They eat as she said fresh produce veggies and fruits and proteins. They also have reasonable meals not gigantic ones, they move and walk a lot , they eat together not while watching tv, so it's about the quality, the quantity and the culture of food
Easy to make comments when our cultures are vastly different. I grew up slightly bougie but poor so I learned good habits but out of necessity. And I’m sure in the country French families are more like the hundreds of millions of Americans that live anywhere other than LA or NYC-almost impossible to walk, buses are scarce and trains almost a thing of the past. Cars are life even if you have to carpool. Also there’s significantly less access to fresh foods and variety of food. In America we have to walk away from excess and make sure we’re not too ruggedly individualistic, in France it’s likely the opposite or at least just because this is the national talking point doesn’t make it true 😂.
I agree in part. I'm Italian, and we share a similar food culture. However, what harms humans are the quantities of fats and sugars. It's not just about cooking from scratch, but also about knowing how to balance ingredients. For example, French cuisine uses a lot of fats, which can be harmful.*
Very few french people shop everyday. We rather do it once a week. We still buy fresh food that we cook throughout the week. We do pass by the boulangerie almost daily to buy bread. But actual bread, not the junk toilet paper bread you can find in the US. And all the rests of shops and boulangeries are collected by "la banque alimentaire" which redistributes to those in need.
That's a legend tho, wealthy people can buy healthy food but if you watch the average person in France they only can afford pasta, salad, food in canes, ham, they usually don't go to the butcher they just occasionally buy meat from the supermarket, they can't even afford fruit or vegetables on a daily basis cause the prices have been through the roof since Covid. People who work don't have that much time to cook either so must of the time it's microwaved food or sandwiches for lunch. I notice what most people buy at the grocery store in France : ham cause it's cheaper, cheese, pasta, bread, frozen dishes, salad , soup and a bunch of alcohol too, that's it. I was born and raised in France and people here don't eat that healthy and with the inflation of the last 3/4 years it just got worse. What I would say however is that French in comparaison to other countries or culture eat in very small portions, my parents are North African and our French in laws or friends are always shocked at the amount of food my parents serve for dinner, and on the other side my north African family is always shocked by the tiny amount the French part of our family eat and serve for dinner, it's always a cultural shock 😂😂😂 our entrée is the whole "French dinner"
In Germany, bread from the day before is often used to make bread crumbs, or gets sold for half of the regular price. But that’s only in bakerys, of course not in supermarkets. Or they give it to foodbanks ( die Tafeln) , so people how get social help , can get it. But that’s actually a thing that also supermarkets do, fruits, vegetables, every kind of food and even sometimes hygiene products are brought to the welfare where people can come and get it. And it’s not trash, they really watch about the quality!
seed oils are good and actually better than butter for regular use and frozen foods are better than non frozen. this is just pure nonsense. fake ass health gurus need to be nuked they are a danger to society lmfao.
If they still have pastries at the end of the day … don't worry, the last shift team know what to do with it. If it's Viennoiserie (Croissants, pains au chocolat, etc …) most of the time they made bread pudding with it.
And it's not about glyphosate in grains, just our flour aren't the " enriched" US flour, which is probably the biggest scam in US food industry, and the reason so much American people are "gluten intolerant"
No Frozen food in France!!?? What!!?? Lol😅😅😂😂😂😂 frozen food, veggies in particular are healthier than fresh veggies because they're prepped and flash frozen right after picking. Also, there's this store called Picard, SUPER popular here in France. Also, I know NO ONE here that shops then cooks every single day, people work hard and have families to take care of, they're tired and over worked just like any place else, they either do quick easy meals or do batch cooking once a week. And most people I know only go shopping once a week because it's just too much of a hassle. What she's talking about is a stereotype that's just not realistic to what's actually going on in France, I'm sorry.
She's describing the ideal Parisian bourgeoisie's lifestyle. Most French people do not have the time or money to go do groceries everyday. She's presenting an ideal lifestyle and telling gross exaggerations. In France, we probably eat fresher and cook more often than in the USA, but we do not live like she describes here.
