What Italians Eat in a Day: How Do They Stay Slim Eating Pizza and Pasta? | Easy Italian 137
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Pasta, pizza, ice cream ... What do Italians eat in one day, and how do they stay on the line?
Pasta, pizza, gelato... Cosa mangiano gli itailani in un giorno, e come fanno a rimanere in linea?
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I am from Austria, just north of Italy. I know why Italians stay slim, here are the reasons:
1. Only little processed food. Most food is done freshly with local and high quality ingredients. By eating like this people do not have cravings for food all the time.
2. Portion size: The normal portion in Italy is not big at all.
3. Activity: Most people walk as cars are not that common as in the US. Also, people like to go for a swim, play soccer or do other outdoor activities.
4. Eating culture: People don't just swallow their food in front of the TV as is very common in the US, but they like to have a proper family dinner.
5. Water over soda: Soda is only consumed in small quantities
For an Austrian, you seem to be obsessed with the US of A.
Another reason? Italians drink only water (or wine moderately) when they have lunch or dinner. The reason is that we think that sweet beverages ruin the taste of the food.
Sodas are a child's thing to us. I've seen them used in some families who want to feel American, as well, and do not appreciate refined food and Mediterranean culture.
I guess that's the reason why the waiter almost choked me in Florence when I ordered Bistecca alla Fiorentina with coca cola 😂
@@annats4439 You were lucky to deal with the waiter. The cook would have wielded his cleaver menacingly.
It's not as bad as if you asked it well done, though. In that case, he would have personally got out of the kitchen to use it on you.
@@annats4439 I bet you were the only one in all his years as a waiter
@@DeadbeatDuder Nah, I knew that asking changes in traditional dish is not the best thing to do 😂 It was touristic spot so I guess they are used to it tho, that’s why he was beyond happy when I ordered rare but cola sold me anyway.
They usually don't drink sodas with their meals, they drink water. They don't go on alcohol binges like some other cultures. They don't use tons of condiment with their food. They use less butter, especially in the south of Italy, than some other cultures (especially Northern Europe and North America). They eat more dish but the fish is usually not battered. They eat lots of vegetables.
It depends… my parents drink only sodas with their meals, my mother says that she doesn’t like water 😂😂 We do alcohol binges, in Venice there’s a thing called ‘bacaro tour’, people go to these bacaros (little bars) and take a drink (beer or spritz) and eat a ‘cicchetto’ (a sandwich or something like Spanish tapas)… Some people use condiments like mayonnaise or ketchup (personally I don’t use them because I follow the healthy Mediterranean diet, but I have friends who eat with these condiments)… it depends, Italian don’t always eat well!
@@alessandrabosello1545 this isn’t typical where I live - South of Roma.
@@Italiana911 io vengo dal Veneto, ma vivo in Emilia Romagna, credo che l’alimentazione italiana stia cambiando pian piano… da fissata con le cose sane, mi capita spesso di guardare i carrelli altrui e vedere quantità esorbitanti di bevande zuccherate; schifezze come patatine, nutella e altri dolci industriali; troppa carne, mentre bisognerebbe consumarla con moderazione. Secondo me, è errato dire che gli italiani mangiano sano, perché non tutti hanno la consapevolezza di cosa significhi
No man, you're wrong, completely. I mean, i think the true secret we have is to eat a little bit of everything (and not overeating, of course) and change food almost everyday. Usually the only "routine food" we have is breakfast. But u know we have so many dishes, we can really change a lot. We actually use tons of condiments (salt, oil and butter are everywhere believe me), we drink wine, beer, coffe+grappa (lol) a lot of spirits... But in general, every dish is very well balanced, plus we have a "slow food" culture, so you really take your time (not me, in general)...Eating fast is the best way to get fat.
It's true, when we go to America we are so surprised because we don't see people drinking water. Even at home, they really give sodas to their kids. That's incredible. Who in Italy lets his children to drink sodas every time they are thirsty? We give them water.
And another thing, they eat lots of snacks. They eat while they watch tv
That's not normal in Italy. We have our meals but from breakfast to lunch or from lunch to supper we eat nothing.
As a foreigner in Italy I noticed couple of things. Portions they eat are very small compared to the other countries (one tiny corneto per colazione, 110g of pasta per cena); they are very active every day, meaning they walk/cycle to school/work/shopping; they eat slowly/while sitting, meaning there is enough time for their brain to get signals from their stomach that is full, smth like in Chine/Japan.
Where?? For lunch 250/300g of pasta (primo) and meat with vegetables (secondo)
On sunday we usually eat more: cheese, prosciutto, olives, bruschette (antipasto); primo; secondo;contorno and dessert
Aye. I think it's a combination of genetics (fast metabolism), not overeating, eating healthy (less sugar and fats), and being active.
Italians only drink a little alcohol, so don’t get excessive calories from getting drunk.
80g of pasta here, usually at lunch. 250/300g is a huge overkill. I guess north and south have their differences.
@@waltercomunello121 stavo esagerando, saranno 150g
Italians walk! Europeans walk! Americans drive!
Yep simply as that. Of course there is the quality of the food, generally speaking.
Un buon punto!
not true. In most cities we drive constantly, especially in the south where public transports suck
USA is much larger and so are our cities
Move out to the country where I live in America. You have no choice but to drive
Complimenti alla ragazza inglese perché in 30 anni non ho MAI sentito parlare un italiano così perfetto da un inglese. Ho notato una cadenza diversa solo in due sillabe ma difficilmente avrei riconosciuto che fossi inglese. Wow. Brava.
Simpatico Comentario, Diego- Ringrazio.
Vero: parla perfettamente
Ed io non ho mai sentito un Italiano che riesce a parlare un ottimo Inglese.
Mia madre e' inglese, in Italia dal '61 e parla e scrive Italiano meglio di molti italiani.
@@jahonain Pazienza. 🙂
I could listen to this all day! Italy is my favorite vacation country!
Glad you think so!
I am italian. I travelled a lot and this I noticed: in other countries they use lots of sugar and lots of sauces with milk cream etc. Also the portions are huge. When I go with my family ( 4 persons ) to a restaurant in other countries we order 3 portions and mostly we cannot finish it. It´s only a bad habit to eat that much, there is no need for it. Also they mix too much , drink to much beer and are not concentrated while they eat. In that way you just eat big portions without thinking about it . We italian give a big importance to the food and the pleasure begins already during the cooking. I also noticed that foreigners eat huge portions already for breakfast mixing every kind of products sweet , salty etc.. In Germany they put milk and cream everywhere , even in the " fitness salad" in the sauces for the meat, in the soups , everywhere. In Italy we say : if you cannot cook then you put cream, tons of salt or ketchup into the food.
Also we italians do not eat so many sweet dishes like cakes , candies , chocolate...
