Eat Well Stay Slim The French Way

The French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbook

With French Women Don’t Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano wrote the ultimate non–diet book on how to enjoy food and stay slim, sparking a worldwide publishing phenomenon. Now, in her first-ever cookbook, she provides her millions of readers with the recipes that are the cornerstone of her philosophy—mouthwatering, simply prepared dishes that favor fresh, seasonal ingredients and yield high satisfaction.

HOW TO EAT LIKE A FRENCH WOMAN

According to Mireille Guiliano, the rules of healthy, delicious eating come in threes:

Eat three proper meals – breakfast, lunch and supper – but don't snack in between. Limit carbohydrates and sugar (including fructose-laden fruit juice) at breakfast and don't skip lunch or you'll overeat at supper.

Make dinner a three course affair. Changing plates helps the meal last longer and feel more special, and the first and last course can be no more than a chopped tomato and a sliced pear.

Make sure the main course has three colours on the plate. It makes nutritional sense and "food should be enjoyed visually too", Guiliano says.

Include some protein, fat and carbohydrate in every meal.

Consider the three Ps – Pleasure, Portion and Plan. Enjoy your food, eating slowly, keep portion size sensible, bearing in mind that the first three mouthfuls are the most pleasurable. Exercise regularly and drink plenty of water.