Eat less, eat better, stay fit, enjoy life 🎉 Unsold bread is different one bakery from another. In most Boulangerie, they will bake only a limited amount so after a time, in the evening, you have little or no choices. Their goal is to have zero bread remaining. But the remaining bread might be reused for instance in some dishes like pudding, pain perdu … It might also be sold as a bulk for a cheap price or given to poor people…
Its not just about food, its about the all life. We have cities build to do everything by walking in the city. from our home to the center of the city, the distance is short. we walk more. American in the opposite, they do everything with their cars, big cities, but the neighborhood are far from the cities.
Je cinnais des parisiens qui font des courses tous les jours parce qu'ils n'ont pas la place pour cuisiner, et d'autres qui font l'essentiel de leurs courses au supermarché, mais je ne connais personne qui a le temps et le courage de faire les courses ET la cuisine tous les soirs
yeah, talk to me about 40% of french homes having black mold. You're not that healthier. I watch Urgences. I see how sick French people get. They smoke more and have more alcoholism too. French being healthier is a myth. It applies mostly to the top 1% of French people and upper middle class French. You're in the same boat we are, lady.
French people are no longer healthy people. There are fast food restaurants at every corner in France. I see more and more overweight people. Stop it with this fantasy.
I agree with all this but frozen vegetables are just as healthy, and sometimes healthier than 'fresh' vegetables. She did say 'frozen meals' though and how healthy they are depends on what's in them.
Frozen peas are usually frozen within an hour of picking, so are healthier than peas in their pods from the market.
Im just coming from France and what surprised me the most what’s that 9 out of 10 people run/ jog. I was walking back to my hotel before midnight, and there were so many people running, i did not see any obese person in here.
I'm American but lived abroad for years including France. I eat like them also but here in America the food is toxic because of the chemicals, antibiotics, etc. … And to answer your question of what happens to the extra food in Paris: they throw it out; I've seen Parisians scramble for the trash when it comes (they know the schedule). It's a shocking side of Paris that people don't realize.
There's nothing wrong with frozen food. Please stop with that. Also Most americans have a long commute and/or a second job. There is no time for cooking. There's lots of food deserts in the US where there is no fresh food. France has comprehensive medical care for everyone and a better work culture, Apples and oranges comparasion here.
That was true up to the 2000. Now, half of the people don't know how to cook or just are too tired to do so when they go home. Some people do the effort when they have children tho. Also, it's common fo the ones who cook to make 5-6 portions on the week end and put it on the freezer for later (in the week or month). This allows to cook for yourself without eating the same thing over and over during the week.
As for pastry not sold, they just sell it the next day on a bargain.
What happens to the left over baked goods is that they throw it out 💔. I wish they give it to shelter or homeless people but no. Into the trash it goes.
1) Frozen is fine. Is doesn’t equate bad quality. On average, frozen produce contains more nutrients than fresh. 2) I don’t think we go grocery shopping + boulangerie + fromagerie + butcher and then cook from scratch everyday 😅 that’s not realistic. Most people go to the supermarket once a week, and boulangerie a few times a week. We eat leftovers. We eat quick stuff like pasta + sauce, meat + random veggie, etc… I don’t know who this lady is but she doesn’t live the average French life😅
“Healthier than Americans” is rather easy. I don’t think the French are the best country to look at for a healthy life. The French smoke a lot, and drink a lot. And the pastries she’s talking about is filled with sugar. Also more and more products in the supermarket have high amounts of sugar in it.
Yes, true French people do go to individual specialist shops… But Carrefour, Auchan etc etc exist in large numbers and have plenty of processed foods on their shelves, bought by French people. Overall French eating habits are much better but don't think they haven't been touched by fast food etc.
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They eat as she said fresh produce veggies and fruits and proteins. They also have reasonable meals not gigantic ones, they move and walk a lot , they eat together not while watching tv, so it's about the quality, the quantity and the culture of food
Easy to make comments when our cultures are vastly different. I grew up slightly bougie but poor so I learned good habits but out of necessity. And I’m sure in the country French families are more like the hundreds of millions of Americans that live anywhere other than LA or NYC-almost impossible to walk, buses are scarce and trains almost a thing of the past. Cars are life even if you have to carpool. Also there’s significantly less access to fresh foods and variety of food. In America we have to walk away from excess and make sure we’re not too ruggedly individualistic, in France it’s likely the opposite or at least just because this is the national talking point doesn’t make it true 😂.
