By now, most people know they should eat more vegetables. But are there ways to get more from the vegetables we eat? A research shows that when it comes to vegetables, it means not only 1 we eat, but also how we2 them—it decides the vitamins(维生素) and other nutrients(营养物)that enter our3.
Many studies show that people who eat lots of 4 are less likely to get heart disease, and eye problems and even cancer. But raw( 生 的 )vegetables are not always best. The researchers found that 198 Germans who ate raw food 5 short of lycopene( 番 茄 红 素 ), which was found in tomatoes and6 red vegetables. Steven K. Clinton, a professor at Ohio State University says, ―For fruits and vegetables, sometimes a little bit of cooking can be 7.
Many facts decide how the vegetables do good to people's health before they 8 the table, including where they were grown and how they were stored before being bought.9, some nutrients are10 lost in cooking if they are cooked in different ways.
Vitamins C and B are often lost 11 January, another report said that boiling( 煮 )was 12 for carrots than frying(油炸) or serving them raw. 13 was the worst way to cook. 14 cooked with the vegetables can also be important. When the vegetables are cooked with fat, people can get more nutrients. Fat can also make the taste of vegetables better, so people will eat more of them.15 we put on some other things like a little salt, the food will taste better.
