The French have the right idea when it comes to their eating habits and the way that they value their food and their time eating it.
The French are notorious for spending hours eating a meal. They usually eat three meals a day with no snacking in between. Each meal consists of three parts, the starter, the entrée, and the dessert, and they are typically in small portions. According to this article, the french will spend two and a half hours a day eating. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160503/what-france-can-teach-the-world-about-healthy-eating-diet-french-food-cuisine-
It is important for everyone to eat together. They are using this time to enjoy the company of others around them and to appreciate the flavors and textures of their food.
So, what makes this different from our eating habits in America? To start, we tend to eat food like it’s a chore. We eat large portions in a short amount of time so we can fill ourselves up and a lot of the time, we eat by ourselves. With the large portions, we feel as if we have to finish it all in one sitting, even if we are full.
Is this way of eating the right way? This two and a half video by Anne Lipscomb agrees with this philosophy of eating.
Photo by Gourmandelle: https://gourmandelle.com/french-cuisine/
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