{"id":946,"date":"2010-08-02T11:17:39","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T09:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/blog\/?p=946"},"modified":"2020-09-29T14:40:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T12:40:50","slug":"survive-a-cortisone-diet-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2010\/08\/survive-a-cortisone-diet-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Survive A Cortisone Diet In Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lunch<\/a>Eating in Paris\u00a0 is very important. What if you are coming for a visit and suddenly\u00a0 have to follow a strict diet!? First, I would recommend renting an apartment so you have your own kitchen. Having to go to the grocery store, specialty stores or the market\u00a0 is a wonderful way to live as a Parisian for your stay.<\/p>\n

Recently, due to cortisone medication, I was put on a no-salt and no-sugar diet for two weeks. By the end of the diet, I was not eating that much salt and sugar in the first place. Instead of gaining 10 kilos (about 20 pounds as my doctor said usually happens), I managed to lose two kilos.<\/p>\n

On the fourteenth day, the last day of the regime, at dinner, I fell off the wagon. I drank wine full strength, ate regular baguette and had two desserts, chocolate with sugar and cr\u00e8me caramel.<\/p>\n

You might be coming to Paris and be on a similar type diet and wonder how to survive in Paris. You will have to control what and where you eat. One of the best ways to survive is to rent an apartment so you can cook or microwave a few things.<\/p>\n

Another solution is to visit a Web site to find restaurants who will prepare your food “sans sel” (without salt). The Web site Restosansel.com<\/strong> has 94 restaurants listed for the Paris area. Readers are invited to add to their list. For instructions on how to use their site, visit my “How to find…<\/a><\/strong>” page and the heading “Restaurants without salt<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

A few tips where to shop:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. You can order salt-free bread from the boulangerie. I ordered it the day before and told them about when I would be in to pick it up. My loaf cost one euro, no extra charge for slicing.<\/li>\n
  2. Naturalia<\/strong> is a health food store where you find organic products, for example, the unsalted biscotti. Naturalia is also a source of organic fruit.<\/li>\n
  3. At the market find a direct-to-consumer type farmer (Mara\u00eecher<\/strong> – pronounced marashay). Ours is located at the far end of the market near the bridge. They are located between Lorenzo, the fish monger and the cheese family. They use a minimum of pesticides and sell only vegetables in season. They are on the Sunday and Thursday market days.<\/li>\n
  4. Aff\u00e4ren in Paris<\/a><\/strong> is a Swedish boutique in the Pigalle area. Agneta sells raw grain oatmeal from Sweden and many more things. She also has a supply of gluten-free products.<\/li>\n
  5. Visit my food market Web page<\/a><\/strong>. Three organic food markets are available in Paris.<\/li>\n
  6. Looking for salt-free (sans sel<\/em>) pistachios in a regular grocery store? Try the chain Carrefour (their affiliates are: Champion, Shopi, 8 \u00e0 huit, Proxi).<\/li>\n
  7. Plain yogurt that is whipped (e.g., Velout\u00e9 by Danone) mixed with fresh organic fruit makes a naturally sweet, yummy, healthy dessert.<\/li>\n
  8. Order a rotisserie chicken from the boucher (butcher) and ask that it not be seasoned. Otherwise, take the skin off of the cooked chicken.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here is a cortisone diet – No salt no sugar no potassium, that I followed for fourteen days:<\/p>\n

    If you have any questions, write to me!
    \nDay 1<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nOatmeal (r\u00e5gflingor = rye flakes that look like oatmeal) –     Aff\u00e4ren<\/a><\/strong>
    \nFresh squeezed orange juice and grapefruit<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nPork roast slices
    \nRatatouille homemade
    \nScented rice from Camargue
    \nBiscotte no salt no sugar found at Naturalia<\/strong>
    \nSweet butter without salt
    \n1\/4 cup rose wine and sparkling water lowest in salt
    \nPlain yogurt Danone without additives<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nTomato salad (from our local farmer     “maraicher<\/a>” at the Bastille\/Richard Lenoir Sunday market<\/a>)
    \nPistachios unsalted from the Carrefour grocery store
    \nFresh basil
    \nOlive oil
    \nRed currant fresh from market
    \nPrepared fish for week from market – filets of\u00a0 sardines and mackerel in olive
    \n    Herbes de Provence<\/a><\/p>\n

    Day 2<\/strong>
    \nR\u00e5gflingor (pronounced rawg) oatmeal from Aff\u00e4ren
    \nWater from tap squeezed lemon
    \nRed currant apple peeled
    \nCoffee with soy no sugar
    \nBiscotte with sweet butter<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nBasmati rice
    \nSardines
    \nCauliflower 3 min olive oil Baux de Provence. Herbs de Provence and coriander
    \nSparkling water with squeezed half grapefruit
    \nYogurt<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nFresh baked bread no salt
    \nSweet butter
    \nSalad with     laitue<\/a> and\u00a0 feuille de ch\u00eane<\/a>
    \nBeets grated
    \nCauliflower and broccoli blanched olive oil
    \nFresh green beans three minutes marinated in olive oil
    \nChicken
    \nWater<\/p>\n

    Day 3 <\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nRye oatmeal with red currants and sliced half apple
    \nWater
    \nCoffee with soy
    \nBread slice with butter<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nBasmati rice
    \nSardines
    \nCucumber, grated fresh beets
    \nChives
    \nOlive oil
    \nYogurt and fresh red currants
    \nWater<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nSliced fresh farm fresh garden tomatoes one plate with sheep cheese (brebis). The other with unsalted     caillebotte cheese<\/a>
    \nOlive oil, herbs de Provence, unsalted pistachios
    \nBlend of grated young leek (cooked in microwave 2-3 minutes), organic carrots, and celery
    \nDessert dark chocolate 75% sugar free<\/p>\n

