Eating Healthy Without Losing the Apéro
Talk with friends about eating better, cutting down on snacking and getting fit, the casual French way.
French food talk is everywhere, and so are public health slogans like « Manger Bouger » and the Nutri-Score, the A-to-E colour label on supermarket packaging. Snacking between meals (grignoter) is frowned on more than in many countries, lunch is often a proper sit-down meal at the cantine or a café, and the apéro with friends is hard to skip. A diététicien(ne) is a regulated profession; a visit is usually not reimbursed by the Sécurité sociale, though some mutuelles pay part of it.
- 1
J'essaie de manger mieux en ce moment.
I'm trying to eat better at the moment.
- 2
J'ai pris quelques kilos.
I've put on a few kilos.
- 3
J'aimerais perdre un peu de poids.
I'd like to lose a bit of weight.
- 4
Je fais attention au sucre.
I'm cutting down on sugar.
- 5
Je grignote beaucoup trop.
I snack way too much.
- 6
T'es au régime ?
Are you on a diet?
- 7
Non, je veux juste être en meilleure forme.
No, I just want to be in better shape.
- 8
T'as vu le Nutri-Score ? C'est un E !
Have you seen the Nutri-Score? It's an E!
Tip: The colour label from A to E on food packs.
- 9
Je prends une salade à midi.
I'm having salad at lunchtime.
- 10
Je mange plus de viande.
I don't eat meat any more.
- 11
Je vais faire l'impasse sur le dessert.
I'm going to skip dessert.
- 12
Juste un petit peu, alors.
I'll just have a little bit.
- 13
Faut que je boive plus d'eau.
I need to drink more water.
- 14
Je me suis mis à courir deux fois par semaine.
I've started running twice a week.
- 15
Je me suis inscrit à la salle.
I've signed up at the gym.
- 16
Je vois une diététicienne.
I'm seeing a dietitian.
- 17
Tout avec modération !
Everything in moderation.
- 18
Un verre à l'apéro, ça va pas te tuer.
One glass at the apéro won't hurt.
- 19
Je me sens beaucoup mieux depuis que j'ai changé mes habitudes.
I feel much better since I changed my habits.
- 20
T'as bonne mine !
You look great!