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- Can you be vegan in France? How are dietary restrictions viewed in France + why am I vegetarian?
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How are vegans, vegetarians, people who eat gluten-free, etc perceived in France? In this video, I'm going to talk about how specific diets are viewed in France. I'm going to discuss how vegans are seen in France and how people with food allergies are viewed in France. I'll also give tips on how to eat vegan in France and how to eat gluten-free in France. Finally, I'll talk about why I am vegetarian and how that's like in France.
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When I lived in Paris, I was able to find vegan options at non French food restaurants like Ethiopian, Indian, Algerian/Moroccan, etc. There was also some vegan restaurants I discovered, but they were very few!
You are absolutely right!!
I live in france and in my high school i was the only vegan lol, i had a lot of vegetarian/flexitarian friends but they were still eating fish, also i think girls are much more respectful with vegan/vegetarian people then boys or the older generation, they often make fun of you and have a lot of cliché
Yes I agree with you!
Ouais, malheureusement c'est comme ça, mais ça va changer j'espère, ma meilleure amie est française et elle me moque toujours car je mange végétalienne ! Mais entre nous, c'est comme une petite blague, je prends pas mal alors, mais franchement, y a que des filles qui mangent végétalienne en France, je comprend pas pourquoi ? Y a plusieurs mecs qui mangent végétalienne en Autriche et Angleterre par exemple, t'as une idée pourquoi ?
Really cool video! I was vegan before moving to South Korea where it might even be worse than France in terms of people not understanding/no options, so I quit for the same reasons you gave. I recently became vegan again after two years (still in Korea), and yeah I have to make some "sacrifices" and people don't understand why I turn down their food, but I was tired of having to justify my (tbh selfish) choices to myself. I do focus more on the ethics, though, so I knew I would get over myself and be vegan again eventually.
I'm not trying to judge you at all for being vegetarian! I get the honest anxiety that comes with feeling like you're offending loves ones or that you're missing out on the "full experience" when travelling. I just wanted to share that it is possible to be vegan in an annoying not vegan country haha. Also if you haven't watched any of L'Effet Chimpanzé's videos, I recommend the one on dairy and dairy cows!
That's very interesting, and yes I totally understand what you mean!
Thank you for this info! I’ve never clicked so fast!
Thank you so much for watching!
it's very usefull, thanks!
Glad you think so!
Je viens de découvrir tes vidéos, et je les aime, ils sont tres informatifs. Mais je voulais laisser un commentaire parce que tu as dit, "I really prone non-restrictive, intuitive eating..." mais en anglais (je suis canadien) on dit pas vraiment "prone" - à ce que je sache, même si en français on a le mot prôner, ça existe pas en anglais. En générale, on utilise les mots, "promote" ou "recommend" or "preach." Other than that, I think it's cool that you've kept your English and speak it damn near perfectly. Great job! Also, as I said, the videos are really informative culturally, because I'm Canadian and we're kind of like Americans in some ways, so it's interesting having another perspective, so thanks for taking the time to make these videos and upload them!
Awesome videos!!!
Thanks!!
its so crazy because in America the customer is always right while in France the customer has pretty much no say lol
about quitting meat: it's not about a few people having to be perfect and control if they don't have any meat/animal products in their diets, it's about loads of people eating more conciously/not wasting food!
love this video ♥
Yes, that's totally the way I see things as well!!
This is the first time I'm early to one of your videos. 🙂
I'd like to thank you for all your advices. I discovered your channel on December. I've struggled with overweight since I was 13. I tried many restrictive diets since then, and some worked for a few months, but eventually I couldn't keep up with them and gained the weight back.
I found your video on intuitive eating and saw that you described my exact experience, so I decided to try that method as a year resolution for 2021.
January and February were difficult. I didn't really understand what kind of food I should eat or the right quantities. I had to resource to calorie counting just to make sure I wasn't eating too much. Although, I didn't log meals strictly, I just checked for reference.
It wasn't until March that I got the hand of it. I found a good routine for breakfasts and snacks. Starting walking regularly. I was able to lose 5 kg last month.
I'm still struggling with junk food though 😅, but still I appreciate all your videos, keep the good work.
Greetings from Miami 😎🇺🇸
Thank you so much for your comment, it means a lot! I'm so glad that you are starting to get the hang of intuitive eating. It's a journey and takes time, best of luck!!
