With an average of 7000 calories consumed during the traditional British Christmas meal, it is hardly surprising that New Year’s Eve across the Channel is regularly ranked among the “richest”, if not the most difficult to digest in Europe. This typical meal with turkey drizzled with “gravy” a gravy sauce and accompanied by potatoes, followed by mince pies (tartlets very rich in candied fruit) and Christmas pudding soaked in brandy cream contains 69 g of lipids and 211g of carbohydrates, i.e. 42% saturated fats and 30% sugars. Just behind Great Britain, among the meals in the healthy months, we find Ireland. In third position in the list of bad students of New Year’s Eve, we find Germany and its procession of cured meats and especially its roast goose which is bathed in the sauce, rich in lipids.
On the other hand, the traditional French Eve is placed at the top of the ranking of the “best meals for health” because it contains only 46 g of lipids and 29 g of carbohydrates per person, which is equivalent to 24% saturated fat and 31 % sugar. A good place obtained thanks to oysters, of course, but also to the tradition of the 13 desserts among which we find nuts, berries and fruits. Just behind France, we find the Czech Republic, whose New Year’s Eve could almost be called dietary because it is composed of fish soup, potato salad and marinated cabbage.
If, despite everything, your liver is acting up In this time of feasting, here are two little “special digestion” remedies:
• Place 2 drops of peppermint essential oil on a tiny teaspoon of honey and let it melt in your mouth. To renew 3 times a day.
• Pour 2 teaspoons of mint leaves and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon balm leaves into a cup of boiling water. Leave to infuse for 10 minutes. Add honey, and a drop of lemon essential oil. Drink a cup after each heavy meal.
And discover our special health file during the holidays to keep in shape at the end of the year.
