While the start of the school year is fast approaching, many French women and the French want to take over the content of their plate. Exit therefore barbecues and other alcoholic aperitifs, place for lunch boxes and other “healthy” sandwiches. Among these good resolutions, a specialist says that the order in which food is consumed could make all the difference. A good habit to adopt? Here is what Julie Boët says, dietician-nutritionist.
Eat good foods, in the right order: a good idea?
According to Dr. Pierre Dukan, nutritionist doctor, society “wants us to start a meal with salty – vegetables and proteins – and end up with fatty cheeses and sweet desserts”. However, this practice would not necessarily be ideal for our health.
In a video published on Instagram, the expert explains that another “order” of food consumption would allow better digestion, while maintaining a healthy weight, without stress or frustrations.
But is this food order enough to take care of your health and its weight? Here is what Julie Boët, dietitian-nutritionist thinks, thinks.
Food advice that does not convince our expert
On the scientific level, eating food in a certain order during a meal (vegetables, proteins, carbohydrates) seems rather a good idea.
“Different studies, carried out in particular on diabetic people or with insulin resistance, show that an order of food consumption (fibers and proteins first, carbohydrates last) can reduce glycemic peak after the meal. The idea here is that fibers slow down digestion and slow down the absorption of sugars”, specifies Julie Boët.
In the long term, we can therefore hope for weight loss. However, for a healthy person, the impact of this habit on our famous “extra kilos” remains unclear.
“All foods mix in the stomach, and the absorption is done at the level of the small intestine. The digestion speed depends on many other factors: overall composition of the meal, cooking, chewing … Concentrating only on” the order of food “can therefore be reducing,” warns the dietician.
Another disadvantage of this “sorting” of food: it could make us lose … in pleasure.
“An too strict approach would risk keeping us away from an intuitive diet and creating food rigidity. By monitoring each of our bites, we increase the risk of eating disorders (TCA), especially in people who easily feel guilt in the face of food”, warns Julie Boët.
Rather than following this method to the letter, “Better therefore adopt simple, effective and durable reflexes to avoid superfluous kilos at the start of the school year”, Ensures the specialist.
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Rather to bet on a simple “food order”, think of:
- Compose balanced plates: “A source of protein, fibers (vegetables or fruits), good quality complex carbohydrates, and good fats”;
- Organize you in advance: “Plan your menus, make a shopping list, practice Batch Cooking or freeze home meals to avoid ultra-transformed solutions of the last minute”;
- Move regularly: “Integrate a pleasant physical activity into its schedule (walking, cycling, swimming, dance, etc.) to stimulate metabolism and reduce stress”;
- Take the time to eat: “Chew, savor and listen to his hunger and satiety signals”;
- Provide healthy snacks: “Fresh fruits, oilseeds, natural yogurt … to avoid impulsive snacks”;
- Flexible : “Accept that some meals are richer than others and that balance is done over several days to see over a week “, concludes Julie Boët.