You want an example ? : pasta alla Carbonara, ,a typical italian pasta dish, is without cream, no one italian would put cream in it, but elsewhere they think that this is a main component of this dish. Its just because they just cannot create a good taste without it.
È vero condivido.. anche se troppa pasta chezz, a sessant'anni tutti con la pastiglia della pressione alta.
A Genni non piace la salamina
Purtroppo stanno distruggendo le nostre tradizioni... merdonald ovunque. Cosi anche gli italiani diventeranno obesi e se arriveranno a 60 anni sarà un evento.
@@RobGuitars Grande! Hai ragione (purtroppo), 61 anni e la prendo dal 2011.
Especially in the USA and Canada, there's little shared and time-honored culinary tradition apart from a few classic dishes, like chili or "mac and cheese". Due to the way people immigrated here from so many places over a few centuries, combined with a lack of long standing community structure prior to the radical changes to society as we rapidly grew through the Industrial Revolution while still such young nations (I'm from the US, and Canada is pretty similar in these regards).
What this means is there's not much inherited sense of connection to food (same with music and many other cultural things) to anchor our relationships with food and the world around this. Then you add the demands of everyday life as they've taken shape through the course of industrialization, and more recently the implications of the digital age, and all the pressures to lean into every available convenience... You have a general public very disconnected from the essentials of life, effectively frenzied by industrious routines and conglomerate marketing ploys to consume tons of worthless junk.
I think this is all a big part of why Americans love certain international cuisine so much. People crave, probably unknowingly, a more conscious and intimate connection with food and music and such.
There are definitely other factors here, but i think at least as far as North America is concerned, these are probably the biggest underpinnings of the pathology that plagues public health, compared with Italy and other cultures with richer culinary lineage, from India to Japan.
I love Italy, the language, the food, the lifestyle. It’s just a beautiful country!
Italian here and I think there are a lot of things to take into consideration: first of all, the Mediterranean diet is very healthy and balanced. Lean meat, fish, good carbs and fats(virgin olive oil is a must). Also, lot of vegetables and fruits, and seasonal too. You could find strawberries all year around in other countries, but not in Italy or in Europe, I believe.
Second of all is the relationship we have with food: we love to share meals, most of the times the dinner table is where you have conversation with your family after a long day, or with your friends. Even lunch breaks at work are pleasant and you usually get at least 1 hour to have your lunch. This is extremely helpful because you take your time while eating, instead of shoving down your throat more food than you need.
Third: we move a lot, especially in cities. We walk, we bike, we just take a nice stroll to go to the supermarket or to the pharmacy. Walking is a great form of low stamina physical activity that keeps you healthy and, most of the times, fit as well.
Italian diet and lifestyle is for sure.
And as far as obesity's concerned, we don't have extremely obese people weighing 600lbs, unable to move their body.
Walking almost burns no calories tho
@@flip849 Portion sizes. Activity. Lifestyle. Have you been to Italy? Look at their portion sizes and how they behave? I am in Italy and liver here and see it ...
@@tlacorp.3813 ci vivo in italia, fai un po' te
Italian people are not just slim, but also very beautiful and cheerful, both women and men.
You are very kind. Molto gentile.❤
I agree, it's crazy.
As an Italian 🥰🥰🥰I took it all in 😁😁
i think the difference is that we drink less soda
You have not seen me
I lived in italy for 3 years and I'd say its mostly due to portion control and that they walk more. They do not eat junk food either like us americans. Almost everything they eat is very natural and made from scratch.
I had the chance to visit USA quite a few times in my life and I was always surprised that despite the wealth of their large natural resources (meaning agriculture, cattle etc) the food was mostly the same everywhere. Mainly burgers, ribs, fries and corn from East to West Coast. Of course... once in Rome, do as the Romans do!!! 😄😄😄
I feel like the key is that most Italian food is freshly prepared and very simple in terms of ingredients, free from processed additives and preservatives.
All of the great traditional pasta recipes have very few ingredients, in-season, well-prepared using proven techniques that respect the ingredients.
Italian chefs respect that (in the words of the great Marco Pierre-White) “Mother Nature is the true artist” and the job of the cook is to allow the beautiful natural flavour of the ingredients to shine.
I'm italian and I lived in various foreign countries. I can say the differences are :smaller portions, olive oil instead of butter, almost never fried stuff as well as high processed food, many fibers (every meal contains fruit, vegetables), low quantity of alcohol.
Even assuming the hypothesis of a faster metabolism, the diet is the most important factor. 😄
I agree
me too@@ismiis
As an Italian who lived for several years in the US and a pro-Chef, I can honestly say that the truth lies between many comments posted here; perhaps a combination of them.
Generally speaking, food plays an essential role in our culture, primarily a family gathering event; thus, quality and TASTE become a must.
Abundance, maybe because of ancestral agricultural culture, was never part of our "way of life".
Smaller portions, (just whatever you could grow, fish or catch) healthier ingredients, mostly vegetable fats (olive oil), and most of all the pleasure we take from eating play a big factor. Pair that with a more dynamic lifestyle, partially forced by the way our cities are built, since most "old" European and Italian cities were "designed" for the circulation of walking people first, then grew to accommodate chariots and in more modern times cars. Walking is embedded in our culture. And somehow even the "fat-body-shaming" that we jokingly use with each other is used as a warning sign of obesity, and mostly accepted without taking offense; we just laugh about it and carry on.
Basically the opposite of what I note in the US.
People take their cars everywhere because of the huge distances needed just to go get groceries, and partially for laziness. Packaging sizes are all XXL, and despite the many "low-fat" versions of most items, sugar content is ridiculous. Obesity is not just accepted, but somehow endorsed by the junk food schools teach kids to eat. And in name of "politically correctness," nobody says anything. Healthier food habits start early on in life, by example.
Furthermore, seems to me that QUANTITY is valued more than quality.
Walk more, eat less, and embrace TASTE over quantity.
Ah...almost forgot: LOVE more...much more: love what you eat, love the most significant around ya, love your body, love your life.😉😉
Right. How can explain the guy in the south bully on bodyshame that kill himself in Sicilia one years ago?!
@@yapoomkt As I said above, although body shaming is MOSTLY accepted, I'm aware that some can be overwhelmingly offended by it, especially younger generations.
So much that it can lead to insane behavior, up to extreme gestures.
Luckily, the self-irony is still a part of most Italian, and this kind of sad news are not that frequent here.
In the US, where I live, being overweight and obese is normalized, very dangerous, unhealthy is promoted, the food industry should be very pleased
@@carolinagbb Sadly, I couldn't agree more.
