What is the best cooking method to maximize nutrient consumption? Which are the gentlest cooking methods for preserving nutrients: baking, frying, boiling, microwaving, griddling or pressure cooking? It is well-known that most foods lose vitamins after you cook them, but which vegetables have more antioxidants cooked than raw? Which vegetable loses most of its nutrients when cooked and which vegetables increase in antioxidant value no matter how you cook them?
Watch a 4-minute video to find the answers.
Acknowledgement
Video courtesy of Dr. Michael Greger and NutritionFacts.org.
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