The French Diet Why French Women Dont Get Fat
The French Diet Why French Women Dont Get Fat
Eating the right foods in the proper order leads to pleasurable and healthy living, promises Michel Montignac, in The French Diet. His urgent message to Americans: scrap the USDA Food Guide Pyramid and embrace the Glycemic Index (GI)–a standard ranking system he uses to separate “good” carbohydrates from “bad,” based on how quickly foods release glucose into the bloodstream. Montignac theorizes that pairing low-GI foods with good fat (like olive oil), and eating foods in a specific order, is a habit that the famously lean French have long practiced. Says Montignac, this diet is neither low-carb nor low-fat; instead, it is “the right-carb and the right-fat diet.”
Consider the logic: eat three square meals a day, based on the food-combining rules provided; make lunch—not dinner—the biggest meal (don’t worry about calories); avoid sugar, regular coffee, and the wrong fats. Snacks? No need. Snacking is a poor habit practiced by those whose regular meals don’t contain sufficient metabolic staying power; following Montignac’s system should solve that problem. Drink wine or champagne–but only in moderation, and only after meals. Montignac’s sample menus and 80 recipes feature smart breakfasts, indulgent lunches, dinner entrees, and fruity or chocolaty desserts. He also includes meatless options, but double-check the ingredients before launching into a dish marked “Vegetarian Appropriate;” one such recipe begins with 1/3 pound chopped slab bacon.–Liane Thomas
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