My friend asked me how to eat healthy in Rome Italy
So I thought I’d share my reply to her here!
First of all the food in Italy is better – plain and simple- few ingredients are healthier and real food is better super to digest.
We compared the ingredients of Nutella, potato chips and drinks- all had zero chemicals or high fructose corn syrup.
It truly irritates me that the USA cares so little about the quality of our food that causes us to be one of the sickest countries in the world!🌎
More on that later. 😉
I’m gluten intolerant in the USA but here I have eaten pizza, pasta and bread on most of my 10 days here, with zero negative side effects.
This is called living 80/20.
And Italy is my 20.
I am super clean at home – 80% of the time.
And because of that my body can handle the 20 % I am not being clean!
I chose the ceviche, lamb, steak, pork for most of my dinners and only had bites of pasta and a few full servings.
I did eat bread and drink wine with almost every meal except breakfast, which I never do at home but “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”
I did have my HCL- digestive enzymes and Gluten Ease and DigestZen but only had a tummy ache one time!
And of course I took my bitter melon when I drank wine.
At home even 1 glass of wine gives me a hangover.
In Italy I felt great every day!
Walking around 15 miles in Rome and climbing 1000’s of steps I definitely kept some fitness.
Using a gym in Florence and open water swimming in Maiori on the Amalfi Coast was so beautiful and helped me mix in some training while being lazy on the beach and boat.
I again did not obsess about my fitness.
Sometimes it’s good to just Let Go and enjoy!
Choosing to keep moving in whatever way you can while traveling is a choice just like any other.
But very doable.
Hope you get your 20 % in a beautiful different amazing place like I did!
Happy Summer, Happy Training!
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