I agree in part. I'm Italian, and we share a similar food culture. However, what harms humans are the quantities of fats and sugars. It's not just about cooking from scratch, but also about knowing how to balance ingredients. For example, French cuisine uses a lot of fats, which can be harmful.*
Very few french people shop everyday. We rather do it once a week. We still buy fresh food that we cook throughout the week. We do pass by the boulangerie almost daily to buy bread. But actual bread, not the junk toilet paper bread you can find in the US.
And all the rests of shops and boulangeries are collected by "la banque alimentaire" which redistributes to those in need.
That's a legend tho, wealthy people can buy healthy food but if you watch the average person in France they only can afford pasta, salad, food in canes, ham, they usually don't go to the butcher they just occasionally buy meat from the supermarket, they can't even afford fruit or vegetables on a daily basis cause the prices have been through the roof since Covid. People who work don't have that much time to cook either so must of the time it's microwaved food or sandwiches for lunch. I notice what most people buy at the grocery store in France : ham cause it's cheaper, cheese, pasta, bread, frozen dishes, salad , soup and a bunch of alcohol too, that's it. I was born and raised in France and people here don't eat that healthy and with the inflation of the last 3/4 years it just got worse. What I would say however is that French in comparaison to other countries or culture eat in very small portions, my parents are North African and our French in laws or friends are always shocked at the amount of food my parents serve for dinner, and on the other side my north African family is always shocked by the tiny amount the French part of our family eat and serve for dinner, it's always a cultural shock 😂😂😂 our entrée is the whole "French dinner"
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In Germany, bread from the day before is often used to make bread crumbs, or gets sold for half of the regular price. But that’s only in bakerys, of course not in supermarkets. Or they give it to foodbanks ( die Tafeln) , so people how get social help , can get it.
But that’s actually a thing that also supermarkets do, fruits, vegetables, every kind of food and even sometimes hygiene products are brought to the welfare where people can come and get it. And it’s not trash, they really watch about the quality!
As soon as she said "bad oil" you can't help but see that something is fishy
I'd rather die sooner than have to be French…
seed oils are good and actually better than butter for regular use and frozen foods are better than non frozen. this is just pure nonsense. fake ass health gurus need to be nuked they are a danger to society lmfao.
If they still have pastries at the end of the day … don't worry, the last shift team know what to do with it.
If it's Viennoiserie (Croissants, pains au chocolat, etc …) most of the time they made bread pudding with it.
And it's not about glyphosate in grains, just our flour aren't the " enriched" US flour, which is probably the biggest scam in US food industry, and the reason so much American people are "gluten intolerant"
No Frozen food in France!!?? What!!?? Lol😅😅😂😂😂😂 frozen food, veggies in particular are healthier than fresh veggies because they're prepped and flash frozen right after picking. Also, there's this store called Picard, SUPER popular here in France. Also, I know NO ONE here that shops then cooks every single day, people work hard and have families to take care of, they're tired and over worked just like any place else, they either do quick easy meals or do batch cooking once a week. And most people I know only go shopping once a week because it's just too much of a hassle. What she's talking about is a stereotype that's just not realistic to what's actually going on in France, I'm sorry.
in what year was this filmed? i ask not because of the content, but because the film looks grainy, like from a few decades ago.
She's describing the ideal Parisian bourgeoisie's lifestyle. Most French people do not have the time or money to go do groceries everyday. She's presenting an ideal lifestyle and telling gross exaggerations.
In France, we probably eat fresher and cook more often than in the USA, but we do not live like she describes here.
Eat less, eat better, stay fit, enjoy life 🎉 Unsold bread is different one bakery from another. In most Boulangerie, they will bake only a limited amount so after a time, in the evening, you have little or no choices. Their goal is to have zero bread remaining. But the remaining bread might be reused for instance in some dishes like pudding, pain perdu … It might also be sold as a bulk for a cheap price or given to poor people…
Its not just about food, its about the all life. We have cities build to do everything by walking in the city. from our home to the center of the city, the distance is short. we walk more. American in the opposite, they do everything with their cars, big cities, but the neighborhood are far from the cities.
