Nutrition : 7 Ways You’re Making Your Veggies Less Healthy

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How you cook your vegetables matters! (Photo: Getty Images)

You’ve loaded your grocery cart with produce. Great! And this week you’re actually eating those veggies and not just letting them turn into a science experiment in your fridge. Even better! But just because you’re consuming the recommended 2½ cups of produce daily, doesn’t mean you’re reaping all the health benefits. In fact, the way you’re cooking your veggies can actually make them less nutritious.

Here are seven mistakes people make when cooking along with tips for how to remedy them:

1. Overcooking

This is one of the most common ways people ruin their veggies. Often, this leaves your greens — and reds, oranges, etc. — mushy and drained of color so they’re not appetizing to eat. 

2. Using just any kind of oil

Your usual stir-fry seems like it would make for a healthy dinner, but think again if you’re sautéing in seed oils like canola oil and sunflower seed oil.

3. Nuking the wrong way

Microwaving may be quick, but it can easily overcook your veggies, which reduces their nutritional content. But that’s not the worst of it.

4. Turning up the heat

You’re in a rush to get dinner on the table, so you turn up the heat, right? Wrong. If you’re using olive oil, it can create smoke that gives food a burnt flavor.

5. Peeling your produce

“One thing everyone does to their beautiful organic carrots (and potatoes, parsnips, cucumbers, etc.), is to peel them before cooking,” says Lee Gross, former personal chef to Gwyneth Paltrow, culinary director of New York’s Organic Pharmer and consulting chef for LA’s M Cafe restaurants.

6. Tossing those veggies on the grill

Grilling is often a healthy option because you don’t need to drown your vegetables in oil or other sauces to enjoy a tasty meal. 

7. Drowning veggies in oil

Eating broccoli, kale, and other produce can make you feel virtuous because this food group is low-fat, low-cal and bursting with nutrients.

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https://www.yahoo.com/health/7-ways-youre-making-your-veggies-less-healthy-108282205497.html

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