Very good explanation! Another thing I have seen here in the USA, as opposed to Italy or Latin America, is that not everybody can cook, not even a simple meal; in addition to that,, the explosion of food delivery apps has made it easier than ever to order food, usually of the unhealthy kind. Auguri fratello! Abraci di un latinoamericano che abita a New York.
I love the subtitles in Italian, makes me want to learn the language
Thank you so much!
I am Canadian but my parents were the children of Italian immigrants. My parents were both very slim.They grew their own vegetables and we ate from the garden all summer. They used quality ingredients, cooked from scratch, not a lot of processed foods, not much snacking, were not big dessert people, ate reasonable portions (we had pasta and pizza all the time),and lots of walking, and activity.They only sat down for breakfast on weekends, drank strong coffee in the morning on weekdays (not breakfast), but both smoked (unfortunately) because they grew up in the era when it was popular. I am 59 and obesity wasn't very common here either until everyone started to drive all of the time, eat more takeout in large portions, spend a lot of time online, and subscribe to fad diet culture.
It’s the driving that’s killing us. I’m tall and thin but I still ended up losing 15 lbs on my trip in Italy while eating 4 times a day just because of walking. You can walk everywhere and the cars actually give you the right of way unlike back home.
We’ve designed an unhealthy world.
@@nuudelz3711And yet, look at the backlash against cyclists in North America. Any place designed for cyclists, will, by design, be better for pedestrians.
I am half Italian, my mother is from Napoli. In my opinion, Italians are not overweight because meals contain only a few ingredients and very high quality fresh ingredients. Almost no processed foods or preservatives. Italians also walk a lot.
Part portion control, part culture, part genetic, part lifestyle. Italians that I met from Italy have a very lay back attitude towards life. They always so happy smiling enjoying everyday life. Their stress level is good, that in turn less weight gain. Everything in moderation.
Because Italy’s food is not only better in taste, but the quality of the products
Our food is not that full of grease, butter and poor quality oil, our portions aren't huge, and we have great quality prime products. Also all our city centers allow us to walk a lot and in the meantime see the beauty and history of our cities, have a chat, do shopping etc.
It is the quality and the mix of lifestyle, community, and fresh produce. Pasta is cooked al dente which means that it doesn't break down the sugars (very important).
Our portions are definitely smaller than those served abroad. We also eat a broader range of foods, with a healthy dose of vegetables, fish and fruit.Morever, we don't snack so much and don't go about lugging huge glasses of soda or sweetened coffees as you see everywhere in the States. Lastly, we walk a lot more than most people who seem permanently bound to their cars 7/24.
I’m not an Italian but from my observation they often don’t have breakfast, they only have a cup of espresso (and many Italians add a cigarette to it too), French ppl are the same. So they unknowingly fast. Their lunches are usually light too, especially in the Southern Italy with lots of veggies and unprocessed or minimally processed foods and they eat what they want for dinner (like pizza or pasta) but even that is usually greater quality than in most Western countries. So basically a few meals, whole foods, smaller sized portions and higher quality of ingredients
I lived in Italy for 3 years and I noticed a good amount of "fat shaming". I think that in a culture where it's not accepted that fat is normal then there's a lot more conversation of weight. I felt that people were quick to warn you "don't eat too much of that, it will make you fat" or they might say "you're getting a little chubby" or similar. Not to shame you but as a reminder or warning. In the US it's not politically correct to say that kind of thing.. and its also accepted in many parts of the US that getting fat is normal or inevitable.
It is so ! It is often a question of mentality, of culinary culture between one country and another. You are talking about the United States where people of a certain weight are often seen around. All those sugary drinks that you drink and all that fast food that you eat, for most Americans this is completely “normal”. Saluti e ciao ! 👋
@dmchez Well, there's a saying that too much of anything is bad for you.
Actually in southern Italian regions such as Puglia, Campania, Calabria, Sicilia there's an increasing rate of obesity.
You would notice that a lot of families follow this very unhealthy diet made of big meals, with different kind of fats mixed together, red meat, cold cuts, lots of pasta and ragùs, fried food.
I come from Puglia and I'm average, not too thin, not overweight. But everytime I go eating at my grandma's she says I'm "sciupata" (too thin, whitered, pale) and lies to me about adding too much oil into sauces.
Some people here still think that being overweight is healthy and good for you
@@thesillyshitty Il fatto di pensare che essere di un “certo peso” sia segno di “salute”, diciamo la verità… è un po’ una vecchia mentalità, la mentalità delle nonne. Le mamme moderne di oggi la pensano diversamente. Anche al mio paese di origine in Campania (io vivo qui in Germania), le nonne quando vedevano un bambino bello cicciottello e in sovrappeso, gli dicevano (in dialetto)….”stai tantu bellu, binirica” (il “benedica”, le nonne dalle nostre parti lo usano spesso). Se ti vedevano invece normale, allora si esprimevano dicendo….sei un po’ “sciupatu” o “sciupata” (così come ti dice tua nonna).
@@aris1956 Sono d'accordo, non intendo dire che sia una mentalità diffusa come una volta. Appartiene principalmente a quella generazione nata in povertà che ha poi vissuto il boom economico negli anni '60.
Ma dalle mie parti questa mentalità l'ho ritrovata frequentemente in famiglie giovani, eccome! Saranno sicuramente una minoranza ora, rispetto a qualche decennio fa. Ma è un dato di fatto che in Italia, specialmente al sud, c'è una scarsa educazione alimentare. I dati dell'epicentro indicano che quasi la metà degli abitanti di Campania, Sicilia e Calabria sono in sovrappeso.
E la colpa, molto probabilmente, risiede anche in quel culto dell'abbondanza tipico delle nostre regioni
Questa puntata e utilissima per una persona che pensa andare in Italia! (Parto martedi!)
Buon viaggio e buona permanenza in Italia (e buone mangiate...😋)
Questi clips sono molto utili perché vediamo l'Italiano usato in una situazione normale.
I’m Australian with Italian heritage and I can honestly say, they stay slim because of their portion sizes. Way smaller than what we eat in Australia. They also rarely snack.
I think it's the relationship we have with food, as you said in the video already: we love food, we enjoy it and respect it, we want quality but reasonable portions. Also it is a way of staying together. As you said, we love food and food is love 😁😋❤🍕🍝
I noticed from morning to evening Italians eat high glycemic foods to low glycemic foods. This way they are burning off carbo load throughout the day limiting insulin spikes early in the day.
Hello #Easy Italian. I'm Italian and the solution is simple: fresh food, non junk food, enjoi life with family and friends and walk.
