Steaming is less wasteful of vitamins than boiling. It is a matter of taste. Some people prefer well boiled (soft) vegetables, while steaming should keep the vegetables crispy, which other people prefer. In either case, use any remaining water to make the gravy.
Steaming
This will vary based upon the vegetable and cooking method. Generally, steaming vegetables is thought to retain the most nutrients. ----
Steaming the vegetables rather than boiling.
To preserve the nutrients in vegetables while cooking, it is best to use methods like steaming, stir-frying, or roasting at lower temperatures for shorter periods of time. These methods help retain the vitamins and minerals in the vegetables. Avoid overcooking or boiling vegetables for too long, as this can lead to nutrient loss.
During steaming the chemical composition can be modified.
To effectively steam vegetables and retain their nutrients and flavor, use a steamer basket over boiling water, cover the pot with a lid, and steam the vegetables until they are just tender. Avoid overcooking, as this can cause nutrient loss. Season the vegetables lightly after steaming to enhance their natural flavors.
When cooked some of the vitamins will be removed from the veggies, the more you cook it the more of the vitamins are removed, but that does not mean they are not healthy for you! I would advise steaming your veggies, this cooks them but does not remove as much of the nutrition.
Steaming.
It is used for steaming vegetables.
You can cook leafy vegetables by steaming, boil and grilling them.
The vitamins are retained best with lower temperatures, and bamboo steamers cool more quickly, but there is no significant difference.
Steamed vegetables are healthier, than if they were being microwaved, because steaming them unleashes nutrients, microwaving just destroys vitamins. Steamed vegetables are healthier, because steaming them unleashes the nutrients and microwaving gives them a bitter taste plus also destroys the vitamins and healthy items in it plus are not good in taste so less people should eat them. I think they are better cooked because they are healthier my mom does it all the time. Especially the corn. They make your teeth stronger. Steaming is indeed a healthy method to prepare vegetables; however you can use a microwave to steam them. A microwave is a tool, not a method, just as a stove or a saute pan is a tool. You can steam [a wide variety of] vegetables with either of the prior mentioned tools. So I'll end by saying that steaming vegetables is healthier preparation method than pan frying, deep frying and boiling.