About this title: In her delightful #1 "New York Times" bestseller, Guiliano unlocks the simple secrets of how to, like the French, enjoy food and stay slim and healthy. This edition includes new recipes and an excerpt from "French Women for All Seasons." Knopf.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780701178055ISBN:0701178051
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Fine. 0307387992 Excellent condition paperback book, clean pages, NO creases to spine, this book is Near NEW! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780307387998ISBN:0307387992
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 349 p. Contains: Illustrations. Vintage. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Um, yes they do. In all seriousness though, this book provides good advice to living well: walk everywhere, eat healthy, eat locally and with the seasons, and treasure your food. If you want to move to Paris to do that, I'll meet you there. The author does provide some staggering, and personal, comparisons between her lifestyle in Europe and her lifestyle while living in America, and how it impacted her body. But she confesses that, while living in America, she stopped at the pastry shop every morning. While living in Europe I stopped at the pastry shop almost every day after school. I don't want to talk about what happened after 4 months of that. It isn't necessarily regional.
Jump starting your lifestyle with a cabbage-soup weekend? Well... ok, to each his own. I'll adopt a European attitude about that one."
"Read in a moment of desperation at my parents' over Xmas vacation. (Picked up from the book exchange in the basement of their NYC building.)
The basic message is that French women don't get fat because they move more than American women, eat good food but in moderation, and enjoy life. I disliked the generalization that American women don't to cook at home, cook what's in season, use good quality ingredients, and to eat in moderation and to try to move more. I disliked her assumption that anyone who exercises in the gym must be in pain and suffering and hating every moment of it. Guiliano is a French transplant who lives in NYC, where it is subjectively easier to move more in a day if one chooses. If one lives in the suburbs or most American cities, I'm sorry "walking to work" is simply not an option. Plus some of us simply enjoy exercising.
Other things I hated: yes, we should drink more water. Her suggestion to drink a "paper cup full" everytime you pass the water cooler and to carry around bottled water is simply disgusting in terms of any sort of environmental concerns. Additionally, her disregard for vegetarianism as a common "fad" among teenage girls was disappointing as well as her lack of knowledge regarding how much protein we need AND her belief that one *needs* dairy to be healthy.
Yes, eating should be pleasureable. Yes, we should not deny ourselves things we enjoy or label food as "good" or "bad." Yes, incorporating movement into daily life, outside the gym, is a good goal. Yes, we should consume foods that are in season and as close to their natural states as possible (ie few processed foods). Yes, we should cook our own foods more.
But all those lessons are common sense and available in most books on nutrition and weight management that are written by individuals better informed by their training as nutritionists or dieticians. Don't read this book. Read Skinny Bitch instead."
"Well written, and fun--I loved much of what the author had to say, and feel that I'm a little closer to understanding that mysterious French psyche. I picked up several useful tips for staying healthy, and much of what she had to say is a confirmation as to how our family goes about food (with the exception of our fasting) but what I'm really excited about are the many recipes. Can't wait to try the vegetable soups!"
"I found this book through a Google search for "leek soup" (don't ask!) and have been thoroughly delighted in my find! Written by an American/French ex-pat, it delves into the wide gap between American and French perspectives on food and weight (among other things.) Dotted with stories from her childhood in France and corporate life in America as the CEO of Cliquot, Inc., it is both an easy and practical read, full of recipes and tried-and-true practices for obtaining and maintaining a healthy weight and, more importantly, a healthy view of the indulgences (e.g., bread, wine, chocolate) of a rich life. The book has subtly and significantly changed my approach to shopping for, preparing, presenting and eating meals. It has, without a doubt, helped me reconnect with my taste and desire for great food, while I have consistently lost the 10 or so extra pounds that I had picked up over the past year. I would recommend it to anyone who is currently on a low-carb or low-fat diet, has recently thought, "I really shouldn't eat that brownie (or croissant or cheeseburger)", or has eaten so much fast food lately that they've forgotten the pleasure of a real meal. If you don't enjoy lots of italicized French phrases, some of which are not defined or explained, then just pass on this one."
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