Io sono messicano e ho studiato l'italiano all'università. Qualche anni fa ho avuto questa domanda, e l'ho domandata alla mia insegnante d'italiano in quel momento. Lei mi ha datto una risposta interessantissima. Lei aveva vissuto in Italia per cinque anni, e ha osservato che sono molto più organizzati con le abitudini quando si mangia riguardo ai messicani. In Messico, in genere siamo disorganizzati perché molti a volte ci concentriamo tanto nel lavoro, che mangiamo così in fretta, e ne mangiano cose salutari, ne con pazienza. Quindi, la digestione viene interrotta, consumiamo molti più grassi, facendo problemi gastrici, e obesità. Lei mi ha commentato che gli italiani hanno un'ora per mangiare nel pomeriggio e dopo alcuni vanno a fare un pisolino. Così gli alimenti consumati sono approfittati dal corpo. Anche, dopo che gli italiani finiscono di mangiare, alcuni bevono del alcool per aiutare la digestione. Allora, secondo la mia insegnante, sono l'organizzazione al mangiare, consumare dei prodotti di qualità e non interrompere o promuovere la digestione, delle ragioni principali che aiutano gli italiani a stare in forma.
Una volta era sicuramente vero, nell'ultimo decennio invece per colpa del lavoro sempre più a tempo indeterminato, stiamo iniziando ad essere come gli americani avendo sempre meno tempo.
La siesta después del almuerzo la pueden hacer, si la hacen solo el domingo, y generalmente se hace solo en verano o vacaciones. Es que en verano gave tanto calor en algunos lugares,sobre todo en el sur,que después de almuerzo no se puede salir y uno cae rendido del cansancio. Pero en otras épocas del año es imposible, por los estudios, el trabajo o la rutina familiar. Ir a recoger a los hijos, traerlos del colegio, etc.
Lo que se usa también es salir a caminar los domingos por los parques o las zonas históricas de las ciudades, "para bajar el almuerzo".
Secondo me, in Italia si cammina molto. Quando sono in Italia, a Milano in particolare, ci sono tante cose da fare all'aperto e davvero ci sono tantissimi raggioni per uscire fuori di casa. È peccato non uscire di casa almeno una volta al giorno quando si è in Italia, pure solo per andare al supermercato. Io ogni volta quando esco di casa mi sorprendo quando torno e vedo quanto ho camminato e non me ne ho neanche reso conto. Penso che questo fatto faccia bene alla salute e aiuti a bruciare le calorie eccessive. Però sì, anche la cultura di "slow food" completamente opposta da cultura occidentale.
Ciao, Luka! Credo che tu abbia assolutamente ragione. Inoltre, quando si esce cosi' spesso si incontra della gente. Potrebbe trattarsi di una persona che si conosce da sempre, oppure di una persona che si e' conosciuta per strada in quel momento e con la quale incominci a chiacchierare mentre sei al supermercato o alla fermata del pullman. Tutto questo fa si' che ci si senta spesso meno soli in Italia che non in altri paesi (altra cosa molto positiva, a mio avviso. Ho l'impressione che sia molto piu' facile fare amicizia in Italia perche', oltre ad essere simpatici, gli italiani in generale sono disponibili ed aperti. E, in alcune citta', come ad esempio a Napoli, anche molto gentili, spiritosi e generosi).
Verissimo, si cammina tantissimo! Mi Manca. Qui tutto in macchina sempre!
Il vero segreto è l'amore, gli italiani amano se stessi, amano la vita e amano la qualità. Evitano lo stress, sono socievoli e cercano di ottenere energia positiva da ogni singola cosa.
IMO it's the quality of the ingredients, they digest properly - actually feed your body - you don't need to eat as much. Our foods in the US are full of chemicals and GMOs.
You right 100%
Besides, most people very seldom walk. They drive everywhere and all the time (if you don't drive in the US - unless you live somewhere where there is a minimum of infrastructure - you are more than just stuck, you simply are a dead duck! ;>))
You’re right
We generally eat moderate portions of food. We also tend to have a varied diet. We eat a lot of good things but we always avoid overeating. We generally do a lot of movement, we walk a lot and do other sports. Probably eating healthy food with unprocessed local ingredients and eating very slowly, enjoying the pleasure of the food, are also factors that help a lot.
We also eat seasonal fruit rather than deserts and a desert is more of a sunday/holiday lunch thing, we don't drink fizzy or sweet drinks often, coffie is a shot of espresso with a small amount of sugar and the only thing we drink that can be conveyed in liters and gallons is water. Our processed food is lower in sugar and additives. Just our processed bread that we only have occasionally is 6 times less sweet...
The varied diet thing is very important. A lot of people assume that Italian cuisine is just pasta, pizza, risotto, gelato and tiramisu - basically just sugar and carbs, which are more sugar. Far from the truth. It' also veggies, legumes, protein and olive oil. Just like French people don't eat croissants every day or Spanish people don't eat churros every day, Italian people don't eat carbs and sugar every day or at least in every meal. There's a balance.
The pizza is different in Italy than in the US. It's made with fresher, healthier ingredients. Plus the crust is thinner. I would like to go back...
@@phillipbanes5484it is healthier thats why
Il segreto penso sia cucinare e mangiare a casa: devi impiegare del tempo per preparare (oltre che un po' di energia in più che sederti al ristorante e aspettare che arrivi quanto hai ordinato) e quindi le quantità mediamente si riducono. Poi come diceva il ragazzo con la maglia degli ACDC rispetto ad esempio al nord America e anche nord Europa c'è un minor consumo di zuccheri semplici (ad esempio bevande zuccherate) e di grassi, si usa come condimento l'olio d'oliva e non salsine varie anche per l'insalata come in quasi tutto il resto del mondo.
Great interview, loved it
A beautiful country, very good food, very friendly people. If I should pick a country to live in, I choose Italy! Since I am homesick I stay where I live now, in the Netherlands :)
You're always welcome if you change your mind! 😉
I am Greek and the mentality towards food is very similar to the italien and in general to the mediterranean culture.
In my opinion, the ONLY factor that is responible for the health of the people ist the love for food and their mentality around eating.
It's something which is deep embedded in their culture. Having dinner ist often the main activity of the day.
You take your time, you sit together with people you love, you eat, you share, you debate, you argue, you laugh, everthing.
Everything else comes as a by product: Cooking with love and using whole ingredients. Almost no use of processed food. Using no seed oils, etc.
This is natural to the people, as you won't use junk food when eating is about love and being together.
Worship and enjoy the company of others, yourself and good food. Then you will automatically cook and eat at a higher level.
Grazie per questo video 😄
I do not understand Italian but the sound is very charming ❤
For me it was less salt content.
First two days nothing tasted, then I started to feel super tiny taste of salad and tomato sauce. Also I survived at -13C eating greens so it is posibble not to eat so much meat during winter, fantastico!!!
All best
Soy argentina, nieta de italianos y amante de la cocina italiana. Sigo todos los programas de cocina italiana que consigo y noté una enorme diferencia en las porciones. A medida que van bajando en el mapa , las porciones se agrandan considerablemente. Las porciones en Liguria son mucho mas chicas que en Sicilia, por ejemplo.