Congrats and keep up the great work❤️ You’re stronger than you give yourself credit for💚
As a portuguese 19y/o, trying to become vegetarian I can confirm. It's very difficult to go plant base in Europe, specially here in Portugal because meet and fish are such an important part of our culture
You can do it, I became vegan this year. In my province in the Netherlands less then 0,5% of the men are vegan and I am doing just fine.
Just take it one step at the time
Wonderful insights like always!
Vegan cheese has come a long way.... My vegan cheese suggestions: Daiya, Violife and Miyoko’s. Hopefully they will sway you!!
That was so interesting. I guess the concept of ethical veganism is not well known/understood, in France.
I'm glad you're doing the best you can, it sounds pretty difficult when eating out.
It's super easy to be plant based in the UK, these days. Love your videos :)
Thank you! And yes, not super understood here yet, but thankfully things are starting to change!
Any chance you could do a video about the healthiest and least healthiest French desserts Lucie ? And apologies for like a million comments on your videos today, I'm ill at the hospital (don't worry, I'll be alright) It's past midnight, I have enough energy to climb (and descend too of course) the Alps twice, I have the hospital floor to myself, and I'm tied to my bed with an IV drip and your videos calm me (and I felt the need to comment!) Merci Lucie ! J'écris peut-être des conneries, mais tes vidéos me calment beaucoup !
Would love to see a video with your thoughts on "reverse dieting". I see people talking about it on Instagram a lot, but not usually nutritionists.
Thanks, I added it to the list!
I was in Paris last year and found a fair few vegan restaurants that delivered with Uber Eats which really helped
That's awesome!
omg lucie that is so true I was in a restaurant and I asked for the waiter to switch the meat for more vegetables on my dish and my tante and the waiter were looking at me so confused 😭
Haha that doesn't surprise me!
In Saint Tropez, I ordered the "risotto vegan". It was covered in butter and cheese even though it was straight up called vegan. I think because it was a pesto-y green base, they just assumed it was vegan? I've found that eating vegetarian in the south and other regions of France is pretty easy, but it is not accommodating to vegans. Eating vegan in Paris is easy, though.
That doesn't surprise me at all, we have to be super careful! And yes I agree, eating vegetarian is pretty easy, vegan is harder!
Dear Mademoiselle Lucie, Merci for your wonderful and generous and very educational videos!! I have been doing your wonderful food combinations daily! Thank you so much!!! Thank you also for your very generous replies! I have been taking care of a sick friend but they are feeling much better! I am so sorry I accidentally missed your very sweet and very generous replies! Infinite thanks, Ann who loves France 🇫🇷
Thank you so much Ann, best wishes to you and your friend!
Easier to be vegan in the US than in France. France is addicted to cheese which is animal suffering at its most. French also are addicted to saucisson also an epitome of animal suffering. So when I go back home in France, I cooked whole vegan meals for my friends and family and they really like it. A lot more vegan restaurants in Paris now.
Yes, I agree
I am vegan and I am dreddi g going to visit my family in France just for the reasons you listed. Since I am visiting and not living there, I feel it is more difficult. If I lived there, I would make most of my meals.
Lucie please make a video "how to become vegetarian" 🙏🙏
Adding it to the list :)
@@Edukalebylucie omg thank you 😍
@@BibiBice it's very simple try Indian dishes frequently majority of them are veg😊
Hiya Lucie ! Any chance you could do a video about the best foods to ensure you age well? A tad worried about this these days, realised a few days ago that I'll turn 30 in less than 3 years haha! Thanks! Hope you have a brill weekend!
I'll keep that video idea in mind but you're still so young haha
@@Edukalebylucie Haha, I know, it's mainly the pandemic that makes me feel old, travelled the world for 13 months prior to it and now I've remained indoors for almost 20 months! At times I really feel like I'm 90, I feel like I'm 15 at times too haha thus it ain't all that bad, after the pandemic ends I reckon I'll feel alright - T'as quel âge toi d'ailleurs ? Faut pas demander l'âge des femmes haha, mais bon - 24 peut-être ? Quand tu parles en anglais c'est comme t'as 40 ans, quand tu parles en français c'est comme t'as 20 haha !
Do healthy snacks plz, I mean even brands and specifics not just “fruit” but also some veggie @ cheese combination... etc
My best friend who lives in France is vegetarian and very proud to be vegetarian. They accept her .
