Sunday, May 24, 2026
🌿 WellnessToday's Tip
The French eat bread every day and have lower obesity rates than Americans. The difference: they eat real bread (flour, water, salt, yeast) in moderate amounts with meals, not processed bread products full of sugar between meals.
Try This
Buy a fresh baguette from a bakery today. Tear off a small piece with each course of dinner. No butter needed if the bread is fresh. This is the French relationship with bread: daily, moderate, and joyful.
French nutritionists distinguish between "real bread" and "industrial bread." Real bread has a short shelf life, a crackly crust, and an irregular crumb. Industrial bread stays soft for weeks because of added fats and preservatives. The French diet works partly because their bread is fundamentally different from what Americans call bread.
One French lifestyle tip, every morning at 7am. Free — always.