Raw Vegetables vs. Steamed Vegetables

[Admin]

I was always told that steamed vegetables has less vitamins and proteins than raw vegetables.
Is this always true?

If you heat (or microwave) milk, does it lose a large percentage (or all) of its vitamins?

[zoedragon]

This is true for many vegetables, but not all. The nutrients found in carrots are actually more digestable and easily absorbed if they are cooked. It really depends on what nutrient you are talking about. For example, vitamin C is easily destroyed by heat while vitamin E is not. Here's an easy-to-read article about how the nutritional value of food changes with heating, canning, frying, etc: http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_conte.../keepnutr.html

[that-one-guy]

i am a vegetarian so I can say that it really doesnt make much of a difference if you consume enough.

[zoedragon]

That's true, but the problem is most people don't consume enough. I admittedly am one of them. I make an effort to get more fresh veggies into my diet, but all too often convenience wins out instead.

[HardToSpell]

The tomato sauce in pizza counts as a veggie...right?

[PandaMoOo]

Is fat a vegetable?

[lwong81]

Originally Posted by HardToSpell

The tomato sauce in pizza counts as a veggie...right?

Pizza is the best breakfast, it contains all the food groups.