Mamma mia, il tuo italiano è perfetto! Bravissima!
I traveled to Thailand this year to visit family and found them to have a similar relationship to both food and exercise. Cities are more walkable, food is a seen as a pleasure rather than fuel, and their ingredients are usually higher quality. I feel like these habits are so ingrained in their culture/lifestyle that they have a hard time explaining what they do differently.
Thail cities walkable? Where lmao? Maybe a fraction more than American ones but overall if you look at Bangkok for example you see massive amounts of cars and motorbikes and a badly developed public transit system for the size of the city.
It seems that walkability plays a significant role in the weight difference between Italians and Americans, despite their dietary differences. Italian cities are designed to promote walking and cycling, while the US tends to prioritize cars. This means Italians engage in more passive exercise, which helps offset the effects of their high-fat and carb diets. It's a fascinating example of how urban design can influence our daily activity levels and overall health.
Mate got to go to Pattaya walking st
Perchè noi italiani adoriamo mangiare intorno a un tavolo in compagnia , chiacchieriamo molto e così ci viene il senso di sazietà senza mangiare troppo.
Giorgio è vero, noi italiani abbiamo una relazione molto diversa in come vediamo il cibo! Penso che se non si è nati e cresciuti in Italia non si capisce questa cosa! Qui in America, mangiano veloci, tanti nemmeno a tavola ma sul divano... a volte chiedo a mio marito se ha sentito il gusto di quello che ha mangiato!
We italians take our time to eat. At 12.00- 12.30 there is a break and you go somewhere to eat. In other countries you eat just in front of a screen not paying attention of what you eat and how much. If you try to eat concentrated on what you eat , cutting small pieces of food and chewing a lot befor you swallow, anylyzing the taste for a long time, then you become satiated much earlier. If you can go home to eat then its even better so you avoid to eat fast food or other bad stuff. All in all we rarely go to a fast food " place "( which we do not consider a restaurant ). There are so many better solutions with fresh and better food so you do not need to poison yourself with that shit. We do also rarely drink sugary drinks like Coke or Fanta or Sprite. Most of us drink water or wine with the food. Last thing : during the day we drink lots of water which is the best thing to drink. You are what you eat ! When I was in Japan I saw no one fat person. Also Japanes eat very healthy. Both , Japanese and Italians are the longest lived people. I repeat : YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
I'm Spanish and recently watched a similar video to this but about French. I think you've got the point. We stop working for lunch, and we don't eat so many sugar nor junk food. Eating is not only the fuel as some say in the video, eating is a pleasure, having time to relax and we three ( I'm sure Portuguese, Geek and some other Mediterraneans do the same) have fresh products and eat at home more often than in restaurants.
You are absolutely right!
Great video for my italian practice!!
Thank you, glad it was helpful!
Good quality, varied food in small portions.
I noticed that they all speak very good Italian! Impressive 👌
I think the quality of the ingredients would be an important factor. Their agricultural system is less industrialised than in the USA for example or other anglophone countries, meaning more small family-run farms using traditional practices with less GM seeds, pesticides, herbicides and other poison. So eating a slice of pizza in New York is not the same as one in Rome.
American food is potentially toxic with hidden ingredients. Hormones in the dairy. Chicken dowsed in amonia, and wood dust as a filler in cheeses. Glysophate on all oates as a drying agent. I wouldn't eat the strawberries either...
honestly pizza in Rome or Florence tasted way worse than the pizza in NYC. But obv was a healthier option
@@keysersoze5032 I've been to both and New York pizza is average af.
@@slop123456789 i liked it more. Its nasty but the greasyness is so good to me.
My grandpa immigrated from Italy to the states. He never drank water, but he did drink all the wine he could get his hands on. He ate like a bird. Died at 97. It's not necessarily what you eat,it's how much you eat and how often. And eliminating processed food.
Molto molto carino, un bel video, costruito bene e senza stereotipi. Complimenti sia per il video che per l'ottimo italiano.
She nailed it! It’s the love❤
I lived in Italy (Torino) for 25 years when I used to work for Comau. I'll tell you exactly how Italians stay trim: they use fresh, quality ingredients in their food, they are experts when it comes to portion control & moderation, and they fat shame.
Yes, they fat shame. Seems harsh to other westerners, but it's true. They believe in something called "Fare Bella Figura". This is literally means to "make a beautiful figure", but translate better to make a beautiful impression. You have to look your best, always. Whether it's walking through a piazza or walking through the office.
Italy is one big competition of who can look the healthiest/sexiest. As an American, what kept me in line was the critique/shame I could get from my colleagues if I let my weight get out of control. I was my healthiest when I lived in Italy.
I felt that a lot from people I know living in France too but imo portion control and the fact that Europe in general is pretty walkable help a ton too, you end up burning any excess calories just by going out to grab a coffee or do your groceries.
There's another reason, american cities are not meant for walking, you need the car most of the time, especially if you live in some US states like Texas or California.
very accurate🙌
@Waulie Palnuts It's not true that we fat shame and discriminate systematically as a culture and as a matter a fact you just need to go to the beach and count all the chubby and fat ladies in a bikini! Hell, even grannies rarely wear an onesie! We perfectly distinguish constitution and body types and fare bella figura has got more to do with being presentable, in place, appropriate for the occasion and leaving a good impression, rather than seeking fisical perfection. It's a practice normal in the rest of the world and in US went extinct! Becides, beautiful and good used to be synonyms in Greek-Roman heritage... so it's not as simplisyicly modernly superficial as you put it! It goes deeper down than just the beauty and fashion norms! And FYI, the contrary of bella figura isn't being fat, but being sciatti or trasandati which you can become even without being fat! Culturally we associate gaining weight with:
1) trascurarsi (neglecting yourself for whatever reason)
2) weight gain can be also a symptom of some underlying medical condition
3) we recognize it as part of menopause/endopause
4) and as grannies put it: too much of anything is bad for you! No need to list all the risks and diseases related to being obese.
So yeah, when we see people gain weight exponentially, we worry about them and how they are doing... and yep, gaining a lot of weight isn't anything positive, unless you're under weight, pregnant or a child still developing. Why should we trick people to think otherwise?
It is also frequent in Italy that some people (almost) never walk
Sono italiano ma vivo a NYC da 15 anni, il problema in America sono le porzioni, la qualità degli ingredienti e il burro. Lo mettono OVUNQUE. L'Olio extravergine d'oliva ci salva! Ciò non toglie che qui a NYC ci sono ristoranti italiani pazzeschi. Tipo la pizza di Kesté su bleeker street ciaone. O Bar Pitti.
I live in Miami. Puro Italo Americano.
