I found it a helpful book. The advice is not new in one way: building good eating habits. But was unique  is her strategies to make those good habits your own, one little step at a time. She has a kick start weekend which if you don’t like leeks would be pretty hard to do. It is written in a narrative where the author tells her personal journey with food.

One reviewer wrote “ French Women Don’t Get Fat is like sharing a tisane (herbal tea) with a friend who loves food, but stays slim. Unlike hard-hitting diet books, the message that author, Mireille Giuliano, imparts is to savor, enjoy, take pleasure in food. And if you are like us, when you are finished reading, you’ll even have a sexy French swing in your walk. Enjoy food, enjoy the body. ”

I think the book is well worth a read.

You can see more of them on their  website .

You can borrow  a copy from the the Auckland Libraries or check out their other cookbooks.