Preserving the vitamin content of food

Healthy eating is also about the way you store or prepare your
food.I will show you ideas on how to get the full healthy eating
benefits so you do not loose nutrients from your
foods.
Many vitamins are easily destroyed by lengthy storage of food,
also if the food is cooked at high
temperatures.
Fruits and vegetables contain their highest levels of nutrients
when they are harvested at full ripeness and eaten soon
thereafter, with minimum
processing.
The most healthiest nutritious produce consists of fresh fruits and
vegetables picked at full maturity, it is best not to pick before
it is ripe and allowed to ripen off the
vine.
Once the fruit is ripe it is best eaten straight away.
Frozen foods are a good choice for produce because they are
generally picked at their peak freshness, quickly frozen, and
stored at cold temperatures to preserve
nutrients.
Store foods properly to prevent nutrient losses. A cool , dark
place is best since vitamin degradation accelerates at higher
temperatures and several of the water-soluble vitamins,
such as vitamin C and B2, are very
light- sensitive.
Cooking contributes to vitamin losses, and many water-
soluble vitamins are destroyed by heat. A healthy idea is to
keep cooking times to a
minimum.
Avoid boiling vegetables in large amounts of water because
vitamins will leach out into the water. Instead , steam
vegetables or microwave in a small amount of water in
order to preserve the maximum nutrient content.

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