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Are Raw Veggies Always Better?

You'd think that boiling veggies would suck the nutrients right out of them. But in the case of carrots and broccoli, that may not be so.

Seems that lightly boiling these two veggies can actually increase the concentration of carotenoids. The downside? It also depletes their phenolic compounds.

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booo
2 of 2 people found this helpful.
5/8/2008 1:28:51 PM

this life is yours, believe in yourself,take the power to create your own dreams and make them come true 
dixiechik
9 of 11 people found this helpful.
5/5/2008 11:27:14 AM

To get my 5 servings of veggies everyday - I make vegatable soup out of all my left over dinner vegatables and have it almost everyday for lunch. The taste changes as you add different contents. I'm looking forward to my vegatable/beef soup this lunch time. 
rylager4real
10 of 13 people found this helpful.
5/5/2008 2:11:19 AM

always put your mind at rest at the time you are experiencing a difficult situation. 
rylager4real
3 of 4 people found this helpful.
5/5/2008 2:07:47 AM

it is good to do exercise, eat well and sleep well 
yoly2512
8 of 8 people found this helpful.
5/4/2008 2:31:14 PM

Sleeping well, exercising and eating just the amount that makes you satisfied stabilize your mind and your body. 
4health
16 of 20 people found this helpful.
5/3/2008 1:57:16 PM

Some people are genetically more capable of tasting bitterness in broccoli and other vegetables. I have read that cooking broccoli in milk will take away the bitterness. Feel free to make a political joke if you wish. 
tern
16 of 19 people found this helpful.
5/3/2008 9:55:19 AM

Please help me find a way to like broccoli. I know it's good for me but unless I slather it with sauce I can't handle it.
Desparate in Ontario. 
living1hea...
11 of 15 people found this helpful.
5/3/2008 8:03:52 AM

Any food cooked above 118 degrees destroys the enzymes in it,you'll want to add the proper enzymes during comsuming your meal,so your body can properly digest that food and your cells can absorb then utilize the nutritional value.The Abion labratory has a patent that gaurantees that delivery. 
jackaroo
7 of 13 people found this helpful.
5/3/2008 6:49:03 AM

Yea stop calling them "veggies" it sounds stupid 
Loner
7 of 9 people found this helpful.
5/3/2008 5:56:38 AM

Must eat a little bit of every thing but never never eat to much of any thing .That is what mom told me .Loner. 
Cadenza5
9 of 22 people found this helpful.
5/3/2008 4:33:18 AM

Act like a professional organization and stop calling them "veggies" because you think it's cute. 
health4ene...
35 of 40 people found this helpful.
5/2/2008 1:27:56 PM

I have found sauteing chopped onions, broccoli, asparagus, olives, spinach, garlic or other veggies + two scrambled eggs is good. 
[Edited by health4energy- on 5/2/2008 1:30:53 PM]
row3seat15
10 of 24 people found this helpful.
5/2/2008 1:27:02 PM

The most healthy post-workday drink I have experianced is a half and half Spicy V8 juice and Natural Lite beer. Serving of veggies and just enough alcohol to relax one after a full day on the fields of commerce. Cheers! 
row3seat15
17 of 23 people found this helpful.
5/2/2008 1:17:02 PM

When cooking a large amount of broccoli, I use more water than normal and boil/steam the fresh broc, then I use the water in cooking my brown rice and any nutrients which may have escaped are thereby recaptured. Also, I use tamari instead of salt; it adds flavor and has less sodium, I believe. 
Elena3
12 of 13 people found this helpful.
5/2/2008 1:02:04 PM

Foe steaming you do NOT put the vegetables IN water. The idea is to cook them in the STEAM not the liquid. You can put them in a steamer (very cheap, buy them just about anywhere) or if you don't have one, put the vegetables on top of small balls of foil to keep them out of the water, and cover. For most vegetables a minute or two is plenty. If they are thicker like broccoli, just three minutes or so and serve right away so they won't get mushy.