Why France Has Better Food Than The USA

Is food in France just better quality compared to the US? Everyone in my comment section keeps telling me that they instantly feel better and even lose weight when they come to France, even though they eat stuff they would never eat at home in America like butter and pastries. So today I wanted to investigate and understand what's going on!

And of course, this video is about French food since I'm French and I live in Paris, but I could also have included other countries in Europe that have similar ways of eating + I'm aware that the US is a big country with a lot of different ways of eating, so feel free to share your thoughts in the comments, I read them all!

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[LucileHR]

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[bellathereader]

I am speaking as an American. There are too many chemicals used in food and on food in the U.S. Some produce is grown in depleted soil. People in the U.S. are addicted to processed, junk food. It's about a quick fix eaten in a rush. I appreciate the French orientation on cooking fresh food and enjoying a meal!

[donminday]

In France, preparing and eating food is an art. In the U.S., eating is a necessity.

[LuxPurselove]

We recently went to London and Paris and the food in Europe is so different than the USA. And by different I mean way better! The color of the egg yolks was so much darker and everything tasted so good. Our food is high with GMO products and it has so much added chemicals. Sometimes these chemicals are even labeled as heart healthy. You are so lucky to have such amazing food! I garden now and grow all my own veggies. So much better.

[heatherfeather]

I noticed this when I went to London. SO many items here in the US contain chemicals banned overseas. But the US is about profit at all costs, and making people sick means more money for our corrupt insurance and medical industry. I'm honestly fed up with so many things here that I want to move.

[jenafter]

Watching this as we finish our first 2 week trip to Paris. We’ll be moving here in a few months and have been so enamored with the people, the beauty, and the FOOD here! We’ve been all over Europe and Asia and left little pieces of our hearts in each place. But nothing has compared to this first impression of France. Your videos have been so helpful in my research, and you’re always so diplomatic in presenting the good and less-than-good of any topic you’re discussing. Thank you for the work you put into your content, it’s much appreciated!

[LenaFranco-sg]

I hate to sound so negative but as an immigrant to the USA, coming from Scandinavia - Sweden I couldn’t agree with you more. But with that being said, of course you can find eggs with deep dark yellow yolks and organic foods but you have to pay dearly for it and living in California it’s the second most expensive city in the US (I live in Los Angeles) so people here unfortunately have to sometimes sacrifice their health for less quality foods as groceries are extremely expensive.

[TheFroggie]

So much truth. I never ate as well as I did in France. Flavor! I’m American, and I cook 20-21 meals a week. ALL of my meals except maybe one meal. But I am not the norm.

[karenminehart]

I lived in a small Texas town without a grocery store. It was a 35 mile round trip for groceries. A big problem is the addition of sugar to so many things! You’re right about the bagels. And they are huge. I bought tortillas from a big name brand— they were sweet because of brown sugar. Why?
Now I live here in Paris. The grocery store is a block and a half away. Lots of fresh food. Little processed foods. I’m learning how to cook at age 63! I also have at least 5 kinds of cheese in my fridge.

[thetwopointslow]

In France, food is produced for the people. In America, most food is made for the profit of corporations

[TheColorofLight]

Hey Lucile, I agreed with most of what you're saying. Here in California and the U.S. in general, the problem is not the access to good food, it is spending time learning to cook and cooking at home. When I started making my own coffee at home, I stopped going to Starbucks. On the rare occasion, I would go to Starbucks and I would immediately be overwhelmed by the amount sugar in the drinks. When you cook your own food, you are in control of what goes in it.

[pzhivulin]

Every time I’m in Paris I’m enjoying French food, even going to Monoprix is a journey

[TheBillyBowlegs]

I grew up on a cattle ranch and was surprised, after leaving home, that store bought beef tastes as bad as it does. (I was also shocked to find out how expensive it was.)

What shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone is that the “food pyramid” that we used to fatten cattle is THE EXACT SAME ONE that the government promotes as being healthy! I work in the healthcare industry, so I’m quite familiar with how the general public suffers from healthcare illiteracy, but am surprised at how people don’t make the connection about those food pyramids…

Love your channel! Keep up the good work!

[eileenbauer]

Enjoying your videos :) I’m an American who lived in Europe (Switzerland) for a long time in the 80’s and 90’s. I concur with everything you said here. One thing I do is grow my own tomatoes, and are they delicious! So, I only eat tomatoes in season…..those pink “tennis balls” you see in the grocery stores in January are technically tomatoes but I don’t bother with them. I am noticing a trend in some restaurants here (east coast US) toward more local, fresher ingredients. Watching your videos reminds me of my European life 🥺 Keep up the good work!

[WillBuschOffical]

I’m going to Paris in February. So I love to watch your videos about Paris. It’s so useful to know more about the culture!

[DrRichardMarques]

Your channel is absolutely brilliant! Really enjoy the content! 🌟

[rosalie.e.morgan]

Here in the USA we need an overhaul of out city planning to make it more human centric. It costs a lot of money to rent a place in a walkable neighborhood with good stores. At one point I was able to stop at a lovely local market that had cheap fresh produce before catching the train home. Being able to restock fresh foods mid week made it much much easier to regularly eat good food. Right now the stores we frequent are 15-20 min each way by car, but 1.5 hours each way by public transit, and can't be easily accessed by bike. We now only buy fresh food once a week, and are far worse off for it.

[loisavci]

I discovered in my 20s that my chronic asthma cleared up when I traveled abroad and, weirdly, it didn't matter where I went. I was eventually diagnosed with corn allergy. American food is full of corn additives. It doesn't matter whether the additive is methylcellulose, citric acid or the coating on your bag of cereal-- it's almost certainly made from corn (or, lately, it could be soy). I wonder how many Americans suffer from undiagnosed low-level chronic allergies to the plethora of ingredients in our food.

[jburnett]

Thanks for pointing that out. We already knew.

[danydany]

J'ai appris que si dans la composition d'un aliment il y a plus de 3 choses que tu ne connais pas, alors il ne faut pas le manger.
Merci Lucile pour cette vidéo si intéressante ❤