Due Cose(la Mia Opinione). Superiore Ingredienti- e Italiani Caminano molto
Io sono cresciuta a burro e marmellata, un sacco di olio e d'inverno e si usava anche strutto di maiale che macellavamo e ci facevamo anche pancetta e salame. Nessuno mai ha avuto problemi di peso, tranne mia nonna dopo la menopausa. Adesso che faccio attenzione a tutto e mangio salutare da manuale, ho colesterolo!
Si riesce anche a trovare il vero caffè napoletano? Lo chiedo perché sono un grande estimatore del caffè buono!
@@francoo.m. Zibetto, una catena di bar newyorkesi usa solo macchine La Cimbali e chicchi di caffè importati da Bologna bimestralmente. Giusto x farti un esempio!
@@lt880 Fantastico, grazie!
Hai una pronuncia incredibile !!!! Complimenti davvero !!
Love this video!!!
Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it!
pasta is something we eat 5-6 times a week (unless you ask fake healthy diet people), we don't get fat because the portions arent huge and its simply not unhealthy, most of the pasta & pizza outside of italy is treated as junk food and made in unhealthy ways, while we treat it and make it with care and some of the best ingredients
I reckon it is because of the quality of the ingredients: for instance, we don't add yoghurt dressing or sauces or whatever spice to salad or tomatoes, they taste great as they are (maybe just a tiny inch of extravirgin olive oil :))
It's not necessarily the quality of ingredients but it's rather not cooking with tons of butter and sugar which ends up being very fattening.
@@Superbustr Especially the combination. Just butter satiates, fat in combination with carbs leads to overeating and increased fat storage.
Yes. Nothing beats a good EVOO with veggies. None of those mayo-based sauces that hide the taste.
Sono Americana ma visitato L'italia...they eat less, the food quality is better. Ex esp breakfast, American breakfast is big- eggs, bread/sausage/or bacon often. They are having a biscuit/toast n jam...so the day starts lighter.
I mean, most Americans don't really eat all that on a typical weekday before work. It's more of a weekend thing.
La mia teoria è che gli italiani cucinano molto con l'olio d'oliva. È più sano di altri grassi.
Sì, questo è vero. Anche se, da italiano, devo ammettere che quando vedo ad esempio video di cucina qui su CZcams e vedo la quantità di olio che si mette spesso nelle padelle, mi fa a volte pensare che molti italiani usino l’olio un po’ come se fosse “acqua fresca”. :)
Ma ci sono più obesi al sud Italia in percentuale e lì si usa più olio d'oliva rispetto al nord.
Credo che la tua teoria non è corretta , vivo in marrocco che è anche un paese mediterraneo , e qui si usa moltissimo l'olio d'oliva in tutti i piatti , e nonostante questo le persone sono obesi
Tutte balle va benissimo anche il burro che in certe parti della repubblica non sanno nemmeno come si usa.
Sui pomodori meglio l’olio 😂
Che sia più sano (discutibile) non cambia il fatto che abbia le stesse calorie
I see a lot more people walking the streets of Italy than I do here in America. I live in one of the largest cities in the US, and most people transport via vehical. But in European countries, such as Italy, it seems more people are on foot or bicycle. This probably has something to do with staying fit. They just have more cardio in their every day routine than the average American. I almost never see anyone on bike here in the US (unless it's a motorized bike), maybe the occasional cyclist here or there. But I saw a ton throughout the footage while you were recording. Italians are not necessarily riding bikes to stay fit, it's just a routine method of transportation for them. I doubt a lot of Italians do long distance travel, so walking, biking probably works out best for them.
Our cities here in the US are not really built for transportation via foot or cycle. If you want to go to the grocery, you have to drive several miles (and sometimes a lot more) to get the the nearest one. But I bet there's more local markets in Italy's high density areas, where you can just go down to the corner of the street and pick up that bottle of olive oil instead of having to drive 5 miles down the road to your nearest grocery. If you have never been to downtown Boston, you certainly should. All the businesses, markets, stores are all within a walking distance. I was very surprised of how many people were on foot, especially in the older/historical parts of the city. But then again, the city of Boston was built for that kind of transportation.
01:25 I never heared"come hell or high water"before...interesting.
02:16 - 02:19 "A noi piacciono anche d'inverno!:-9"[cit.]Pimpa 🍦🍨Anyway,it's interesting how a lot of people eat ice-cream after dinner as a dessert...I never do that,I eat it multiple times during the course of the day like a snack(no matter the season...I always have it in the freezer).
P.S. Your Italian is perfect at this point...both the accent and the terms you use,you sound 100% natural,if I didn't _know_ you weren't a native I would have never guessed!My compliments!😊👍
I live in the USA, and when I visited Napoli with my family, we all (including my dad who trains for marathons often) had more steps in that week than any other week in our year. My Dad and I loved it, we liked walking around the whole city and exploring, but my sisters and my Mom did not like it. Anyway, the streets were so small in some places that there were not many cars, so people either walked or rode motor bikes. Best week of my life 😄 and I wish it is like this where I live
Many thanks for sharing, we're really glad you had such a pleasant experience in Naples! 🥰
Italians eat a lot of quality food that's it. In other countries there's a lot of 1-highly processed/industrial food, 2-a lot of diary fat.
Olive oil and many veggies - I think are the secret ingredients. Dolce solo dopo cena/pranzo. Eating in order, every meal separately: veggies first, then meat and at the end potatoes or or other starch (+ maybe gelato at the end). Or at least olive oil and veggies next to pasta. That lowers energy spikes and by this lowers cravings between meals. I have also noticed that they many of them are very organized and eats 3 times per day at the same time of the day. Dinner is not too late. There is pranzo at 12 am so many italians skips the breakfast or eats small breakfast. They care about natural ingredients. They are happy in general - maybe there is also something in that. But who knows ... :)
Da italiana posso dire che mangiamo spesso carboidrati ma si cerca di non esagerare con le quantità. Inoltre la "dieta Mediterranea" include molta verdura, frutta, legumi, cereali e anche carne.
Usiamo pochi grassi, di solito olio di oliva (meglio se extravergine).
Fondamentalmente il segreto è la qualità, la varietà e il controllo delle quantità.
Comunque ci sono persone più magre e altre in sovrappeso, ma forse in percentuale meno che negli altri paesi...
Paradossalmente la dieta mediterranea l'hacinventata un americano
Questo della qualità è un discorso molto confuso. Non è che in Francia, UK, o altro paesi non ci sia qualità. Il fatto è che in Italia si mangia di tutto un po' in poche quantità. La pasta è misurata. Pochi si mangiano tre piattoni di pasta. Il segreto è di tutto un pochino, questa è la dieta mediterranea. La qualità la trovi ovunque ormai.
