A healthy stomach is required for a strong immune system. The more good bacteria in your gut, the better your immune system will be. Certain foods may help boost your immune system by boosting good bacteria in your gut. Veggies are rich in fibre, vitamins, minerals, and other immune-boosting nutrients. Preparing vegetables may alter their nutritional value. Cooking veggies for too long at high temperatures or with too much water may deplete them of nutrients as well as flavour. Water-soluble vitamins (vitamin C, B1, B2, B3, and folate) may leak from vegetables into boiling water. Excessive boiling may drain minerals like calcium potassium iron and zinc from veggies.
So, to get the most out of our vegetables, we must focus on cooking method. Here are some of the best methods to cook vegetables without losing their nutritional value.
Steaming
This technique is popular in Asian cooking. Cooking vegetables in a continuous stream of hot water preserves more water-soluble vitamins. Because the food is cooked above the liquid rather than in it, the meal retains most of its nutrients.
The liquid should be one or two inches below the meal. As the liquid evaporates, refill it. Also, make sure the vegetables have enough space between them so the hot steam can properly cook them. Check often to avoid overcooking the vegetables.
Stir-frying
This cooking method uses very little oil and the vegetables are always cut into bite-sized chunks. To cook food quickly, the pan’s heat must be extremely high. This helps retain a lot of the nutrients in the vegetables. Shaking the pan or using a wooden spatula keeps the food moving.
Microwaving
Techniques like roasting, grilling, and microwaving help retain nutrients. Because the vegetables aren’t submerged in water, they retain more vitamins.
Microwaving doesn’t degrade nutrients. In fact, it’s the best way to cook with antioxidants. Compared to boiling, pressure cooking, and baking, microwave cooking preserved the most antioxidants in beans, beets, asparagus, garlic, onion, and spinach, according to a Journal of Food Science study.
Soups and sauces may be made from the nutrient-dense cooking water.
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