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Posted by Dan [7550.3312] on March 15, 2007 at 13:06:44:

Hello everyone,

i have read in a few places that you should always prepare your vegetables fresh, with every meal that you choose to eat veggies with. this allows you to absorb the most nutrients from your veggies.

i bring my lunch to work which means that i need to prepare my vegetables that morning. typically, i steam them for 10 minutes at 7AM and eat my lunch at 1PM.

am i really losing that much nutrients that i need to be concerned about this? just a thought. curious to hear opinions. my only option for making veggies at work is either to eat them raw or nuke them.



Re: whole foods diet vegetables

Posted by PhillyLady [5444.2761] on March 15, 2007 at 13:13:14:

In Reply to: whole foods diet vegetables posted by Dan [7550.3312] on March 15, 2007 at 13:06:44:

Hi Dan:

You can eat them cooked and cold in a salad with raw greens. Don't nuke them.

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Re: whole foods diet vegetables

Posted by Jan DeCourtney, CMT (Happygal) [2062.3310] on March 15, 2007 at 23:06:41:

In Reply to: whole foods diet vegetables posted by Dan [7550.3312] on March 15, 2007 at 13:06:44:

Hi Dan,

I think what you are doing is actually great. You might vary cooked and raw sometimes. I agree with Philly Lady, don't nuke them.

Best wishes,
Jan

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Re: whole foods diet vegetables . Consider fresh-frozen. Archive.

Posted by Walt Stoll [93.1889] on March 16, 2007 at 07:50:20:

In Reply to: whole foods diet vegetables posted by Dan [7550.3312] on March 15, 2007 at 13:06:44:

Dan,

I agree with Jan & Philly.

However, with the current state of the safety of fresh produce I am getting cautious. Fresh frozen are actually a better source of trace nutrients than fresh, anyhow, and have a much better track record for cleanliness.

Walt

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