As a French person: we don't eat that much at lunch during the week, and we don't drink that much wine.

Ok I’m French and these are super cliché! No one dunks their baguette or bread in coffee anymore apart from the older generation in their 70s. If you work ain’t no time for a three course meal, this is for Sundays when you’ll start with a salad of carottes rapées or concombre. Also no one I know drinks so much wine, maybe during the weekends but personally I don’t drink alcohol

Having lived in France for 20 years, I can tell you this is certainly not what the French eat on an average day.

Person: *demonstrates French anything* French person: non

What the average American thinks French people eat during the day:

The portion sizes are hilarious. That salad platter alone would feed 4 adults.

This is more what a French would eat on vacation. I don't think a lot of people would eat a 3 course meal everyday, though that's what you would eat at a restaurant or for family dinners. Those are occasional. The sweet breakfast is accurate, although I would never dunk bread into my beverage, but I know a lot of people do it. As for the ligther meal in the evening, it depends of your lifestyle, whether your work allows you to eat a full meal at lunch or not.

I'm French. Although indeed not everybody would eat these meals on a regular basis and although yes, this breakfast is closer to that of older generations, I think you did a really good job at portraying the French diet. Bread with butter and coffee in the morning, a 3-course lunch with salad, main and dessert, and a lighter dinner. I would add the 4pm sweet snack that we call "goûter" and it would be perfect. Traditionally and historically, what is portrayed in this video is quite true: my parents and grandparents do eat like this 😊

„Something quick and easy to prepare“ for dinner.. while showing soupe à l‘oignon where the first step is caramelizing onions and stirring for half an hour, then add water and cook it down, making croutons or broil the soup with bread and cheese. Personally my weeknight dinners are ramen. Or pasta with a sauce I can make before the pasta is al dente.

True French lunch experience (college student edition) is macaroni with cordon bleu.

The point of dipping the baguette in one's boule (of café) was because the bread was not always fresh (post-war)!

as a french person this isn’t too bad! relatively accurate although lunch usually doesn’t take hours and you would typically find at least a few cigarettes between or in place of meals

This is realistic except the lunch duration of several hours, that’s only a few times a year with family. On workdays lunch break is usually an hour.

Dont forget at least 10 cigs during lunch.

The French don’t have all the preservatives & additives in their food like Americans They have a very sensible diet My ex-husband is French, & I absolutely loved visiting Biarritz, Paris, Clemont Ferrone (?) spelling🤫 I love the French ♥️ & I love their style 💯 Also love the countryside folks, take a two hour lunch-break from 12 noon to 2 PM ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love the French, they are truly individuals

The correct title should be what i eat in a day as an influencer I'm not even French or live in France to know that most people don't eat those snobbish things that you show from overpriced gourmet restaurants because they can't afford it and eat something that's actually homemade bought with ingredients from the local supermarket

Où est le goûter? There's at least 6 and at the most 9 hours between lunch and dinner in France, there needs to be a snack in between

As a french, i used to have the same breakfast, but most people dunk the baguette in hot chocolate and its SO GOOD! Lunch like this one are for family reunion of something like this. In a day to day life, its more often a quick lunch prepared the day before or a sandwich or going somewhere quick. But it also depends cause older generations love to eat like that! (But by tradition, thats why we have 2 hours of lunch break at school) At home, my mom used to cook for diner these typical french diners everyday (she loves cooking) but most of the time people are exhausted and prepare something quick

“A multi-course meal spread out over several hours” …. I would argue that counts as “snacking” 😂

I’m married to a Frenchman and lived in rural France. I can tell you my husband born does dunk his bread. Definitely doesn’t eat so much at lunchtime but does eat a balanced meal. In Australia he doesn’t drink wine because it’s taxed too high but he would drink a glass or two with meals in France. As does his family and friends. I don’t think there is one rule for all. Each to their own.

As a french person : just get a croissant and some Nutella !

Dear French-people, your cuisine is an art 😊 love from India

The French have one of the most beautifully balanced diets. And their food quality is top notch. So jealous here in the US…

I used to work with French teachers. They dieted constantly. For breakfast they had a coffee with milk, for lunch a leafy green salad, and often a small yogurt for dinner. On the weekends when they shared lunchtime as a social event they did eat a big lunch.

I thought their diet consist of cheese, wine and cigarette 😂

as a french we grab a quick lunch , and don't drink one during working hours. but I agree on the healthy options though.

As a french person I don't even eat all those on a day, cereals for breakfast and pasta with ham are enough for lunch maybe a salad for dinner but I don't think the average french person will eat any of that on a day... Looks good tho

I stayed in France for a time and I actually lost weight without trying and I bought a fresh baguette every morning for breakfast. Their food is so much better and higher quality than in the states. I miss it so much.

