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    Tuesday, January 17, 2017

    The 3 Healthiest Way To Cook Vegetables

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    The 3 Healthiest Way To Cook Vegetables


    Some of The Healthiest Way To Cook Vegetables



    1. Slow-Cooking

    Healthiest-Way-To-Cook-VegetablesSlow-cooking is one of the Healthiest Way To Cook Vegetables ways  to prepare them, which makes it
    an excellent choice.
    You might lose some nutrients that leach into the slow-cooker water, but that’s only a problem if you don’t use the water. Fortunately, most slow-cooker dishes (soups and stews) make good use of the water.
    Keep your slow-cooker lid closed tight to trap the steam, which helps vegetable nutrients get into your body instead of going to waste.
    Consider stirring in some healthy fats (like olive oil), which help your body absorb “fat-soluble” vitamins found in vegetables (vitamins A, D, E, and K).
    You don’t have to leave veggies in the slow cooker for too long -- just throw them in for the last hour. It’s a great way to cook your vegetables without over-exposing them to heat.

    2. Steaming

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    Steaming is an extremely gentle cooking method without a lot of water loss. This helps vegetables keep their nutrients.
    Vitamin C is one of the easiest vitamins to destroy. But a 2006 study published in the journal Food Additives & Contaminants found that steaming broccoli didn’t damage its vitamin C content.
    Steaming is a simple way to cook without using fats. But this so-called health benefit could come back and haunt you…
    Many vitamins in vegetables (vitamins A, D E, and K) are “fat soluble,” which means your body absorbs them better with fat.
    So if you eat steamed vegetables without adding fat, your body won’t absorb those important nutrients!
    You can avoid this by adding healthy fats like coconut or olive oil to your steamed vegetables -- they taste great, and help your body get the most out of every vegetable.

    3. Frying

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    Did you know that frying your is actually one of the Healthiest Way To Cook Vegetables?
    There isn’t any water to drain, so you don’t have to worry about losing vitamins and minerals that way.
    Frying takes high heat, but it cooks vegetables in a short period of time. You throw them into a pan, cook them, and take them off before they lose nutrients.
    A study published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition found that fried potatoes had the same vitamin C content as raw potatoes. And vitamin C is one of the most vulnerable to heat!
    The biggest issue with frying comes down to the oil you choose to fry with.
    Processed or hydrogenated oils (the ones fast food restaurants use) are DESTROYED by high heat. They stress your system and make you inflamed.
    Coconut oil is a better choice. It’s one of the most stable healthy fats you can cook with, and holds up even in the high heat of a frying pan or wok.

    None of This Matters If You Aren’t Eating Enough Vegetables (Here’s How!)


    While steaming broccoli might be better than boiling it, eating boiled broccoli is light years ahead of NOT eating any broccoli at all!
    Every cooking method has its pros and cons. It’s easy to get caught up in the details… and lose sight of the big picture.
    A better question you can ask:
    “How can I make vegetables a regular part of my life?”
    If you don’t know where to get started, the PaleoHacks Cookbook can help. It’s designed to help you overcome some of the most common sticking points that keep people from adopting a healthy diet and making it a lifestyle.
    You’ll experience a whole new world of vegetables, prepared in different ways, that allow you to enjoy hundreds of delicious meal combinations you can make a central part of your new lifestyle.

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    The 3 WORST Ways to Cook Your Vegetables (Plus the 3 Healthiest Ways)

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    The 3 WORST Ways to Cook Your Vegetables (Plus the 3 Healthiest Ways)
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    Did you know that HOW you cook your vegetables has a HUGE impact on your health? If you cook veggies the wrong way, they lose a lot of the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy. You end up "short changing" yourself… just because of the way you prepare your food!  

    It's amazing how many people (and restaurants) are doing this. You might be doing it right now. Some of the so-called "healthy" ways to cook veggies are actually some of the worst ways you can prepare them.
    There are a lot of MYTHS going around and it’s crucial to know how to cook your vegetables to get the most health benefits.
    Which ways should you AVOID?


    The 3 Worst Ways to Cook Your Vegetables


    1. Boiling


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    Boiling is, hands down, the WORST way to cook your vegetables.

    Why?

    You can only boil at very high temperatures and this takes longer than cooking vegetables in other ways, leaving them exposed to vitamin and mineral damage.

    The biggest issue with boiling: you have to submerge the vegetables in water.

    After most people boil vegetables, they drain the water and toss it out without a second thought…

    But they don’t realize they’re “throwing out the baby with the bathwater” -- key nutrients from vegetables they just prepared!

    You can avoid this if you keep the boiled water and use it in a soup or stew. But if you just boil vegetables and pour the nutrient-rich water down the sink, you’re missing out.

    A combo of high heat and water loss make boiling a BAD choice compared to the other ways on the next page.

    2. Roasting


    “Lot-fat” fanatics praise roasting as one of the healthiest ways to cook vegetables because it uses dry heat and avoids oils.

    You don’t have to add water like you do with boiling, which makes it easier to save vegetables’ key minerals. That’s definitely a plus.

    On the other hand, roasting is usually done at high heat for a good amount of time. This causes some of the vitamins in vegetables to break down.

    So the verdict on roasting: it’s better than boiling vegetables, but it isn’t the best way to save the most nutrients.

    3. Microwaving

    Microwaving vegetables exposes them to high heat for short periods of time. This intense heat can make vegetable nutrients break down.
     
    Plus, microwaves don’t just destroy nutrients. The heat can leach toxins (like BPA) from microwavable containers into your food. Those toxins have been linked to digestion and autoimmune issues—even cancer!

    It’s also hard to cook with microwaves. A lot of vegetables come out mushy or dry. There are hot and cold spots. No one wants to eat veggies if they taste like cardboard.

    Finally, there’s still A LOT we don’t know about how the radiation from microwaves could harm the body over a lifetime of use…

    Microwaving vegetables is convenient, but it isn’t a good way to go. You have better options.

    Now that we've covered the 3 WORST ways to cook your vegetables, click on the Next Page button below to find out the 3 healthiest ways to cook your vegetables.
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