milk_lover
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Honestly I didn't stick to Peat diet in my week visit to Italy. I was eating all the pizzas, spaghettis pastas risottos I see in front of me, mostly the seafood ones. I was also eating a lot of fresh northern mozzarella, full-fat milk, espresso and cappuchino. It went very well, I might have gained some pounds with water retention but it was all worth it. I noticed people in the north near como lake nicer than the people in Rome. Maybe they have cleaner environment and cleaner food.How did it go? I've been in Italy since Feb 2, don't check the forum often, but no trouble Peating. For snacks, I get cappuchino or latte machiata with sugar and a fresh-squeezed OJ to splurge. Gelato is another good snack. Parmegiano reggiano is pretty cheap here, and so are oranges and clementines -- I eat a lot of them. At restaurants, I often get risotto with mushrooms, as it's made with white rice and I don't have issues with starch. And for second courses, anything "in umido" with bones is cooked slowly in its own juices and has whatever natural gelatin is in the animal (if you get goat, or rabbit, or ossobuco). Just avoid the pastries as they're all made with margarine. You can buy some decent stuff in the supermarkets (e.g. stuff made with butter).