FRENCH FRIDAY

This week of Getting Back in Shape menus is brought to you by the

DOMINO HEALTH FOUNDATION

Restoring Health to Ocean Communities

By Marie Dufour, RD - FRIDAY at last!  The week is over... and you're getting ready for the big weekend.  And even if you have no big plans, you know that the weekend can wreck havoc on your new healthy lifestyle goals.  So, I'm going to give you one more trick: eat the way the French do. 

 

EAT FRENCH - EAT FRESH

Nothing out of a box!  Grow it if you can... shop and cook yourself...

Grill, bake or poach... fresh fruit... non-fat dairy... and a little wine (only a little), and go for a walk after lunch... Play a game of "Petanque" before dinner (no "Petanque" balls?  Throw the ball to your kids instead!)

How are you doing with your workouts anyways?  Are you moving? Dancing? Stepping up those stairs?  Oh, for crying out loud, turn the TV off, get off the computer and MOVE!   OK, now, for the food, here you go...

French Friday Breakfast: 8oz Café au lait (NF), 1 wheat toast, 1 plum - 230 cal, 43g Carbs, 13g Pro, 2g fat, 3g fiber

French Friday Lunch: 1c Tomato salad, 3oz grilled flank steak, 1c green beans, 2c lettuce w/ vinaigrette, 1/2c NF flan.  384 cal, 33g Carbs, 28g Pro, 16g Fat, 7g Fiber

French Friday Dinner: 1 slice Pissaladiere (Onion tart) ,  1oz brie cheese, 1 sl. Whole wheat bread, 5oz red wine,  1 baked apple- 500 cal, 55g Carbs, 20g Pro, 11g fat, 5g fiber

Snack Attack: 1/2c "Petit Suisse Maigre" or 1% cottage cheese, 1 plum

Daily total: 1230 Kcals, 143g carbs, 74g Pro, 30g fat (10g Sta. fat), 17g fiber,; 100% of daily Vit. B, C &A, calcium and Zinc - Total sodium:1600mg.

Who said dieting had to be boring?  Great food, great friends, have fun!

Until next post,

Domino Marie