I was in French Polynesia and I lost weight on my vacation, it’s literally effortless to eat healthy when surrounded with those options

It is wild learning about all of this and comparing to my own life. 70% of my ancestors came from France but migrated to southern Louisiana in the late 1700's. I grew up speaking broken Cajun French ((the French language spoken in the 1700's)) so I have been trying to learn more about France and the culture and it is wildly different from Cajun culture. We adopted and meshed with the Creoloes from this area and our accents are veryyyyy different even when speaking in Cajun French. Our styles, foods..etc. is also just so different. I plan on becoming fluent in modern French soon, because sadly our 1700's style version of French is a dying language here. I would love to learn enough to blend into France one day, since it is where my ancestors were born and walked.♡

This is the most unfrench routine i've ever seen 😂

LOL my french ass hating wine eating cereals every morning and instant ramens is laughing right now. No one eat like that anymore 😂

If I had a lunch like that, I wouldn’t be in a food coma for the rest of the day 😅

I wasn't so sure but damn you're spot on! Dunking the buttered baguette in a bowl of coffee is a thing of my grandparents/parents but you can't be frenchier than that LOL

The lunch is like my entire day worth of food 😂😊

It shows that its not just food that matters for health.

The French have very nice food.... especially when you are at the beach. Very nice oyster. Mussels, langostine and sint jackop fruchten.... and onion soup very nice een een stokbrood met a ham and cheese and a bit of English mustard. They have finest food

Bring back fond memories of Nice France as a child!

That evening big salad at the end is enough to keep me full during an entire day.

As an asian, I'm not sure if I able to survive in French for a week by eating bread, cheese, and salad like that 😅 I need my rice, instant noodle, and other deep fried food 😂😂

'Easy to make' * proceeds to show French onion soup which requires the onion to have been caramelized for like 4 hours in advance *

That's actually super close to what we learned in school what the french eat. The only difference is that the several course meal would be dinner.

I praise you and your mission.

I was expecting a carton of cigarettes

hey I'm french! THIS IS NOT CLICHÉ ! i eat each morning pastries and / or bread baguette with butter and jam with coffee/hot chocolate :)

the fruit stewed in wine my ultimate fave french thing i learned from the locals near Paris

Healthy 21st century French meal from now. Breakfast: A French person from the geo-administrative centers of France can start the day with a healthy breakfast, such as a wholemeal croissant with goat cheese and tomatoes, accompanied by fresh fruit juice. Lunch: For lunch, he can opt for a quinoa salad with grilled vegetables and yogurt sauce, accompanied by homemade vegetable soup. Snack: For an afternoon snack, he can enjoy a berry smoothie with Greek yogurt and chia seeds, or a handful of nuts and dried fruit. Dinner: For dinner, he can enjoy a dish of mushroom risotto with spinach and parmesan cheese, followed by a fresh fruit dessert with some natural yogurt. These meal options are healthy, rich in nutrients and ideal for those who practice physical activities and care about a balanced diet. Furthermore, they are typical dishes from the central geo-administrative regions of France, known for its sophisticated and tasty cuisine.

Basically just Another form of mediatterenian diet

You honestly believe that the average French person takes a couple hours for their lunch every day?

I just wish I lived in Europe where the food wasn't poison. I have to go to great lengths to eat healthy here in America. They put sugar and preservatives in everything.

This is more a Sunday family, friends eating day :)

Man thats the best looking salad I’ve ever seen. Woa!! and the food looks amazing. 🤤🤌🏻

Everything looks delicious, as to be expected. People don't understand why France is the Queen of good food in Europe ❤

All the comments : no we don't do that. That would be because they are food typically consumed in France, but OF COURSE not everyone eats the same thing, come on. I think your video is great. Sure not EVERY SINGLE french person eats that way, you couldn't possibly make a video for that, but these are certainly food we eat and some of us on a regular basis. Breakfast is pretty spot on for me but I guess your lunch looks more like my dinner and your dinner more like my lunch :)

French Canadians like their maple syrup pancakes, many types of baguettes, muffins, some have crepes and fresh butter and jam, and they love their mochas or cappuchinos not espresso's. They have fruit and vegetables at all meals. They are very healthy so sweets eaten in the morning and less throughout the day.

Lunch doesn’t last hours. Working people do not consume wine at lunchtime. Salted butter in Brittany yes, not in the rest of France.

I've been living in France for 20 years, depending on the geographical area and people's occupation, this video is quite accurate for some and not at all for others...

I love when people from other countries give their very definite guides to a non native country

This all gives me "Oui oui, baguette! Oh hon hon, soup d'onion! *twirls swirled mustache*" vibes.

I must admit French pastry is a work of art and great details.

