Vegetables in the Microwave and grating them too

[Guest guest]

You can make quick salads with lots of grated veggies. I like to

grate beats, carrots, turnips and dice up jicama for salad toppers.

Rami

 

 

, " messy_boys "

<messy_boys wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> I looked up steaming vegetables in the microwave, and the articles

I

> found indicated that there is significant nutrient loss IF you cook

> them for long periods of time (more than 5 min) in large amounts of

> water (2/3 c. water or more).

>

> A microwave steamer (keeps veggies up out of the water directly),

or

> using a small amount of water (1-2 Tbsp) should help prevent this

> massive nutrient loss. Be sure to avoid over-cooking. The website

I

> looked at was: http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/29521.htm

>

> They have a link there to a webmd article which is also interesting:

> http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/19000101/hot-water-kills-broccoli

>

> Don't give up on your veggies, even if you're crunched for time!

>

> Kristie

>

[Guest guest]

What's a jicama?

 

Najma

 

pickles6767 <pickles6767 wrote:

You can make quick salads with lots of grated veggies. I like to

grate beats, carrots, turnips and dice up jicama for salad toppers.

Rami

 

, " messy_boys "

<messy_boys wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> I looked up steaming vegetables in the microwave, and the articles

I

> found indicated that there is significant nutrient loss IF you cook

> them for long periods of time (more than 5 min) in large amounts of

> water (2/3 c. water or more).

>

> A microwave steamer (keeps veggies up out of the water directly),

or

> using a small amount of water (1-2 Tbsp) should help prevent this

> massive nutrient loss. Be sure to avoid over-cooking. The website

I

> looked at was: http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/29521.htm

>

> They have a link there to a webmd article which is also interesting:

> http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/19000101/hot-water-kills-broccoli

>

> Don't give up on your veggies, even if you're crunched for time!

>

> Kristie

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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