How to process vegetables properly?

Eating lots of vegetables helps the body avoid cardiovascular diseases, stabilizes blood pressure, prevents some cancers, etc. But how to process vegetables properly? Please note the following points:

- Do not 'store' vegetables in the refrigerator for too long. Many people have a habit of going to the market once a week, food will be left in the refrigerator to eat gradually. This approach is both convenient and time-saving, but do you know: every day, green vegetables lose a large amount of nutrients.

For example, spinach, in the condition of normal temperature (20 ^o C) after the first 24 hours will lose about 84% of vitamin C so shorten the time to preserve vegetables, and if you want to preserve vegetables The next day should be kept in a dry, well-ventilated place, protected from sunlight.

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- Improper processing of vegetables also loses nutrients in vegetables. With green beans, the removal of the outer shell will lose most of the vitamin C because the ratio of this vitamin to the skin is 3: 1.

- Stir fry small green vegetables without vegetables but at high temperatures, vitamin C, B1 are very soluble and evaporate. So when cooking stir-fried vegetables, turn down the heat, add a little vinegar to retain the vitamin. There are some best vegetables when eaten raw like cucumbers, coffee etc.

- Eat immediately after processing. Just pick up the vegetables from the pan when it is time to eat to keep it warm but so the effort you spend on that dish is almost meaningless, as most of the nutrients in the vegetables are gone. The best way is to enjoy as soon as you have finished processing, while helping you feel the best taste and benefit the body.

- When frying, cooking lots of nutrients in vegetables that have been dissolved in the soup, it is a waste to not drink it.

- Peeling before and after washing or to save time can both wash and clean vegetables is a common habit. According to research by Chinese scientists, when the outer shell is lost, after washing with water, up to 80% of the vitamin has passed.

- People who are afraid of fat often think that stir-frying vegetables with meat will reduce the amount of grease but actually, green vegetables are very oily.

- Many people have a concept, just eat vegetables and not eat meat. Although eating lots of vegetables is beneficial for preventing arteriosclerosis, it is not enough to eat only vegetables.

Our body needs a certain amount of cholesterol every day. Properly maintained blood cholesterol levels can prevent cancer. Eating only vegetables will gradually come to the phenomenon of lack of protein, depression, slowing down the growth process.

In addition, not eating meat, which means that the amount of vitamin B2 in the body is not enough, the body will often feel tired. The amount of zinc in green vegetables is not much, so regular vegetarians will have severe zinc deficiency symptoms.

- Currently, people abuse too many preservatives, so when eating raw, they need to be washed thoroughly, it is best to peel before eating.