoid processed food, do some exercise, eat everything (vegetables, fruits, fish, meat,...), avoid to cook with too much oil, everything with chemicals should be banned, fat is way better than chemicals because your body needs some and can eliminate it, avoid all you can eat restaurants, go only to real restaurants where they cook raw products and the last but not the least buy a french cookbook.

[@corydorastube]

"everything with chemicals should be banned". What a stupid thing to say. H2O is water, NaCl is common salt, Sodium hydrogen carbonate, NaHCO3 is bicarbonate of soda, Tartaric acid is C4H6O6, Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is C6H8O6. There NOTHING that you eat that is not a chemical. "real restaurants where they cook raw products". I did not know there were "fake" restaurants who cook cooked products, perhaps you can recommend one for me to try?

[@Pandemiclui]

my mom is spanish and she has this similar eating routine, she brought it and has kept it even after living in the US for 20 yrs, so we have a super light breakfast at 8am (bread and some fruit) usually takes about 1 to 1 1/2 hrs. lunch is around 2pm we force it to 2hrs. we’ll have a light snack like half an apple or a tomato around 5pm or 6pm, the dinner starts around 8pm also for 2 hrs. and all drinks are water with meals, sodas or juice is an option. Bad side is US isnt used to serving food late.

[@mouackitomouackito1651]

Wrong ! french have superpower sorry :/ have a nice day :)

[@tyutiszognard]

Oui tu as totalement raison. C'est totalement faux, je mange façon foodporn et après j’appuie sur mon bouton "french don't care" et paf. Pas un gramme :P

[@usersid0]

Oh no ! You just revealed our secret 😭

[@hoanganh3426]

Tyutis Zognard tu m as tue ptdrrr

[@arng111]

The French paradox; can eat all the fatty food we want and not get fat, and can smoke more cigarettes than most of the Western World yet have the least smoking related heart problems.

[@bettycestmonnom614]

rili troue

[@nevantelodie809]

Super cool ta vidéo ! Ce qui nous permet aussi de ne pas grossir plus que ça est de manger varier et jamais la même chose pendant très longtemps ! De plus les aliments allégés sont vraiment à éviter car on en prends plus et au final niveau calorie ou sucre ou autre on en mange plus!

[@bat-matt]

Une belle analyse se poser pour manger autour d'une table est aussi un moment de partage pour une famille où avec des amis c'est un moment important pour les français un grand moment de détente... Merci pour votre partage

[@auroreamiami]

Pour vivre aux Etats-Unis maintenant, je comprends aussi que le moment de partage autour de la table n'est pas si simple ici, on travaille beaucoup plus ici qu'en France avec des horaires pas toujours faciles. L'alimentation est impacté pour beaucoup qui ne trouve pas l'énergie ni le temps de cuisiner, c'est bien dommage

[@MorganOfGlencoeOfficiel]

Nice video! You get it very right about the biggest points of the "French way of eating" !!! However, I must say I don't suscribe at ALL at what you're saying in the end about people being slimmer in Paris than in province, or even being richer. I lived in Normandy, in Paris, and now I'm back in my Brittany, where I'm from, and definitively... This isn't true. I even saw more poor and/or fat people in Paris than in Normandy or Brittany!!! I took 4kgs when I lived in Paris, and lost them as soon as I was back in Brittany, just because I finally could eat how and what I wanted without having to check out the price (and I was a student in both cases)... Yes, salaries are higher in Paris, but... everything is waaay more expensive too!!! People in province tend to be able to eat way more properly than in Paris, even if they are pretty poor. Also, in Paris people live in smaller places so it's harder to have friends for dinner at home, you tend to go to the restaurant, instead in Brittany we invite each other at home a lot. It's very important to remember because I know a looooot of Parisians who look down at provincial people out of those stupid stereotypes that we're supposed to be less rich, less wealthy, less healthy, less smart, less... well, pretty much everything. I tried both for years. I'm definitively team province, and especially team Brittany.

[@MorganOfGlencoeOfficiel]

Well... that's kind of the point ? France isn't Paris VS province because "province" really means nothing, except "not in Paris" but the way of life is very different in Marseille than in Alsace, which is very different from Brittany etc etc. Even when they're close, they're litteraly differents cultures, like Normandy and Brittany are touching each other but they're really different, different way of life, culture, music, way to speak, to eat... I don't think it's "hate" but well... a LOT of Parisians tend to be a bit arrogant when they came here in Brittany for the holidays, claiming that they have better salaries, better this, better that, asking for things that ain't obviously there, or mocking our culture or way of life. Or joking about stuff that just isn't funny anymore when you've heard it thousands of times because they're just old-fashionned stereotypes. And we don't like that at all, so we make a LOT of fun of them. Like of the guy who was looking for a bin in a forest. Or the one asking why I wasn't wearing clogs. That's why they ain't hated, but ain't always welcome. Well, the respectful ones are welcome. I've got a lot of friends in Paris and there's no war or hate or whatever. But I felt the need to correct you about that because it's important to say that life is healty and wealthy everywhere in France, not just in Paris.

[@erwanbodeven4541]

Morgan Of Glencoe Not in Vendée, it's not France :p

[@MorganOfGlencoeOfficiel]

Well going this way, Brittany ain't France either, except in our case, the ratification was never signed, so technically, we've been invaded for 6 centuries.

[@erwanbodeven4541]

Morgan Of Glencoe I was kidding, maybe jokes about Vendée is only famous is Nantes ^^

[@erwanbodeven4541]

Morgan Of Glencoe Yes it was, the marriage is important and we still have the benefits of the contracts today (no highways)

[@kikibonbon86]

Living in the US I'm really shocked to see so many fat people and I think it's mainly because they always eat outside and never cook themselves...

