French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano

And have you noticed the super-sizing of bagels? Not if you were born in the past quarter century.

Being French, more jam than cream cheese, so I was getting very little protein. Who knew that a bagel is loaded with salt and contains as many calories/carbs as a few slices of bread? But, of course, I covered my bagel with cream cheese and jam. But those carbs-I discovered donuts and bagels, two of which many consider the most delicious albeit fattening and unhealthy foods on earth. Once in a while I ingested an egg or two, but with bacon and sometimes potatoes. Things did not improve when I came to America as an exchange student. Once in a while, I ate stale bread in chunks in a bol, like a soup bowl, softened and moistened with a soup-size portion of coffee and milk. Or a slice of the breakfast cake my mother would make once or twice a week. A cup of café au lait and perhaps a piece of bread with butter and preserves (my mother’s own).

Generally my breakfast consisted of carbohydrates and coffee. Growing up in France, I ate a light breakfast (remember we had our main meal at midday, sometimes not long after I awoke, so I was not always looking to fill up). I eat breakfast religiously and, I believe, healthily. I confess my greatest culinary transformation in life concerns breakfast, and my approach to it continues to evolve. The French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook Chapter One And once again, Mireille offers tips and tricks to reduce one’s waistline (including a secret family recipe from Mireille’s beloved Tante Berthe for a delicious breakfast that melts away pounds effortlessly).įilled with stories from Mireille’s childhood in France, her life in Paris, Provence, and New York, and her extensive travels and meals for business and enjoyment, The French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook is a beautiful, practical lifestyle guide to living well, eating wonderfully, and getting the most out of life with the least amount of stress. Eating pleasurably is just as important as eating healthfully, and Mireille does not neglect dessert and chocolate (essential components of any French woman’s diet) and incorporates advice on entertaining, menu planning, and wine selection. Organized around Mireille’s three favorite pastimes-breakfast, lunch, and dinner-these recipes emphasize pure flavors, balanced ingredients, and easy cooking methods. 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. 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. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat offers a collection of delicious, healthy recipes and advice on eating well without gaining weight.

French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano