5 foods you often eat incorrectly

Eating raw tomatoes, eating sliced ​​strawberries, drinking wine that opens the lid overnight can make you miss many nutrients.

Each type of food requires different processing methods. Temperature, water, long-term storage or air can all reduce nutrients in food. Here are 5 foods that we often make mistakes when eating, according to Men'sHealth.

Green vegetables

Mistake: Boil or heat with a microwave.

The best way: Steaming.

According to a study by the University of Illinois (USA), steaming is the best way to preserve the anti-cancer nutrients found in broccoli. Among cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, kale and arugula contain lots of sulforaphane and myrosinase. Sulforaphane is an organic compound that inhibits the growth of cancer-causing agents. Sulforaphane is released by the enzyme myrosinase, but myrosinase is often destroyed during processing. "Steaming is the slowest heating method and is not strong enough to kill myrosinase," said lead author Elizabeth Jeffery, author of the study. According to Jeffery, putting vegetables in baskets and steaming them for 3 to 4 minutes is the best way to prepare vegetables.

Strawberry

Mistake: Sliced ​​before eating.

The best way: Eat the whole fruit.

According to a study by Brazilian scientists, all fruits help to retain vitamin C by 8-12% more than sliced. Because vitamin C is easy to decompose when exposed to light and oxygen. To retain the most vitamin C, preserve the whole fruit in the refrigerator, because cold temperatures will help retain vitamin C.

Wine

Mistake: Put air in the bottle.

The best way: Drink immediately when opening the lid.

According to a Chinese study, when red wine was poured for a long time (about 12 hours or more) organic acids and polyphenols began to decompose. So if you drink wine that is opened overnight, it means you have rejected the usual benefits of this food, including reducing the risk of depression, increasing testosterone or helping to have a healthier heart. .

Tomato

Mistake : Eat raw.

The best way: Cook.

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Eating a lot of tomatoes may reduce men's risk of stroke, help fight prostate cancer and preserve brain energy as you age. Cooking tomatoes significantly increases the level of lycopene, a chemical that has antioxidant effects. A recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that people who mainly eat raw vegetables often lack lycopene. Cooking tomatoes in olive oil is the biggest way to increase nutrition. Because lycopene has fat-soluble properties, it means you need to put fat in your daily diet so that your body can absorb lycopene the most.

Frozen product

Mistake: Ignore frozen food immediately when shopping.

The best way: Buy it and keep it in the refrigerator.

Dr. Mary Cluskey, professor of nutrition at Oregon State University, said: "Most people think that only fresh food is nutritious but this is a misconception." In fact, British scientists found that two-thirds of frozen fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants - including polyphenols, vitamin C and beta-carotene - more than fresh fruits and vegetables. Because over time, nutrients will be changed and broken. Therefore, it is better to choose food that has been frozen during the maturity period with the nutrient intact than the vegetable that has been harvested for a week and has lost its substance over time.