Blog post #4
21 April 2015
Clarice Martin
In France, French people often don’t eat breakfast. If they do eat breakfast, it is usually a very light meal that may consist of coffee with a croissant or boiled egg. They practice fasting in the morning and call this petite dejeuner which means ‘little breakfast’. Lunch is a much bigger meal as well as long, with many platters and wine on the side. Dinner is then a smaller meal and desert if often fruit or yogurt. Snacking is usually not an option for adults. Many healthy meals are starting to use less cream and butter and replacing it with much healthier ingredients. Some French meals would be, roast and Spinach Salad, which consists of beets, sweet potatoes, squash and spinach leaves, this is an all vegetables meal, which consists of many nutrients. Another meal would be Mussels with tarragon and crème fraiche, this is healthier version of mussel because it uses crème fraiche instead of double cream. Some unhealthy foods are crepes, crème puff, fruit tarts and éclairs, along with Pate de Fois Gras, (meat paste that is made from goose livers), and anything deep fried. France is known for having healthy food and good eating habits, but they have a sweet tooth as well. There desserts are a huge hit in France. It is always tempting to choose the sweet sugary dessert but the healthier food is a much better way to go and once you get into the habit of eating healthier it is it is less common to crave the junk food.
Hi there, I find it so strange for a culture to not be big on eating breakfast! We Americans love our big breakfasts and brunch. The fact that the French people are switching out ingredients to make their food healthier is awesome. Other cultures who aren't as healthy (USA) should use France as an example. I know that the Chinese are also trying to make healthier changes. Hopefully America will follow this path as well, because we sure do need it. I would love to try French food!
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