Consuming plenty of veg, packed with vital nutrients, is essential for a healthy mind and body. The way we eat them can have an impact on those nutrients because each of them reacts differently to heat exposure and processing methods. Both should be included in your diet, though.
In general, cooking foods makes them easier to digest and safer to eat. ‘It can also enhance and liberate some beneficial components,’ says nutritional therapist Jenny McGuckian. Eating them uncooked often preserves vitamins and minerals