    Day 4<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nOatmeal with red currants sliced half apple
    \nWater and half orange
    \nBiscotte with caillebotte cheese
    \nCoffee with soy<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nYogurt with red currants
    \nRice
    \nMarinated broccoli and cauliflower with coriander and olive oil
    \nLeft over chicken marinated in small amount of ratatouille sauce
    \nGrated beets encircle the plate
    \nBread and butter
    \nWater<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nGouda no salt found at the fromagerie Trott\u00e9
    \n Bread and butter
    \nSliced tomatoes sliced baked spring onions
    \nFrench green beans
    \nPork roast slices
    \n1\/4 cup rose mixed with sparkling water<\/p>\n

    Day 5<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nOatmeal half apple red currants soy
    \nWater and half orange
    \nBiscotte with caillebotte cheese
    \nCoffee with soy<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nMackerel green beans
    \nRice
    \nChives
    \nChocolate – \u00e0 la Petite Fabrique* sells dark chocolate tablets for diabetics. Maltitol replaces the sugar. They do not sell this in milk chocolate (milk contains sugar).
    \nWater<\/p>\n

    Sweet craving: two raisins<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \n    Bruschetta<\/a> with fresher crushed tomatoes, basil, olive oil
    \nSalt free organic bread
    \nCaillebotte cheese
    \nFresh strawberries in yogurt
    \nFresh chopped white peach and apricots (France)<\/p>\n

    Day 6<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nFruit from above
    \nOatmeal with soy fresh squeezed grapefruit
    \nJuice with water<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nRice, green beans, chopped pistachios, chopped and marinated celery, carrots and spring onion
    \nFresh tomato juice<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nSalad: feuille de ch\u00eane, tomatoes, chives, chicken, cauliflower
    \nChocolate
    \nSparkling pear cider mixed with water<\/p>\n

    Day 7<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nOatmeal whit peaches, two raisins, half apple, soy
    \nFresh OJ<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nPasta tagliatelle ratatouille mixed with tomato sauce chicken
    \nChocolate<\/p>\n

    Gout\u00e9
    \nBeet chips organic unsalted<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nTomato salad pistachios
    \nFake Lambrusco with C\u00f4te de Rhone wine and sparkling water
    \nBread cheese<\/p>\n

    Day 8<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nOatmeal soy apricots, few raisins
    \nFresh OJ
    \nBread butter (3 tiny slices) two with raw honey two with butter
    \nCoffee soy<\/p>\n

    Aperitif
    \nBeet chips
    \nFake Lambrusco<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nShrimp in ratatouille sauce
    \nRice
    \nBread<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nQuiche must remove the salted ham pieces (lardons) (too much salt too sensitive)
    \nSalad
    \nTomatoes sliced chives and olive oil
    \nMorsels of duck
    \nWater
    \nCherries<\/p>\n

    Day 9<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nOrganic white juicy wonderful peach
    \nOatmeal with apple and fresh cherries
    \nBlack currant mixed with water
    \nCoffee soy
    \nBread and caillebotte cheese<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nBlack currant and water
    \nSardines grated red beets, grated, marinated carrot, celery and leek salad, lettuce, cucumber, lime
    \nBread goat cheese with basil
    \nYogurt and fresh cherries<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nJardini\u00e8re salad: fresh peas, carrots, leek and new potatoes with butter
    \nBread with goat and basil cheese
    \nWater flavored with rise wine
    \nCantaloupe and fresh cherries<\/p>\n

    Day 10<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nOatmeal with cherries and apple and soy
    \nCoffee and soy
    \nBread and butter<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nPenne pasta
    \nTomato sauce with fresh tomatoes, zucchini and leek microwaved in olive oil
    \nSardines
    \nPlain yogurt with fresh apricots
    \nBlack currant in water<\/p>\n

    Casse-cro\u00fbte or<\/em> un go\u00fbter (snack)
    \nAlmonds and raisins<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nSliced tomato with olive oil and basil
    \nJardini\u00e8re salad
    \nCantaloupe and cherries<\/p>\n

    Day 11<\/strong>
    \nStandard breakfast<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nRatatouille with chicken and camargue rice
    \nYogurt and peaches<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nTomato salad with pistachio and fresh basil
    \nBread with goat cheese\/basil
    \nGouda unsalted
    \nYogurt sauce with fresh fruit<\/p>\n

    Day 12<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast with fruit currant and water, coffee<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nRice carrots cucumber chicken fresh thyme and chives
    \nCurrant and water
    \nYogurt with organic peach<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nTomato salad with pistachio and leek
    \nChocolate
    \nRose wine<\/p>\n

    Day 13<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nOatmeal and almonds, peach, apple
    \nCurrant water<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nRice red pepper eggplant zucchini
    \nAlmonds thyme and herbs de Provence
    \nGouda
    \nYogurt with nectarine
    \nCurrant water
    \nChocolate<\/p>\n

    Supper
    \nTomato salad pistachio
    \nCantaloupe chocolate
    \nRose wine<\/p>\n

    Day 14<\/strong>
    \nBreakfast
    \nOatmeal fresh OJ
    \nToast with butter
    \nCoffee soy<\/p>\n

    Ap\u00e9ro (aperitif)
    \nPichouline olives and pistachio<\/p>\n

    Lunch
    \nJardini\u00e8re salad: fresh peas, carrots, leek and new potatoes with butter
    \nwith pork roast and gravy
    \nChampagne
    \nNectarine<\/p>\n

    Supper when I “fell off the wagon” so to speak
    \nTomato and mixed greens salad
    \nBaguette “traditional”
    \nRos\u00e9 wine
    \nCr\u00e8me caramel<\/p>\n

    \u00a9 Colleensparis.com<\/p>\n