Lose weight the French way
diets,healthy eating,diet plans
Chic, glamourous French woman
What is it about French women? Not only do they always manage to make the most stylish and chic outfit look effortless, but they also never seem to struggle with their weight, maintaining an enviable figure with what appears to be no effort at all. To give you a push in the right direction in getting the figure you want, and keeping it, we\'ve put together a week\'s diet plan from the national bestseller, French Women For All Seasons by the author of French Women Don\'t Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano, so you can release the femme fatale within you this summer...
French Women For All Seasons, £5.99, www.amazon.co.uk, Mireille\'s upcoming book, Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire is due in shops this Autumn.
Monday
diets,healthy eating,diet plans
Blueberry smoothie
Breakfast
Blueberry Baby Smoothie (mireilleguiliano.com)
1 slice multigrain bread, toasted and buttered
1oz slice boiled ham
Coffee or tea
Top tip: One of Mireille\'s best tips is that every single meal should be accompanied by a tall glass of water, especially at breakfast - this is the most important of all. Remember that a French woman\'s week layout of meals will be filled with quality ingredients and variety, the key is to never get bored with our food choices.
Lunch
Vichyssoise (frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
1 hard boiled egg
1 slice watermelon
Noncaloric beverage
Top tip: Try incorporating a refreshing summer soup into your diet as the water in soups keeps us hydrated in hot weather.
Dinner
Grilled chicken with thyme
Eggplant tapenade (frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
1 ear of corn on the cob
Green salad
1 serving Grilled Peaches with Cinnamon and Rosemary (frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
1 glass white, rose, or red wine
Tuesday
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Tomato mozzarella salad
Breakfast
1oz Jarlsberg cheese
½ cup muesli
½ cup milk
½ cup strawberries
Coffee or tea
Top tip: Mireille always suggests starting the morning with a breakfast of yogurt (with fresh fruit) and a slice of toast.
Lunch
Tomato and mozzarella salad
1 slice country bread
1 cup cherries
Noncaloric beverage
Dinner
Snapper with almonds (mireilleguiliano.com)
3oz asparagus with 1 teaspoon olive oil
½ cup potatoes
Mireille\'s Simple Tomato Salad (frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
1 cup mixed fruit salad
1 glass rose or red wine
Top tip: Mireille has many fish recipes that work nicely for dinner, and suggests fresh fruit or a sliver of high quality chocolate for dessert.
Wednesday
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Girl with a slice melon
Breakfast
2 prunes
1 soft-boiled egg
1oz slice of salami or saucisson
2 slices baguette, buttered
Coffee of tea
Lunch
Cold Beet and Yoghurt Summer Soup (mireilleguiliano.com)
3oz fish
½ cup yoghurt
1 slice olive bread
1 nectarine
Noncaloric beverage
Dinner
Orecchiette with Tuna and Zucchini (frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
Green salad
1 slice melon
1 glass red wine
Thursday
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Cup of raspberries
Breakfast
1 slice prosciutto
½ cup bran cereal
½ cup milk
½ cup raspberries
Coffee or tea
Lunch
Yoghurt with cucumber
½ cup green vegetables
3 fresh apricots
Noncaloric beverage
Dinner
4oz veal scaloppini
1 large grilled tomato
2/3 cup Brown Rice with Peas (frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
1 cup mixed berries
1 glass white or red wine
Friday
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Dark chocolate
Breakfast
½ cup tomato juice
½ cup yoghurt
1 cup mixed berries
1 slice whole wheat bread, toasted and buttered
Coffee or tea
Lunch
Ratatouille (mireilleguiliano.com)
1 slice country bread
1oz goat\'s cheese
1 peach
1 square chocolate
Noncaloric beverage
Dinner
Halibut en Papillote (mireilleguiliano.com)
Watercress Coulis (frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
1 teaspoon unsalted butter
1oz blue cheese
3 crackers
2 plums
1 glass white or red wine
Saturday
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Fresh orange juice
Breakfast
½ cup freshly squeezed orange juice or 1 orange
½ cup yoghurt
1 pain au chocolat or 1 slice raisin bread
Coffee or tea
Lunch
Melon Soup (frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
Mini cheese tray (three types, 1oz each)
1 slice peasant bread
Green salad
1 bowl strawberries
Noncaloric beverage
Dinner
Red Mullet with Spinach en Papillote(frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
½ cup Tri-colour Peppers (frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
Mesclun salad
1 slice blueberry tart
1 glass Champagne or sparkling wine or white wine
Sunday
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Croissant and coffee
Breakfast
½ cup mixed berries
½ cup yoghurt
1 croissant
Coffee or tea
Lunch
Grilled Steak with Wine Sauce (frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
Grilled vegetables
Green salad
1 cup strawberries with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
1 glass red wine
Dinner
1 bowl cold soup (such as beet or fennel frenchwomendontgetfat.com)
1 slice country bread
Salad with olives and hard boiled egg
2 yellow plums
