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One of the best decisions when planning your diet is to integrate as much as possible to the plants. However, not all forms of consuming without equally beneficial to our health. So we must learn how to cook them to exploit their full benefits.
First of all try to consume raw vegetables. During the cooking process destroys many vitamins. Therefore, attempts to eat as natural as possible. If, however, need or do not prefer cooking them longer than necessary. If you do plant will decrease its nutritional value. Note that you should still cook a lot less than they are accustomed. Furthermore, most people tend to peel the vegetables before cooking. You should not do.
Use the plant immediately after cutting or grate. In this way retain the most vitamin C. You should know that this vitamin is lost at an extremely rapid pace once the plant fibers are cut or crushed. Another option is to cut them into large pieces and retain more vitamins.
Many times the water which ends up being cooked vegetables healthier than the plants themselves. So do not throw the resulting broth. Bebelo or save it for soup later.
Now for the worst method of cooking vegetables: fry! This practice is unhealthy for your body. In the process the plants absorb a large amount of fat and then difficult to digest. The best way is to steam cook with a little water for the shortest time possible.