I know we're getting off topic here but is that true? I love uncooked broccoli, carrots and sweet peas. Is it bad for me? I always cook the broccoli now that me and the SO live together but I love it uncooked for a snack. Especially fresh from the garden...washed of course
Not bad for you but can be hard if you ate only raw vegetables. You get less nutrients from them.
If you are worried about losing vitamins in water, you can either use the left over water to make bread or roast the veggies with a bit of oil.
From livewell.com
Cook Your Vegetables
With all the benefits fiber has to offer, eliminating vegetables may not be the best option, especially since the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can reduce your risk of many of the leading causes of chronic disease.
Fortunately, there are some things you can do to better tolerate vegetables. You can make vegetables easier to digest by cooking them instead of eating them raw. According to the
University of Florida, cooking helps soften the vegetables, breaking down the plant walls and some of the fiber and making them easier to digest.
As an added benefit, cooking vegetables also makes some of the nutrients, like vitamin A, calcium, iron and lycopene, bioavailable. In other words, when you cook vegetables, you absorb a greater amount of some of the nutrients. Cooking also reduces the
risk of foodborne illness, which is often connected to eating raw, leafy greens, especially if they're not properly washed.
Read more: Raw Vegetables Vs. Cooked Vegetables