I was two years ago in Paris and I could survive as a vegan. i had a small kitchen where most of the time I could cook and make my breakfast but struggled at the beginning. Because at the beginning the stores I found were so expensive I didn't buy so many fruits and vegetables but after a while so two days I knew everything and was familiar and it was not a big deal. Besides that I found vegan restaurants and even a vegan glutenfree patisserie. I love french people and the culture and therefore it was a bit hard not to join the foods they like but I got a bit feeling with the restaurants I visited.
Thank you for sharing!
I've recentley been to France for a year and turned vegan a few months before leaving again. I lived in a small village, so for example the supermarket didn't have vegan cheese, the meat substitutes we're really shit, and a liter of plant milk costed like 2€ upwards (i now live in Germany again where it can cost like 0,99€). Going to restaurants also wasn't that easy, but definitely easier in bigger cities. I recommend everyone to use happy cow, it's an app that shows you vegan restaurants or places with vegan options in the surroundings.
French people often indeed don't really get veganism, dairy products are seen as part of a healthy diet, the thought of not eating them is just weird to alot of people. So to conclude, being vegan in France is definitely possible, but it's not a vegan friendly place. I was amazed when I went back to Germany and saw so many different vegan cheeses, yoghurts, meat substitutes, vegan chocolate, vegan cookies, whatever anything in vegan available in the supermarket (and also everything is labelled as vegan).
Where is the shirt from? It’s gorgeous.
Thanks, it's from zara!
I’d been vegan for about 5 years but due to health issues I had to start eating fish again. I have many food allergies, including gluten free, onion, dairy and garlic allergy and ginger amongst other things.
I eat completely vegan and gluten free apart from fish. I’m going to France soon but I would love to know how to navigate around those things😬👏❤️❤️❤️ (especially onion and garlic) lol
A past roommate of mine cannot have gluten- not celiac, just SUPER sensitive and it makes her really sick. However, when she is in Europe, she can eat anything containing gluten because I guess the process is different in Europe. It’s also why she’ll go to international grocery stores in the US to get her glutenfull food :) and she’s not the only one. I know a lot of extremely gluten sensitive people that can eat gluten products made in Europe.
That's very interesting to hear, I had no idea!
I have heard the same from my nutritionist! I am very sensitive to gluten, milk, and eggs and would love to travel without having to worry about having a reaction
I love your video it’s very helpful for me. I really love France and consider to move there but im lactose intolerance and vegetarian. Was questioning how am im gonna survive there.
Is it expensive to but veggies in france?
Thank you!! No, veggies aren't that expensive!!
@@Edukalebylucie thank you😊
I'm French and I can confirm that eating your groceries will be very easy and quite cheap (farmer's market are very accessible and quite cheap) but eating out will definitely be complicated. Unless you plan to move to Paris, they are more accommodating in restaurants there.
I'm considering becoming vegetarian and I was wondering how it would be if I visited France, hence watching this video. I eat halal meat (and no pork) and many a times when eating out I felt I should lie and say I'm a vegetarian, because otherwise I'm presented with fish wrapped in bacon 😬or given a dessert that has gelatine in it 😒
I laughed when you mentioned Portugal - not eating pork or non-halal meat is already a challenge, and many people don't get the concept of vegetarian. But things are changing and if you eat mainly at home I believe is doable, and if you're traveling in the main cities it's possible to find many good vegetarian options. Anyway, I'd like to ask if it would be possible to do a video with vegetarian meals family style (like what your mum and your family would eat in a week or weekend)? I know you've done plenty but something more family oriented and that you could share with friends? Thank you 🙂
coucou, marion cotillard 😃
en tant qu’américain qui a vécu en france pendant deux ans et qui rêve d’y m’établir de nouveau, je suis totalement d’accord avec toi 😊 alors, je me nourris traditionnellement mais j’ai remarqué que la france n’était pas la culture la plus ouverte aux végétariens. par exemple, quand je travaillais comme assistant de langue dans un lycée, il n’y avait jamais d’options végétariennes dans la cantine donc les végétariens ne pouvaient manger que des accompagnements ou des crudités sans viande, sans poisson. pendant mon séjour en france, je n’ai rencontré qu’une seule personne française qui est végétarienne. heureusement, j’aimais bien cuisiner pour elle et c’était facile de m’adapter à sa diète chaque fois que je l’invitais chez moi !
