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Eat Your Veggies; Here's How

Posted May 20, 08 4:42 PM CDT in Arts & Living,  Science & Health 

(Newser) – Chomping on a raw carrot may give you the keen eyesight of a cartoon rabbit, but boiling the vegetable first is a better way to release its nutrients, scientists say. The New York Times looks at a variety of cooking methods and finds the goodness of the good stuff on your dinner plate may depend on the approach the chef takes.

  • Because it's water soluble, vitamin C flies out of canned veggies, cooked spinach, and even frozen cherries.
  • Steamed or boiled broccoli is worse than unappetizing: It loses far more vitamin C than the microwaved version.
  • The body absorbs certain nutrients better when avocados or full-fat salad dressing accompanies skinnier veggies; fat helps "unlock" lutein, lycopene, and beta carotene.

Source New York Times

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Raw veggies aren't always best, nutrition experts say.   ((c) galant)
Serve salad with avocado or full-fat dressing to get the most out of the other ingredients.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Pick your cooking method as carefully as you pick your veggies to get the most nutrition from them.   (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Carrots are good for you, and they can be even better if they're prepared correctly.   ((c) foodistablog)
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