How much nutrition do vegetables lose from being cooked?

Question

I'm trying to be better about eating vegetables, but except for the occasional salad, I really only like cooked vegetables, like in soup. Am I still gettting the benefits of eating them if they've been cooked for hours in a pot of water and spices?

Answer 1

not enough to really worry about it. personally when cooking I add in the most nutritious vegetables when the majority of the cooking time has elapsed for that reason

Answer 2

Steaming vegetables is the best way to retain the most vitamins. Overcooking them until they are mushy, makes vegetables lose some of their nutritional value.