On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:41:10 -0600, Omelet >
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>In article
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> Chemo the Clown > wrote:
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>> On Feb 19, 4:10*pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
>> > rajiv123 wrote:
>> > > It is advisable to scrub vegetables rather than to peel them. Most
>> > > nutrients can be found in the skin of the vegetables. To get the most
>> > > out of your vegetable, you can steam your veggies or put them on a
>> > > microwave oven rather than boiling them.
>> >
>> > Pressure cooker saves the most vitamins

Actually not, those high temps destroy most vitamins

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>The problem with eating them raw is that you can't digest them as easily
>so most vitamins never get absorbed. Cooked vegetables are more
>nutritious.

If you chew your food well (even if you don't) your body will absorb
the nutrients it needs. This is a silly discussion anyway... the
healthy human body stores most nutrients for far longer than it needs
between the time folks eat... if you live in the US you will never be
nutrient deficient due to whether your veggies are cooked or not...
just eat your veggies any way you want and you'll be fine... in the US
the problem is not what to eat, the real problem is what not to eat.
Nobody gets obese eating veggies, you can eat all you can swallow and
you won't gain an ounce, in fact the more veggies you eat (any veggies
cooked or raw) the more pounds you will lose. In fact it's not
possible to gain weight eating potatoes and rice, all you want... it's
*only* the fat one adds that makes one obese.