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Marzapan741
Sep 3, 2007, 03:20 PM
When you cook food does it really lose all its vitamins, fiber etc.

rankrank55
Sep 3, 2007, 03:25 PM
Not ALL of it's nutrients but a bit is lost, yes. It's best to eat fruits and veggies either steamed or fresh. Frozen is also better in nutritional value than canned foods.

Marzapan741
Sep 3, 2007, 03:29 PM
So if you have a frozen dinner with a lot of veggies in it (Like Lean cusene meals) and it says 5 grms of fiber 17% Vitiman C etc, the microwave doesn't kill it either?

** Ty for answering!

CaptainRich
Sep 3, 2007, 03:30 PM
Cooking also releases some of the foods nutritional content. Mostly I like that cooking makes it more palatable. Some foods aren't even edible until cooked.

Marzapan741
Sep 3, 2007, 03:33 PM
True.
That's why when ever I cook a soup I never discard the water drom boiling the veggies cause I don't want to lose anything

CaptainRich
Sep 3, 2007, 03:40 PM
Tonight's dinner:

Individual Beef Wellington's with Blanched Asparagus and Bearnaise Sauce

Prepared and served by yours truly...

Marzapan741
Sep 16, 2007, 05:59 PM
How about pan frying (no oil, I use pam, if that's eevn healthier lol)

J_9
Sep 16, 2007, 06:02 PM
So if you have a frozen dinner with alot of veggies in it (Like Lean cusene meals) and it says 5 grms of fiber 17% Vitiman C etc, the microwave doesnt kill it either?

** Ty for answering!

Look at the ingredients of your Lean Cuisine. Frozen diet meals are HIGH in sodium. They have to replace the flavor somehow.

Marzapan741
Sep 16, 2007, 06:16 PM
So that means it does kill the nutrients?

J_9
Sep 16, 2007, 06:19 PM
No hun, that means that it is not as healthy as it is made out to be. High sodium content is as dangerous as high fat content.

The best foods are fresh or frozen, steamed or baked, not boiled or fried.

Marzapan741
Sep 16, 2007, 06:23 PM
I rarely eat those things, only if I'm in a hrry and can't cook but yea, agreed.

Frying deff out of the question for me haha but hwy is boiling bad?

Sodium can be like fat then right? Because I notice when I eat a lot of salty food I gain temporary weight

J_9
Sep 16, 2007, 06:37 PM
One thing to remember is "where salt goes, water goes."

Soooooo, if you eat a lot of salt (sodium) you tend to gain water.

Boiling is not necessarily out of the question, but nutrients leak out of the food into the water, and the water is not really usable once the food is cooked.

Marzapan741
Sep 16, 2007, 06:40 PM
Ohh okay I see. Thank youu :)