@@sebastianleloir6956 Concordo sul fatto che in Italia si mangi un po' di tutto con misura.
Il discorso della qualità non è riferito solo al fatto di trovare prodotti di qualità.
Sono certa che anche negli USA ad esempio si possono trovare ingredienti sani.
Piuttosto è una questione di costi ma soprattutto di mentalità.
Molti in Italia hanno un piccolo orto, soprattutto nelle zone rurali e comunque si cerca di acquistare prodotti freschi il più possibile.
Inoltre gli italiani in generale amano cucinare e mangiare ciò che preparano ma non in tutti i paesi è così.
Per alcuni è solo una questione di alimentarsi.
Ovviamente il mio è un discorso generico e sicuramente ovunque ci sono persone più o meno attente a ciò che mangiano...
In verità siamo tanti in sovrappeso, ma è comunque un sovrappeso moderato dovuta alla mancanza di moto, difficilmente si arriva all'obesità. La differenza sta lì.
@@sebastianleloir6956 Fidati che in >UK per quanto riguarda la qualità non ci siamo proprio: il cibo è grasso e pieno di additivi
No processed food. Very clean and fresh ingredients. Also walk walk walk.
Asking under 30s this isn't really useful - you have to look at people in their 40s and 50s, that's where it catches up with most Italians.
Vivo all' estero e all inizio ,andando nei ristoranti mi sentivo quasi offesa nel vedermi porgere una montagna di cibo in un sol piatto ! Poi mi son guardata attorno ed ho visto che era per tutti la stessa cosa qualsiasi cibo avessero scelto le porzioni erano troppo abbondanti . Vivo in Gibilterra ma ho viaggiato molto. La cosa che notai qui fin dall' inizio che mi scioccava quasi , era che gli anziani mangiassero immense porzioni di cibo .E poi patate fritte a non finire quasi con ogni combinazione possibile . Molte persone sono ammalate e usano il bastone per camminare. Moltissimi sono gli obesi. Ecco io sono qui da 8 anni e ancora mi sento " offesa" quando mi presentano quei piatti stracolmi di cibo. Mi sembra proprio che diano da mangiare a dei porci . Mi spiace dirlo ma la qualita' e' scadente e in pochi sanno cosa significhi mangiar buono sano e bello. Manca la cultura del cibo come nutrimento non solo del corpo ma anche dello spirito.
In molti ristoranti all'estero le patatine fritte sembrano immancabili (cioè mi è capitato molto spesso nei ristoranti all'estero di trovare servite le patatine fritte). In Italia se le vuoi devi ordinarle a parte (ammesso che ci siano nel menù). All'estero scegli solo la parte principale del piatto e poi ti trovi il contorno assieme. E molto spesso sono presenti le patatine fritte (forse perché sfiziose, facile da fare al ristorante ed invece una cosa un po' laboriosa da fare a casa)
@@AnyFile Semplicemente penso che lo facciano perche' non hanno tanto la cultura delle verdure e degli ortaggi . Vero, quanto da te espresso che sia facile e pratico far patatine fritte solo che non si rendon conto che davvero fa male alla salute . Ogni tanto e' bello romper le regole ma a lungo andare puo' esser dannoso. E qui davvero la gioventu' che soffre di obesita' e' evidentissima.
@@mariaantoniagiordano7875 Se continua a peggiorare la qualità della frutta e verdura offerta dai supermercati che ho vicino a me, non saprò più che frutta a e verdura mangia...
Tornando alla question di peso ed obesità, immagino che i fritti facciano parecchia differenza. In Italia non abbiamo un termine per "deep fried", anche se alcune cotture sono fatte immergendo in olio bollente, il "pan fried" è più diffuso
I think it’s because Italians tend to cook with whole foods, instead of artificial ingredients
For me, the biggest difference is their attitude towards food. Italians eat for pleasure and not just to feel full. Some fatter nations are all about quantity over quality. The Italians are the exact opposite, favouring quality over quantity.
Also, they don't snack on junk. In fatter nations people are always snacking on donuts, cakes, biscuits or chocolate bars and sodas. Italians have the culture to allow themselves to be hungry and wait for the meal.
The French have the same attitude towards food.
Can't say that they are so slim in Napoli. 😃 But considering how good the food there is, it's understandable. 😋
in North Italy we are more parsimonious 😂
@@abraxas1983 At least it has it's benefits.😃
Naples is a world apart, in many ways.
instead it is just the opposite lady, you eat much better in the south, Naples, Puglia, and then the two islands Sicily and Sardinia you will never find obese people at the level of the Americans.
the best food in the world comes from these areas, and I don't want to talk only about Naples but about the south including the two islands.
In Milan they do not know how to eat, the only place in the north that has a similar quality and variety of food culture to the south is Emilia Romagna, I have relatives in various parts of the peninsula and I know what I am saying.
Mangio pasta tutti i giorni! Ho provato resistere alla pasta durante un viaggio all'estero . Al 3° giorno ( senza pasta) avevo un fortissimo mal di testa e nausea! Ho dovuto rivolgermi ad un ospedale e dagli esami del sangue iè risultato che il mio metabolismo aveva bisogno di grano duro ovvero..
.. PASTA!🇮🇹
😅 Mi sa che per molti italiani la pasta è una specie di….droga ! Se mancano le dosi giornaliere, si sta male, si impazzisce ! ;)
PS: tengo a precisare… io vivo qui in Germania, ma sono italiano anch’io ! 🇮🇹
Anche io tutti i giorni, ma che è sta cosa "io 3 volte a settimana" "io cerco di limitare i carboidrati", basta con ste ossessioni americane prima contro le protrine, poi i carboidrati, quale sarà la prossima? Mah
@@lorenzopassero8509 Purtroppo è frutto dell'ignoranza delle persone combinata alle mode e ossessioni consumiste che ogni tanto spuntano fuori. I carboidrati sono una forma di zucchero complesso potentissimo, sano, energetico e a lento assorbimento nel sangue, se non ci fossero dovrebbero inventarli!
@@lorenzopassero8509 ma io sto male se la mangio tutti i giorni però
So week in Italian is settimana. The new thing I learned today
The secret is one... Little quantity, lots of variety🎉🎉
Italian here. I think on average the relationship with body shape and food is just more balanced. There are definitely not as many jacked up fitness freaks and not as many obese people either.
We want to enjoy every meal but never have insane meals where we go bonkers mixing all kinds of weird stuff. I feel like that happens more often in other countries.
Other than that i think the main reasons are:
- Everybody always drinks only water while eating
- Vegetables every day
- The percentage of home-cooked meals vs eating out is way higher than many other countries
Is the ageing process more accepted in Italy? I often see older Italian men and women on the beach dressed just like younger people and not be concerned when everything goes a bit south.