I eat half that and dont lose weight 😢

Multiple courses tor lunch - unless you have a job 😂

What Restaurants did you go to please?

Looks amazing ❤ 🇫🇷

Bwahahahah you better be joking we usually just go eat at a snack

Based on the comments, I am not sure of the accuracy, but I do want to say your videos are beautifully and appetizingly done! Still inspires my diet, French or otherwise!

I like looking at the food, and reading the comments, gives a better idea of what they really eat. Love to all!

That has to be the softest baguette I've ever seen. It looks so good 🤤

PS: Never eat in Paris eat in Lyon!

Oh dear, you watched a french scene in a 'movie'

As a french, I can confirm we eat pasta

Dipping the Baguette 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Only old people still have their coffee in a bowl these days 😂

im visiting france next week for a weekend and i plan on eating bread butter and cheese and drinking wine for three days straight

My mom was from Europe n at one time worked for French people..she learned to cook n bake under a Cordon Bleu..I normally eat a bit like this..minus the alcohol n the amount.. actually it is healthy n delicious...if there s pressure to be thin it on the individual anywhere

My experience: often skipping breakfast (instead coffee), light lunch like a salad, dinner 7 courses, small portions also here, and wine.

« Pain au chocolat » or « Chocolatine » ? It’s a war issue in France ! 😂

I'm French and I don't have this healthy balanced meal that she's talking about !😂

Salted butter with jam im the morning? J'aurais bien aimé, c' est sur.

There's differences in France depenting where you are. I was an au pair there for 6 months. Breakfast is very sweet, then light luch, something sweet maybe at 16 and a big dinner.

you should try sudanese cuisine!

Can an actual French person do this instead of a tourist?

My grandparents ate like that, yes... Now for me it's more sandwiches for the working days tbh. Or ramen cup.

Ok...I need to save up to visit France 🇫🇷 and experience some of this delicious looking food. Yum 😋

No, no, no! All lies! I’m actually upset about this. Franchement, ces Américains ! Voilà pourquoi la plupart des gens ne les aiment pas.

French here; this is very well spotted! Living in america for 8 years now, I had time to reflect on my previous food habit. A lot of wholefood, absolutely right, I would add in small portions, especially the appetizer that is indeed shredded raw veggies, or cooked veggies with a light dressing. Cheese would be consumed as well in very small portion with greens on side. Again, a lot of accurate infos. Bravo!

Yum! My favourite cuisine of all. 🇫🇷

This is equivalent to thinking that every Indian eats Naan and butter chicken on an average day.. with a mango lassi on a side...

That cheese 😋

I dated a french person for years and never saw them dip bread in a bowlll of coffeeeee 😭

I know this is wrong bc you didnt start your day with a cigarette

So many vegetables...in every meal.

I'm pretty sure that nobody has time for a 3 course meal during lunchtime. Also all of the foods shown here are super greasy and fattening.

C'est mignon cette naïveté

My boyfriend is french and this is so accurate. Right down to dunking the bread in coffee.

- Boeuf bourguignon - Coq au vin - Escargots de Bourgogne - Ratatouille - Quiche Lorraine - Bouillabaisse - Cassoulet - Crème brûlée - Tarte Tatin - Croissant - Tartiflette - Confit de canard - Soupe à l'oignon - Escargots à la bourguignonne - Salade niçoise - Pot-au-feu - Foie gras - Raclette - Coquilles Saint-Jacques - Magret de canard - Crêpes suzette - Mousse au chocolat - Choucroute - Blanquette de veau - Fondue Savoyarde - Bouillabaisse - Gratin dauphinois - Pissaladière - Tarte flambée - Boudin noir - Quenelles de brochet - Galette complète - Pâté en croûte Je dois en rajouter ? 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

This is so cliché. That's the traditional last century urban society style (completely different in rural areas). Not every french person eats baguette for breakfast (I used to do it once every Sunday when I was still in France) and not always with salted butter and jam (ask a normand what they think of salted butter and you'll see). The meal is just a restaurant 3 course meal from Paris so not really representative of the food variety in other french regions and the average person would most likely just have one dish. French food has a lot of fat dishes (cassoulet, carbonade, tartiflette, choucroutes just to quote a few) + We say French food or French Cuisine but really it's French CuisineS as it traditonally changes with every region.

How is a glass of wine sneaky 🤔 and it’s definitely not sneaky in France as they enjoy drinking wine with their main meal; I think the person who made this video is a sneaky person because there’s nothing sneaky about wine so she’s probably projecting her sneakiness - beware of sneaky people 😊

I often eat that type of food for breakfest, but coffee in a bowl to dip the bread in left me in shock. I never saw It before 😂

I gasped when it saw the pizza. It looks delicious