Terroir Archives | Nicolas Pujol

There are many options for breakfast depending on your food preferences, and that includes skipping the meal if you like the concept of intermittent fasting. Assuming you finish your last meal at 8pm and have lunch at noon the next day, this fits the standard 16 hour interval of intermittent fasts. But another method is to have an early dinner – or skip dinner, so you digest before going to bed, and in that case breakfast becomes very important. The other thing to consider is whether we’re getting enough fruits and vegetables in our diet. If you’re vegetarian or vegan that’s likely not an issue. But if you like to enjoy all foods, you may not get enough fruits and veggies. That’s where the fruit salad for breakfast is ideal.

But it’s not just for this. [Read more…] about Why eat fruits for breakfast

If you’re a parent who likes to cook whole foods and make them tasty, there’s a good chance that your dishes include garlic. Garlic is a wonderful ingredient with several properties, one of them being a natural antibiotic. One of the main components of garlic is allicin, a sulfur compound credited for being the active ingredient. There is plenty of literature on benefits and nutritional profile of garlic. Garlic is part of the Mediterranean lifestyle and many dishes people cook daily in Provence include garlic: meats, tomates à la provençale, aioli, salads. It’s not just about nutrition, garlic tastes delicious!

garlic chunks

Sometimes it’s hard to get your kids to eat and like garlic. When we have family dinners we occasionally see our kids eat everything, but leave the garlic on the side of the plate. We noticed that other times they eat it, and they even like it. What made the difference? We asked the kids too, and they told us. Here are a couple of things you can do make your kids eat and line garlic. [Read more…] about How to get your kids to eat and like garlic