@@moorenicola6264i don't know how it is compared to other countries, but ever since we are children and we go to the beach we are "exposed" to seeing, like you said, older men and women dressed in bikini and so on. you get used to seeing older bodies around, plus our grandparents are revered, they tell us stories and share their wisdom, their old age isn't something they should be shamed for, but rather something than enhances them in the eyes of society
@@gayandeuropean00 Great attitude!
Italians generally eat much fewer ultra processed foods than in countries such as the UK or the United States - studies show these foods are highly correlated with weight gain.
I was in Italy for one week and I ate Pizza everyday. Thank you : )
quality of ingredients, portion sizes and physical activity
Lo stile di vita, insieme a cibi sani ed alla tendenza di essere sempre in forma, per sé e per gli altri. Penso si possa riassumere in questi concetti, che possono variare da zona a zona (nord, sud, centro, isole) ma in definitiva la mentalità è quella, quindi hai a disposizione la scelta ed il confronto con gli altri. Qui in Italia incide parecchio questa caratteristica, rispetto a quando vivevo in Francia magari, dove non si badava così tanto all'aspetto!
I think in Italy they eat very high quality foods, very fresh, delicious and smaller portions! In NY it's kind of the same but good food is expensive! In the rest of the USA it's pretty bad!
Secondo me ci sono tantissimi fattori che influiscono: la qualità degli ingredienti, la genetica, quante volte a settimana vai in palestra o fare lo sport.
Quando sono stato a Roma quest'estate, mi sono reso conto che gli ingredienti dei gelati sono totalmente diversi a quelli che sono prodotti all'estero.
La genetica soprattutto... è un alimentazione che è entrata nella nostra dieta da secoli, quindi è normale che l' assimilazione dei carboidrati complessi, sia migliore di quella di etnie che in passato si cibavano di alimenti che avevano una maggiore concentrazione di proteine e carboidrati semplici ad esempio...
4 big paper cups of Cocacola, Sprite typical in US = 800 cal every single day....
If Americans drank water at lunch and 1 glass of wine at dinner they will loose 1.5 kg a month, 18 kg in a year: obesity defeated!!!
@@titanio784 A cosa ti riferisci con "un'alimentazione che è entrata nella nostra dieta da secoli"? Fino a pochi decenni fa al Nord e al Sud si mangiava in modo molto diverso, per non parlare di secoli fa. La differenza al giorno d'oggi la fanno qualità e quantità di cibo e attività fisica. Non è un caso che gli abitanti del Trentino-Alto Adige, che sono i più sportivi d'Italia, sono anche quelli con la minore percentuale di obesità oltre che con la speranza di vita più elevata. La genetica ovviamente ha la sua influenza ma è un fattore non modificabile.
@@Paladine777 si vabbè, non credo che al Nord la pista sia arrivata negli anni 50... Tra paesi confinanti c è sempre stato scambio genetico, culturale e alimentare... Infatti nella cucina italiana ci sono tante contaminazioni estere...io mi riferivo più a popolazioni geograficamente molto lontane tra di loro, come per esempio le popolazioni dell'Africa sub sahariana o nord europea...ho scritto quelle cose perché ho studiato antropologia per un esame e mi piaceva quella teoria...ogni teoria ha i suoi casi contrari che la mettono in discussione, ed è logico che l'attività fisica ti faccia stare più in forma...anzi aggiungo che al Nord le temperature più fredde aiutano il bruciare i grassi
@Rodrigo, si, gli ingredienti del Gelato sono leggermente diversi da quelli dell'Ice Cream. Il gelato italiano artigianale viene fatto utilizzando prevalentemente latte fresco e panna fresca, invece per la produzione di Ice cream si utilizzano generalmente latte in polvere, grassi vegetali ed il gusto è dato da aromi chimici. Questo fa si che il gelato Italiano, che contiene meno aria al suo interno, si scioglie più velocemente mentre l'Ice Cream è un prodotto industriale, adatto per essere conservato più a lungo.
I think it’s mainly the quality of ingredients and smaller portions.
the key here is it's no what you eat, but how much. and then how active you are and what other habits you have around food and exercise. Italians eat socially, in small portions and are very active. they have much less sedentary and car-based cultures than the USA. this all combines to make a fit people generally (with a few exceptions).
Sulla copertina di questo video avete messo la più bella. 😊
I think your puntata mentioned a lot of secrets (the secret is that there's no one secret) but I was surprised that intermittent fasting was not mentioned more often. Is it because Italians don't fear a little hunger and they take it for granted that one might miss breakfast (or perhaps skip lunch) as long as one eats the two other meals? Or do they commonly eat three meals as often as most other Westerners do? And while I realize that slow eating discourages overeating, I wonder if there is any conscious stigma toward those who wolf down their food or regularly eat well past satiety? Or is that just not a learned habit from childhood? Finally, I'm not sure daily consumption of gelato is a good idea, notwithstanding the fact that the diabetes rate in Italy is half that of America's (and Japan's even!- excluding Okinawans).
P.S. As an elderly American (of normal weight!) I would also guess that Italians, like the French for example, are not big on in-between snacking, a terrible American habit that has only gotten worse over the past half century.
We stay active one way or another, simple as that!
Off topic bit I love their sunglasses
Now you can try to make this interview in south-italy! 🤣🤣🤣
Im from the UK but I have travelled througout Italy and I personally thought the pasta portions were huge, about double what I would normally eat.
Italians eating pasta, pizza, lasagna, dolci: looking great
Me just by drinking water : + 3kg 😸
😀 Unfortunately, there are people who gain weight even with water alone. It is often also a genetic question, maybe someone eats pasta and pizza every day and never gets fat. :)
You musta drank 3kg worth of water then lol.
Complimenti per la tua pronuncia!
I see some similarities with Spain, and other Mediterranean countries... we enjoy food based on good quality, prepared at home, and we take our time to eat and be relaxed to enjoyed food. Also our lifestyle is more active. I lived in the USA for 2 years and the relationship with food has nothing to do. Also, the fact that they eat anything fast in the office or the car ends up being very unhealthy, Also something that I like very much from Italy, is that everyone cooks there, people of any age and gender loves to cook and cook everyday, that is a big difference even with Spain.
compare american pizza to italian and you see the difference between the atlantic,
to compare it to other european countries, you just have to know, that their villages and cities are extremely walkable, even more than other eu countries. they also have more parks and public places, where you see people of all generations just take a walk every day. they organize way more public events with music and other stuff that you just dont see that much elsewhere. I for example live in a small town in switzerland and the small town we always visit in italy at least once per year is just very different
Wow it is a beautiful video
In the book The End of Craving, Mark Schatzker answers this question brilliantly. Check it out for a really in depth and fascinating explanation. It wasn’t at all what I expected.