Breakfast like a princess … 39 Foods that are high in fibre are excellent for breakfast – not only are they good for our bowels, as we have mentioned, but they are slowly absorbed. So not only do we not feel hungry as the morning progresses, we don’ t get a sudden blood sugar jump and then a fall that gives us a craving for more sweet food. One of the more common causes of being hungry not long after breakfast( after just having a cup of coffee and a good look around) is having just fruit for breakfast. This is most often the case with fruits that are higher in water content such as stonefruits, bananas and various berries. The best thing to do with these fruits is have them on your cereal. It makes the cereal taste better and you get the energy delivered over an extended time. While it is a good idea to have something for morning tea( more about this later), the backup for breakfast in dealing with Starvation is a big lunch. This is something that the French have known about for a long time. Let’ s just take a quick sojourn in Paris. The French Paradox When it comes to eating well and getting away with it, the French are a force to be reckoned with. They may be completely unable to design a good looking motor vehicle, or lead the way in humility, but they are doing something spectacular when it comes to loving and eating good food. Despite their penchant for rich and creamy food, they enjoy one of the western world’ s lowest rates of obesity and heart disease. This unexpected finding is known as the French Paradox. I, like many professionals working in the weight-loss field, have taken a particular interest in the way the French approach eating. Throughout this book, I will repeatedly return to what we have come to understand about their eating culture. There are many elements to this culture and at this stage it is difficult for us to be entirely sure which are responsible for allowing them to eat rich and tasty foods without gaining weight. Fortunately none of the