je crois que la cuisine française est vraiment traditionnelle et vieux jeu donc c’est normal de ne pas bien comprendre la diète végétarienne spécialement car la viande et le poisson sont une grande partie de la cuisine française, qui est l’une des cuisines les plus réputées dans le monde. ils penseraient : vous êtes végétarien, pourquoi vous ne profitez pas de la gastronomie française, la meilleure dans le monde ? alors, moi, je me nourris traditionnellement et je prépare des repas végétariens seulement quand je cuisine pour des invités végétariens, principalement car je n’aime pas les pois chiches ou les haricots 😬 mais c’est toujours la première question que je pose aux autres avant de cuisiner pour eux ou d’aller manger avec eux : vous avez des restrictions alimentaires ?
et tous les végétariens que je connais me donnent les mêmes raisons que tu nous avais dit pour lesquelles ils sont végétariens : c’est plus sain pour notre environnement, je n’aime pas la manière dont les animaux se traîtent aux fermes, ou simplement qu’ils ne veulent pas qu’un animal doive mourir pour être servi à la table. et je respecte leurs choix ! moi, je ne suis pas végétarien car personne dans ma famille n’est végétarien et car j’ai très peu d’amis qui sont végétariens. et je ne veux pas non plus avoir de restrictions quand je fais la cuisine ou quand je voyage dans d’autres pays étrangers, comme tu viens de nous dire, spécialement quand j’habitais en france. mais je suis content que la france devienne plus ouverte au végétarisme et à d’autres régimes alimentaires !
merci pour la vidéo, lucie ! tes cheveux et tes yeux sont très jolis !
Merci pour ton commentaire très long et intéressant Justin, et ton français est excellent! Je suis totalement d'accord avec tout ce que tu dis.
@@Edukalebylucie pardonne-moi de t’avoir écrit un roman 😄 tu nous as fait bcp de bonnes remarques donc j’ai eu besoin de répondre à toutes 😃
du coup, je viens d’une culture et d’un lieu dans lesquels nous disons souvent aux végétariens : alors, t’es végétarien ? bah, ya un panier des fruits là-bas, tu peux prendre une pièce comme dîner 😅😭 et je trouve ça une grande dommage ! mais en tant que non-végétarien, ça me plaît tellement que le monde culinaire devienne plus ouvert à la diète végétarienne
et bien sûr, je pourrais faire la plupart des plats que je prépare normalement végétariens
Que penses tu des produits de Naturalia?
J'adore Naturalia!
@@Edukalebylucie Moi aussi, j'achète mes fruits, mes légumes aux marchés car j'adore discuter avec les vendeurs (c'est comme ça que j'ai amélioré mon français haha) Puis, la reste, j'achète a Naturalia ! Tu peux faire une vidéo ou tu visites les marchés de Paris peut-être ? J'imagine tu habites à Paris ? Ça va être cool de voir la manière comment les français achètent et choisissent les fruits et légumes (quand ça va mieux avec le pandémie évidemment) Et est-ce que je peux demander pourquoi t'as choisi d'être végétarienne ? Moi j'ai commencé d'être végétarien a l'âge de 4 ans quand j'ai appris d'où vient la viande, j'adore les animaux et j'arriverais pas la manger, et j'ai commencé d'être végétalien en 2019 a cause d'un petit intolérance au lactose (le médecin pense c'est un peu plus que 'petit' mais bon) Merci Lucie, j'étais malade a l'hôpital 4 jours et tes vidéos ont trop m'aider, je vais mieux maintenant, alors merci, tu dis que t'es pas médecin mais franchement tes vidéos ont m'aide aussi bien que les médocs et les médecins ! En espérance que tu auras une journée magnifique comme tes vidéos !
In your experience, have you seen any 100% vegan cafes/bakeries in France?
I'm not Lucie, but if you're in Paris there are tons of vegan cafes/bakeries. Def still not "the norm", but you can see all of the resturants if you go to Happy Cow!
I have been on a vegan diet on and off for several decades, and I too hate the taste of goat cheese. Although I'm open to trying new vegan foods, I find when it comes to dairy I only like the taste of cheeses I had in my childhood; cheddar, mozzarella, parmesan, colby, Monterrey jack and American cheese. I recently tried a salad with blue cheese in it, and it tasted like feet. Ugh!
