Monday, March 29, 2010

SOME FACTS ABOUT ITALIAN EATING HABITS:

. Wine or soda is almost never served until dinner, which is after 8 p.m. in Italy.

. Italians have three hours lunch break. They consume a lot of food but they eat slowly.

. Italians really know how to live. They take three hour lunches, eat pasta at most every meal and maintain gorgeous figures. They are truly the most beautiful looking people in Europe and not because of their fashionable clothing. Most Italians strive to cut the una bella figura (a fine figure) and are careful, but not obsessive, about what they eat.

. The sight of an obese Italian is rare.

. Most Italians drink at least one liter of water per day

. Food is very fresh in Italy. Many organic food products can be found on the supermarket shelves and most of the produce is grown locally without pesticides. This keeps toxics out of the Italian bodies and helps prevent weight gain.

. Most Italians typically walk a minimum of three kilometers a day due to daily shopping and parking difficulties.

. An Italian dinner is not only about satisfying hunger, but it usually revolves around socializing and conversing with friends and family.

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