I completely related to how hurt she was when her father, after not seeing her for a year, told her that she "looked like a sack of potatoes." (My father referred to me as his "big husky girl," a description that still causes me to cringe decades later.) It is a strategy that she has used successfully for decades.Īs a French teenager, Mireille went to America as an exchange student and returned home fat. The general pattern, as you can see, is that I eat three balanced meals a day with plenty of vegetables and fruit, and always foods (and drinks) that bring me lots of pleasure.I love its philosophy of making little alterations to your eating habits steadily over time, instead of subjecting yourself to tasteless "diet" food and unsustainable extremism. I began the meal with a bubbly glass of champagne and as the fare became heavier moved on to a glass of red wine.
Lunch: Duck breast (leftover from Thursday) on salad greens with dressing, and a grapefruitĭinner: Vegetable soup with bread and a piece of cheese, followed by pear-apple compoteīrunch (with friends): Small portions of several things-frittata, a croissant, a muffin, granola with mixed berries and an espressoĭinner (again with friends): Oysters, then we shared risotto with seafood and a veal chop with spinach for dessert: a few bites of pumpkin parfait and bread pudding, plus a chocolate petit four. Lunch: Mixed green salad with prosciutto and manchego cheese, followed by a pearĭinner (at an Italian restaurant): Beet salad with nuts, pici with lamb ragu and a glass of red wine for dessert: 3 bites of cassataīreakfast: Grandma Louise’s oatmeal with grated apple, a cranberry muffin and an espresso Lunch: Miso soup from last night’s take-out, leftover salmon from Tuesday’s dinner with raw fennel, and an appleĭinner: Duck breast à la Gasconne with roasted winter veggies and a glass of red wine, followed by figsīreakfast: Ricotta with a drizzle of honey, a slice of buttered toast and an espresso Lunch: Greens with leftover chicken from Monday night, and a kiwi fruitĭinner: Take-out sushi and sashimi, with ice cream for dessertīreakfast: Yogurt, half a banana, a slice of buttered toast and an espresso
Lunch: Squash soup with focaccia bread and a piece of cheese, followed by half a bananaĭinner: Salmon, leeks & carrots and a glass of red wine, then rice pudding for dessertīreakfast: Oatmeal with blueberries, a slice of buttered toast and an espresso Lunch: Steamed veggies and a can of sardines, followed by an appleĭinner: Roasted chicken with potatoes and carrots, and a pear for dessertīreakfast: Buttered toast with an egg, a couple of prunes and an espresso
As for drinking, I drink lots of water all day, as well as green tea.īreakfast: Yogurt, half a grapefruit, a piece of buttered whole wheat toast and an espresso In response to the numerous questions I receive about how I eat in a normal week, I decided to keep my own food journal a few weeks ago.
0 kommentar(er)
