We don't need no stinkin' protein

We realised this weekend that it must be next to impossible to be on the Atkins Diet in Europe. Not that there's any shortage of meat--far from it--but the breads are so good and omnipresent that it's futile to resist. Saturday morning I had a croissant for breakfast at the airport. Then they served pain au chocolat (bread with chocolate) on the plane. When we got to Paris we stopped at a local bakery for a chausson aux pommes (apple turnover). From there we walked to a market and picked up a fresh, warm, YUMMY baguette to munch on as we walked. It wasn't until lunch that I had my first protein, and even then the meal came with bread, which I happily devoured...