Boiled vegetables?

Question

Is it completely pointless for me to eat boiled vegetables? I don't like my veggies crisp, at all, I just can't bring myself to eat them like that. It almost makes me gag. Am I getting any nutrients at all?

Answer 1

don't boil them, steam them. That way the veggies do not leach out their nutrients. You get less nutrients the more you cook them, but at least they are not sitting in the water. Steaming allows a lot more flavor to stay in your veggies, as well as the good vitamins. I do have to say i feel badly for you not liking crisp veggies...they can be really really tasty. If you don't like the taste of the veggies, try using some garlic. I cook greenbeans so they are barely tender and drown them with garlic and a touch of butter. Yummy!!!

Answer 2

It is true that boiled vegetables leech some of their goodness into the water they're being boiled in. A better option is to steam them. Keeping vegetables in the freezer does cause some nutrients to be lost, but not many.

Answer 3

Of course you're still getting the benefit, but not as well as if you had sauteed or steamed. If you do boil your veggies, you are missing out on some of the nutrients. One way to retain those nutrients might be to boil the pot liquor off at the end - reducing the pot liquor down to nothing or just a small amount with your veggies still in the pot so they can get their nutrients back.

Answer 4

Yes, you're getting a few nutrients. Try steaming to a mush instead of boiling. The nutrients will leach out less when steamed.

Answer 5

The only nutrients that are lost through boiling vegetables are vitamin c, but that is only what the food scientist have discovered. too my knowledge your still getting some good ****. you can get vitamin c so many other ways, so I never care about the loss that occurs when boiling. fiber and phytonutrients are the most valuable things one can get from vegetables and you wont loose them. steamed vegetables are way more bomb in my opinion.

Answer 6

Some nutrients will stay, but you will lose a lot by boiling. You can try steaming them, it takes longer but they'll get soggy like boiled ones and keep more nutrients.

Answer 7

Indeed, you are getting some. You'll boost your nutrient value if you roast them in the oven until your level of satisfaction. You'll need to add a BIT of water to the bottom and cover the pot--and keep your eye on it as you may need to add water to the bottom as it cooks off. For example, I actually prefer fresh brussel sprouts and carrots roasted until they are soft/mushy (in this manner)---but I'll gag on broccoli and other veggies if they are over-cooked! Go figure.

Regardless of how you eat them, at least you're eating your vegetables!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

here try this, my brother worked at Outback Steakhouse and they used to do this trick.

put your veggies in a plastic bag with some butter and salt in it
make sure there are no leaks in the bag
I like to keep the bag open but you can tie it off or seal it.

then you boil the bag, you end up with veggies steamed or boiled in butter, and you keep all the nutrients in the bag.

it really works, yo

Answer 9

Sure, you're still getting nutrients just by eating the veggies, just not as much as you would the less you cooked them.

Answer 10

you get plenty of nutrients as long as you eat it and don't boil it in sugar you are fine. boiling just is like a big cleaning, the only thing you will lose is dirt and germs