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toby123
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by toby123 » Thu May 21, 2009 1:08 pm
I have been trying to reduce cooking and have more things raw. Raw broccoli, for example, seems fine. Will I get more nutritional benefit from eating it raw?
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hoosegow
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by hoosegow » Thu May 21, 2009 2:27 pm
I think slightly. I think cooking it steams some of the vitamins out, but conversely it might also aid in the breakup of cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin (the components of the cell wall) and thus the nutrient may be made more available to you.
I'm not entirely sure.
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frogbyte
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by frogbyte » Thu May 21, 2009 2:52 pm
Anecdotally, uncooked/slightly-warmed broccoli tends to give me an upset stomach. :-/
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hoosegow
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by hoosegow » Thu May 21, 2009 3:48 pm
In general it gives me bad stinking gas. I'm not complaining. I'm just saying.
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frogbyte
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by frogbyte » Thu May 21, 2009 5:59 pm
Uh yea, that too for me if it's really raw. But if I cook it reasonably well, steam/stir fried in olive oil in a pan, but with a lid, then that doesn't happen.
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Jebus
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by Jebus » Thu May 21, 2009 9:54 pm
some veggies, if you lightly steam them then you will absorb more of it's nutrients. Like Carrots, but only very lightly steamed.
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nygmen
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by nygmen » Fri May 22, 2009 12:29 am
hoosegow wrote:In general it gives me bad stinking gas. I'm not complaining. I'm just saying.
But... pretty much all food does that...
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Jungledoc
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by Jungledoc » Fri May 22, 2009 1:25 am
nygmen wrote:hoosegow wrote:In general it gives me bad stinking gas. I'm not complaining. I'm just saying.
But... pretty much all food does that...
Pretty much all food gives hoosegow bad stinking gas? You know hoose?
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nygmen
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by nygmen » Sat May 23, 2009 1:56 pm
LOL
All I'm saying is if your own brand bothers you, your either doing something very right, or something very wrong.
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hoosegow
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by hoosegow » Sat May 23, 2009 2:49 pm
I stand by my statement. My own creations do not make me complain, but I do know it isn't pleasant. After all, even MY mother loves me.
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Jungledoc
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by Jungledoc » Sun May 24, 2009 12:22 am
How big are her biceps?