2007-11-15 13:30:28 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
as long as you don't cook the veggies until they are mushy, yea, steaming is good!
2007-11-15 13:33:41 · answer #1 · answered by just forgiven 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Steaming is an excellent option for preparing veggies. Contact with water and/or over-cooking can cause nutrients to leach out. This is more so appearance when boiling but can be a factor if steaming too long. Also, keep in mind that the majority of the nutrients are found in or near the peel so it is wise to leave the skin on when possible.
2007-11-15 21:45:12 · answer #2 · answered by grasshopper27 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No but better than boiling them. Raw Vegetables are the best for you and the healthiest way to get your fiber. Cooking was probably invented by your type that can't stand raw veggies. Well anyway there's nothing wrong with cooking and I enjoy cooking. You could make cooked veggies as healthy by adding things to them! As I said steaming is better than boiling them!
2007-11-15 22:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When fresh produce gets above a certain temperature it loses its enzymes and it does lose some vitamins. However, veggies lose a lot more vitamins when you boil them or bake them, so if you're going to cook them, steaming is the way to go!
Make sure you eat SOME raw produce, though, because those enzymes are very good for you! Salads are always a good way to get live food.
Mmm you've got me hungry for a steamed artichoke now.
P.S. Anyone who thinks the "raw fad" is overrated can't have given it a fair shake.
P.S.S. I just heard something last night about how microwaving and baking are about the same as far as vitamin loss.
2007-11-15 21:36:52 · answer #4 · answered by JenasaurusX 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Light steaming is the best way to cook if your goal is to lose the fewest nutrients. You should eat both cooked and raw veggies. Some phytonutrients are damaged with cooking and some (like the lycopene in tomatoes) are actually enhanced with cooking.
2007-11-15 21:47:27 · answer #5 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Steaming is good, though I think raw is best. In some vegetables, cooking brings out antioxidants and other stuff such as lycopene in tomatoes and beta carotene in carrots. Just avoid microwaving vegetables as the process significantly reduces valuable vitamins and minerals.
2007-11-15 21:38:03 · answer #6 · answered by KuroNekko 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From what I understand, when you steam them you lose some of the nutritional value, but veggies are veggies.
2007-11-15 21:35:08 · answer #7 · answered by Josh 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nutritionally it's almost as good. You don't lose as much with steaming as you would with boiling, and there are definitely many veggies that you can't digest as easily raw.
The "Raw" fad is really overrated.
2007-11-15 21:35:49 · answer #8 · answered by emily_brown18 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your eating veggies, your doing something good. Steam them until they are just tender.
2007-11-15 21:33:45 · answer #9 · answered by BlueSea 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not really. But if you're worried, drink the steaming water to gain back some of the nutrients. That apparently does it. (Or, if that really grosses you out, save it for broth.)
2007-11-16 00:45:14 · answer #10 · answered by Julia S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you steam your vegatables, you don't take the firmness out of them, they don't tend to be mushy as if you were to cook them in water, which does make the mushy.
2007-11-15 21:36:00 · answer #11 · answered by trey98607 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