Comments on: France: Clinging to traditional meals http://www.eatingrealfood.com/articles/france-clinging-to-traditional-meals/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: French Meals – really are good for you « French Property Prices http://www.eatingrealfood.com/articles/france-clinging-to-traditional-meals/comment-page-1/#comment-85 French Meals – really are good for you « French Property Prices Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:38:03 +0000 http://www.eatingrealfood.com/?p=93#comment-85 [...] France: Clinging to traditional meals « Eating Real Food – Despite popular stereotypes, French meals are quite diverse in their content. Heavier, unhealthy foods tend to be found in French restaurants and cafes. Outside of those, families prepare lighter dishes made from fresh ingredients (you … [...] [...] France: Clinging to traditional meals « Eating Real Food – Despite popular stereotypes, French meals are quite diverse in their content. Heavier, unhealthy foods tend to be found in French restaurants and cafes. Outside of those, families prepare lighter dishes made from fresh ingredients (you … [...]

]]> By: Meringue http://www.eatingrealfood.com/articles/france-clinging-to-traditional-meals/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Meringue Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:32:58 +0000 http://www.eatingrealfood.com/?p=93#comment-31 First of all...great article. There are things I agree with and things I disagree with in this article. While traditional French food is very rich in butter and sauces, the typical French person does not consume these dishes on a regular basis - these foods are a treat or a speciality. Also, the misconception people have of French food is that it is swimming in butter - this is generally not true even of traditional dishes. The amount of butter that is used in French recipes in Australia, America etc use far more butter than is traditional in France, especially in the Southern parts of the country where they typically use olive oil rather than butter. From a health perspective, thin does not necessarily mean healthy, as many French people typically die of cardiovascular disease - I have seen figures but cant think of the rates right now - but it wasn't low. While they may look thin, the lack of physical activity of the typical French person (especially women) does not equal healthy, particularly when you consider that they smoke a heck of alot! Don't get me wrong, my partner is French and I love living in Paris, but there are a lot of misconceptions about French food and what the French actually eat on a daily basis. First of all…great article. There are things I agree with and things I disagree with in this article. While traditional French food is very rich in butter and sauces, the typical French person does not consume these dishes on a regular basis – these foods are a treat or a speciality. Also, the misconception people have of French food is that it is swimming in butter – this is generally not true even of traditional dishes. The amount of butter that is used in French recipes in Australia, America etc use far more butter than is traditional in France, especially in the Southern parts of the country where they typically use olive oil rather than butter.

From a health perspective, thin does not necessarily mean healthy, as many French people typically die of cardiovascular disease – I have seen figures but cant think of the rates right now – but it wasn’t low. While they may look thin, the lack of physical activity of the typical French person (especially women) does not equal healthy, particularly when you consider that they smoke a heck of alot!

Don’t get me wrong, my partner is French and I love living in Paris, but there are a lot of misconceptions about French food and what the French actually eat on a daily basis.

]]> By: Duff http://www.eatingrealfood.com/articles/france-clinging-to-traditional-meals/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Duff Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:43:35 +0000 http://www.eatingrealfood.com/?p=93#comment-12 Great article. I'm headed to France right now. Love french fries. Great article. I’m headed to France right now. Love french fries.

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