do overcooked vegetables lose all of their nutritional value?

Question

i have a tendency to overcook my vegetables. i was wondering if i end up killing all of the nutrients by doing this. is it worth it to eat overcooked vegetables at all?

Answer 1

They say it does but, it is still better than eating a burger and fries!!!

Answer 2

As I understand it, the more you cook veggies, the less nutritional value they have.


Care should be exercised in the preparation of vegetables. The most common mistakes are peeling and overcooking. Most of the vitamins lie just underneath the skin, so in peeling the skin you are peeling away the vitamins. Leave the skin on whenever possible. During cooking many of the vitamins and mineral break down and dissolve away. Avoid this by simply steaming vegetables in a small amount or water and leaving the vegetable crisp. Vegetables are always at their maximum value when eaten raw. Do this as often as you can through snacks and salads. Raw vegetables are a great snack to take to work, your children will love them at home, and your can get two to three servings a day this way. Keep in mind that broccoli is a natural cancer fighter and you should eat it every time that you see it. You are on your way to Natural Health!!!

Answer 3

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Being a former chef and having taken food science course through a night school course, to a degree there values diminish, but they only really lose the nutritional components when cooked, that is why the quicker you cook something or are able to eat them raw, you are able to benefit from all the factors. That is why I would either steam or stir fry you vegetables, and for those you do not like them, I try to liven them up, spices, seasonings, honey and herbs. I always had kudos when using carrots with orange juice and zest, a touch of honey and fresh dill, somes even this kind of effort will get the pickiest child and adult, especially men who are blatant veggie scimpers. If you overcook things to you affect the values, so if you can find away that everyone your serving can agree on, that makes it easier, in the restaurants I worked in Canada, Jamaica and Singapore, I tried to make them interesting and even if they did not eat them all they at least tasted them, and a variety does help to, as a diet of the same types can make people turn off to them quicker.

Answer 4

No one proved they loose their nutritional value.. as far as the daily requirements go. It is just compared to their fresh value ,,,a false impression. look how much was cooked away so what 1/125 OH MY!! worry worry Today In America eating at just the fast foods you receive all the nutritional elements,,, Even with a Big Mac or any other meal. LOOK at Jarad from Sub-way get real The Daily nutritional Value is only a guess and does not consider what YOU consume weekly or HOW long you store vitamin C or any vitamin or mineral a week,, a month

Answer 5

you can't kill off nutrients because they are not alive. i know, it is something that everyone says but for whatever reason, it didn't make sense until i heard it from my nutrition teacher.

nutrients will leach out into whatever cooking medium you use. so if you are boiling your vegetables to death, you will lose some of the volume of the veggie(s) into the water. if you are making a veggie soup, then you really don't lose any of the nutrients because you'd be consuming them with the broth. what you definitley lose when overcooking veggies is the texture and the fibrous nature of the vegetable which nutritionists argue is very important to a healty digestive system. try grilling of roasting vegetables.

Answer 6

Does Roasting Vegetables Remove Nutrients

Answer 7

When vegetables are overcooked, much of the vitamins and minerals are lost in the water, used to cook the vegetables.
A small amount of the vegetables nutritional value, remains, but not very much.
Always cook vegetables, as little as possible.
Try steaming, instead of boiling.
When you steam vegetables, more of the vitamins and minerals, remain, because they are not lost in the water, used for boiling.

Answer 8

yes, overcooking loses all the nutrious vitamins, which is why we are suppose to be eating our veggies, to start with. steam is best or just a quick blanch in water. that should do ya! good luck.
also, a tip: you might pick yourself up a lil kitchen timer so you will be sure to know when your veggies are ready to get off the stove. do you have a wok? a wok is great for stir fry veggies and meats. have fun cooking!

Answer 9

Yes, I read that cooking vegetable - especially boiling them too long in water - drains them of their nutrients. I like my veggies well done so I bought a pressure cooker (it was not cheap but worth the money). It cooks the vegetables so that they are not crunchie but (after some practice) still full of flavor and color too.

Answer 10

They just lose MOST of the nutritional value. Cook brocolli for like 10 minutes. Its best like that. Crunchy and good.

Answer 11

Absolutely, the longer you cook the vegetables the more nutrition they lose.