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Cooking vegetables makes nutrients more available for the body to absorb, but overcooking can mean losing nutrients. Plant cell walls are broken down in cooking, which means the food can be more completely digested and used by the body. While potato should be well cooked, overcooking less starchy vegetables will result in loss of nutrients, so steaming or microwaving vegetables (so they are still crunchy) helps retain most nutrition.
Meat should always be well cooked to destroy bacteria and make nutrients available for the body to absorb
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoSream them, don't over cook them, undercook them or eat them raw.
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How does steaming foods conserve nutrients?
Steaming conserves nutrients well because the food's vitamins, minerals and general nutrients cannot be absorbed by water.
What foods nutrients in it?
all foods have nutrients in them acually nutrients iscarbohaydretesfatsprotianmineralwatervitimans
What foods have nutrients in them?
all the foods have nutrients in them
Which nutrients are known as energy foods?
Nutrients that are known energy foods are bananas...
Is nutrients the same thing as minerals?
Foods and nutrients are not the same thing or same substances. Some foods have higher nutrients than other foods have.
Why are foods heathy?
Because they have nutrients in them. Because they have nutrients in them.
Do steamed foods have more nutrients than boiled foods?
yes, because many of the nutrients in boiled foods are lost, they breakdown.
How can people in the US know which nutrients are in foods they buy?
all foods should have labels to tell all nutrients
How can people in the US know which nutrients are in the foods they buy?
all foods should have labels to tell all nutrients
What are active non nutrients?
Active non- nutrients are 'functional foods' or 'super foods'.These non- active nutrients imply that the food has added health benefits beyond the action of the nutrients they supply. :)
Why should you have a variety of foods?
Different foods provide different nutrients that the body needs. If we don't have a variety of foods, it is likely that we will not get all nutrients that our bodies need.
Do refined foods lose nutrients during processing?
Refined foods may lose many nutrients during processing.