[@staciepringle9064]

Alexis Jambon growing up, my family always ate at home because we could rarely afford to eat out. We are all heavier. The main reason that Americans are overweight is because the healthier options are more expensive. Real butter is much more expensive than margarine. Fresh veggies are more expensive than canned. A homemade meal is more expensive than fast food. So many of us want to eat better, but we can't afford it.

[@sigrid_elise]

Stacie Pringle As a student in Norway it’s the other way around. I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit because it’s so cheap, but I rarely buy chocolate and other unhealthy food because I can’t afford it. I’m still heavy though 🙃

[@emersonpan]

Stop eating fast food and the fast food industry will lose the economy of scale, and become more and more expensive. Fast food is so cheap cos so many American are enabling this unhealthy diet.

[@staciepringle9064]

Sigrid Elise I wish that were the case here. I vastly prefer fruits and veggies to most foods, but they're so damn expensive (fresh) that I can't eat them as often as I'd like. :(

[@hellohouston]

Alexis Jambon why would anyone cook themselves? Sounds painful.

[@sandraghilardi278]

I'm french and I think foreigners drink a lot of soda like coca cola during the meal but here soda are only for the "apero" or the "goûter" and for the lunch and the dinner we only drink water. We also don't eat too much at fast food, it's like 1 time per month or less, it depend.

[@Nanou197373]

I love your videos, it's refreshing to hear others talk about my country of origin & the observations they make. And you're absolutely right about the drinking!! I never ever understand how the Brits can drink soooo much and pretty much all the time. I can't finish a pint and never buy alcohol here because it'd mean having to drink a whole bottle to myself at home, so I don't do it. I also think that the French are drinking together with some food: in the UK, it's drinking at the bar for hours and they may munch on a packet of crisps or peanuts but it's so different to having drinks with proper food instead of just plain drinking. Anyway, enjoy Paris life, and I look forward to your new videos

[@45Shameek]

Je ne trouve pas que Paris représente la vitrine de la France.. bien au contraire ;) Paris est une ville cosmopolite avec des cultures et des horizons bien différents, parfois bien loin de la culture Française.. Par exemple, j'aime beaucoup New-York et aimerais beaucoup y aller, mais je ne pense pas que ce soit à NYC que je découvrirais la culture Américaine.. une partie oui, mais je serais forcément dupé par les autres cultures.. car c'est NYC, une porte ouverte sur le monde, au même titre que Paris.. Il y a des villes qui je pense, sont plus représentative de la culture Française, exemple: Bordeaux, qui a une identité plus Française que Paris, car cette dernière est devenue une plate-forme mondiale de la culture et on peut s'y méprendre.. imo of course ;) En tout cas, c'est une vidéo très bien travaillée et j'ai même appris des choses que je ne savais pas sur mon propre pays ^^

[@clemence1hardy2]

45Shameek tu ne peux pas compter Paris et New-York, Paris est le capitale de la France il est normal de penser à Paris quand on pense "France", New-York n'est pas la capitale des états unis.

[@45Shameek]

ptitLU, je n'ai jamais dit que New-York était la capitale des USA, j'ai dit qu'elle était une ville cosmopolite tout comme Paris.. Tu trouveras des gens de tout les horizons à Paris et New-York, ce qui n'est pas le cas à Washington, qui est pourtant une capitale..

[@KatsKettlebellDojo]

Love this video! You have put in great research, and the simple way you present the reasons is very accessible, thank you so much!

[@vair.renato]

One thing that contribute to keep slim in Paris is the fact that a lot of train station do not have elevator or escalator so you are forced to step by yourself.

[@amilliev.6131]

I'm Belgian but it's pretty similar For us (in my family) it's important to really eat and talk together around a table Sometimes eating is also a thing to do in a professional occasion To negotiate and stuff Food is just important for us

[@aosanshou]

I guess you are Flanders not Belgian necessarily.... Sorry lol, I am Japanese🗾that is a beautiful islands surrounded by big Oceans(luckily)🌊, we as group of young students applied for scholarships for “Belgium”. Yay close to our no.1 popular choice 🇨🇭 Swiss the land of peace, what it’s like?. So 6 students, were selected; 3 parted to French Speaking Belgium and 3 for Dutch speaking Belgium; a cultural experience “home stay”. After 1year: The first 3 : “Oh I will miss your cooking 😢 but glad to be eating 🍲🍙Washoku 和食🍱🍣again. The latter 3 : “Thank you indeed for everything🙂” thinking I’d never set foot in that haunted sunless tasteless Europe again.

[@lorraine6947]

It’s funny changes things. I saw your most recent video on this topic which is 180 degrees from this one.

[@mathieubounty9544]

Eating is an ART. A FRENCH art ;-)

[@brucemarsico6]

You mean, it's not an Italian art?Eating well is an essential in Italy.So, therefore, it's an ITALIAN art!

[@Daniela-wg9nz]

E' un video sulla Francia, cazzo c'entra l'Italia?

[@Francesca42]

Mathieu, I have lived in France--Paris and Aix-en-Provence for 11 years and Florence and Siena, Italy, for 4 and I have to agree with both you and Bruce. Eating is both a French and Italian art. I don't know of any other culture where food is as important as in those two countries.

[@brucemarsico6]

Oh yes!Food and wine are of absorbing interest in both nations. I will notstupidly try to compare as which is better or worse. I don't thinkthat is feasible. I'm just happy to be able to enjoy both gastronomies.mais oui! che si!

[@bnm0883]

It is more generally a latin art.