Attention raw-food fanatics: We’re sharing healthy cooked vegetables, plus two that you should keep enjoying raw.
“Eat your veggies,” they say, and the more the merrier.U.S.
“Cooking tomatoes does something remarkable to their cellular makeup,” Beckerman says.
Christopher Baker
“Lycopene can help fight off colds and keep you protected during flu season.
However, not all cooking is ideal.
Carrots
Raw carrots are fine, but cooked carrots are better for you.
Antonis Achilleos
An ideal nutrition combination is carrots with an iron-rich grain, such as sorghum or buckwheat.
Research shows that beta carotene significantly enhances the absorption of iron by protecting it from diminishing.
Cooking also increases the bioavailability of other nutrients like vitamin A, E, and zinc.
Get a similar effect by taking a multivitamin that has vitamin C with your meal.
When cooked, celery loses certain valuable antioxidants, causing a reduction in the vegetable’s nutritional value.
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Victor Protasio
USDA FoodData Central,Spinach, raw.
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Levi Brown