I am totally the same way! I only enjoy the "kid" cheeses haha
I think it's kind of hypocritical for the French to always bash Americans for their food, because the French also eat a lot of fatty junk foods like Croque Monsieur and consume a lot of super unhealthy butter and cheeses that block their arteries, although the French are not so fat (I think it's partially due to their smoking which helps with weight control). But the universal health care takes very good care of people and people are highly medicated so they live long even though they suffer from atherosclerosis and cancers. In Paris everybody is "forced" to smoke because the cigarette smoke is everywhere, you can't avoid getting your dose of secondary smoke every time you go out. American cities like Houston are perfectly free of cigarette smoke, but in Paris it's difficult to have a healthy lifestyle when people are so disrespectful and don't care about other people's health (secondary smoke kills 1000 people every year in France). And you know that France is the second biggest market for McDonald's in the world after the US, and France is much smaller than the US.... And at the same time there are a lot of super healthy and conscious individuals in the US, especially in California and NYC...
Jeez ...from what I've seen, the main difference in obesity rates between France and the U.S are that the French - while they eat lots of fatty foods - eat slowly (savor) and eat mostly whole foods. I feel like bread and cheese is healthier there bc it's less processed than American versions. I really do think that sitting down to a home-cooked meal which is often the case in France does a lot to affect your health. Whereas in America food is always eaten on the go or in front of a TV, and it's often take-out / fast food. Treating food as a social occasion where you eat slowly and enjoy food and company has been shown to extend lifespan. Of course this isn't all Americans and All American food but way more Americans behave and eat this way then the French do.
@@kellyb1330 The French sit down to enjoy their long lunches yes and taking time to eat with family and friends and focusing on your food definitely improves your digestion and helps with weight control (not all French people smoke and those who don't smoke are not as fat as obese Americans that's right). But the traditional French diet is still very unhealthy and bad for you even if you stay skinny and this is the reason why the French people need so many medications (cholesterol, blood thinning and high blood pressure drugs for instance). Rural Chinese, Japanese Okinawan, Kenyan and many South American peoples have truly healthy diets (mostly plant-based) and don't need drugs or medications.
And by the way, baguette is not a whole food. The French rarely eat 100% whole grain bread. Often the so called whole grain breads are made of mostly white wheat flour.
I’d definitely not survive in France 😭😂 I have such a hard time here! I have Crohn’s and gluten and dairy are huge triggers! Honestly meat is kinda impossible to digest and then on top of that I’m vegan-ish for ethical reasons. What’s a lady to do lol.
Oh no I'm sorry, hopefully things progress here soon!
@@Edukalebylucie haha it’s ok! I’m so used to it. I would LOVE to go anyway...
Nice Young Thug dress
I stopped being vegetarian because that it’s impossible ( I live in France)
I would not suggest that you pretend to be allergic to something that you aren't.
It's a shit thing to do and it's akin to crying wolf. The only difference is, it's not going to happen you when the "wolf" comes, it's going to harm someone that actually has an allergy.
Don't do it.
Lucie are you single?
In prehistoric times we ate mainly meat with small amounts of fruits and vegetables that we could get hold of, and ate no grains. Modern day health problems are caused by a shift towards a plant heavy diet.
We should ideally be eating a huge chunk of fatty meat and a small handful of berries. Instead we eat a big bowl of grain with small pieces of meat.
I ... please tell me you're trolling when you say "modern health problems are caused by a shift towards a plant heavy diet". You don't have to be vegan to look at what Americans eat, their rates of disease, and then realize that statement is complete bullshit.
Your comment obviously proves that you haven't done any research on this subject. Please go and educate yourself.
@@margscarpone Agreed... A shift towards sugar and refined carbs heavy diet is what's causing all the horrendous health issues. Anyone can see that, surely? x
@@justynasword9487 Most vegans know this, but still lie to promote their diet.
We are made of saturated fat and cholesterol,, so why on earth would it be bad? Neither raises insulin or causes inflammation, so they therefore do not cause weight gain or heart disease.
@@mightyPavan2010 too much animal fat actually clogs the insulin receptors on cells so that insulin can’t get the glucose into cells. High blood sugar is the symptom, not the root cause. And meat and dairy are highly inflammatory foods. 100% Grass fed meat in small quantities is not inflammatory but that is not how most people eat it. I think you have some more research to do.
If you are vegan, stay in your country and don't bother us. A French.
Lol...I'm coming anyway. A Vegan