Je cinnais des parisiens qui font des courses tous les jours parce qu'ils n'ont pas la place pour cuisiner, et d'autres qui font l'essentiel de leurs courses au supermarché, mais je ne connais personne qui a le temps et le courage de faire les courses ET la cuisine tous les soirs
yeah, talk to me about 40% of french homes having black mold. You're not that healthier. I watch Urgences. I see how sick French people get. They smoke more and have more alcoholism too. French being healthier is a myth. It applies mostly to the top 1% of French people and upper middle class French. You're in the same boat we are, lady.
French people are no longer healthy people. There are fast food restaurants at every corner in France. I see more and more overweight people. Stop it with this fantasy.
I agree with all this but frozen vegetables are just as healthy, and sometimes healthier than 'fresh' vegetables. She did say 'frozen meals' though and how healthy they are depends on what's in them.
Frozen peas are usually frozen within an hour of picking, so are healthier than peas in their pods from the market.
American Restaurant*** = Brocoli
Im just coming from France and what surprised me the most what’s that 9 out of 10 people run/ jog. I was walking back to my hotel before midnight, and there were so many people running, i did not see any obese person in here.
I'm a Vegetarian and an American shockingly lol
Learned so much from the comments, thanks
I felt much better when i was in France, I didn't have acid reflux
If you go into a bakery right before closing time and they didnt sell everything yet,then they are most likely going to give you some free pastries😉
I'm American but lived abroad for years including France. I eat like them also but here in America the food is toxic because of the chemicals, antibiotics, etc. … And to answer your question of what happens to the extra food in Paris: they throw it out; I've seen Parisians scramble for the trash when it comes (they know the schedule). It's a shocking side of Paris that people don't realize.
they also have socialized medicine
There's nothing wrong with frozen food. Please stop with that. Also Most americans have a long commute and/or a second job. There is no time for cooking. There's lots of food deserts in the US where there is no fresh food. France has comprehensive medical care for everyone and a better work culture, Apples and oranges comparasion here.
On navigue en plein fantasme…
That was true up to the 2000.
Now, half of the people don't know how to cook or just are too tired to do so when they go home.
Some people do the effort when they have children tho.
Also, it's common fo the ones who cook to make 5-6 portions on the week end and put it on the freezer for later (in the week or month). This allows to cook for yourself without eating the same thing over and over during the week.
As for pastry not sold, they just sell it the next day on a bargain.
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What happens to the left over baked goods is that they throw it out 💔. I wish they give it to shelter or homeless people but no. Into the trash it goes.
Why (when discussing French people) are they showing some Muslim woman in a headscarf? An Islamic invasion is not the culture of France.
Canola oil is widely used in france for frying .olive oil is used as a dressing.
Sure, same in many european countries…but things are moving in the wrong direction slowly. And Picard is a french company.
McDonald's very popular in france with over 1,500 units . In second place is burger King.. fast food convenient and have large portions.
Obesity t rates are at a low inspite of high demand for fast foods. The french dont count calories and eat to the point their full.
In france , 34 million cars to get around .e- bikes and The metro are accessible throughput the city.
You make Almond croissant with the day old ones
1) Frozen is fine. Is doesn’t equate bad quality. On average, frozen produce contains more nutrients than fresh.
2) I don’t think we go grocery shopping + boulangerie + fromagerie + butcher and then cook from scratch everyday 😅 that’s not realistic. Most people go to the supermarket once a week, and boulangerie a few times a week. We eat leftovers. We eat quick stuff like pasta + sauce, meat + random veggie, etc…
I don’t know who this lady is but she doesn’t live the average French life😅
“Healthier than Americans” is rather easy. I don’t think the French are the best country to look at for a healthy life. The French smoke a lot, and drink a lot. And the pastries she’s talking about is filled with sugar. Also more and more products in the supermarket have high amounts of sugar in it.
Two other major differences between the French and American: no snacking and they walk a lot.
France is top in cancer and diabetes.
Yes, true French people do go to individual specialist shops…
But Carrefour, Auchan etc etc exist in large numbers and have plenty of processed foods on their shelves, bought by French people. Overall French eating habits are much better but don't think they haven't been touched by fast food etc.
I live in France and there's a culture of family first, no one expects to work 18 hours a day, 7 days a week with no paid holidays.
She forgot an important point- the plates and portions are not sooo huge and big like in the US.
This is the difference in foods AND beverages
French people don't cook as much as you say, the vast majority buy their meals at Picard. But they do eat less per day and less junk food