Are canned vegetables bad for you?!
Answers: I really like vegetables but I can't stand to eat them raw. So if you can give me advice on the best place to get them fresh or if I should just stick with canned.
Yes, canned are better than candy..but they also provide the least amount of nutrition as far as veggies are concerned. Anytime you cook veggies all the way down until they are mushy, or eat canned, you are cooking away all the healthy nutrients. I used to eat only canned, until I found this out. Frozen is a good option, as they are fresher and still have more nutrients in them vs. canned. Fresh is the best way to go. Some easy ways to cook fresh are..
Green beans: Cut the tips off each end and wash. But in a pan with a can of chicken broth for some flavor and steam them until they are as soft as you like. Just remember, the less green they get, the less healthy they are.
Corn-great on the grill. pull down the husks, remove "angel hairs", but light butter on them and some salt, if desired. Pull the husks back over them and lay them on a foil-lined grill. Yummy.
Zucchini: peel and slice long ways. Mix in a bowl with a little olive oil and lawrys seasoned salt and onion powder. Cook on grill or in skillet for about 3 minutes on each side.
I commonly makes these veggies because they are so good. And once you realize that eating healthier is better, you will learn to love them only that way! :0)
better than candy
it can be because THERE CANNED and they put it in this huge BOWL in a factory and sometimes hair and rats droppings can fall in there and tht can cause like severe stomache problems
any local food market carries fresh veggies and fruits.
I think that eating vegtables canned is healthier than eating candy or somethin. But you can try to boil them or fry them with rice or something...that always tastes good ;)
Canned veg are good.....
well.. its not the healtyiest food in the world..
but..
its good enough i guess,
i think you should eat them raw thoguh .
They won' t kill you, but they are processed and usually packed with salt to preserve them, so they are not AS healthy as fresh (obviously).
i really don't think that canned veggies are bad for you. they may have alot of salt, but I dont' see how it can be as bad as not eating them at all. if you prefer canned, then eat canned. at least you like to eat a little healthier :)
No, I saw a TV show on Discovery Health that said that canned and frozen vegetables have just as much nutrients and are just as good for you as fresh! (as long as they don't have anything extra added like salt)
farmers markets have the freshest one you can get.
There is nothing wrong with canned Vegatabels. Frozen is better only because it(frozen) does not require salt to preserve them.
ITake not on the next can you buy and you will notice that the salt content is quite high
the question : where to buy it would depend where you live ...
canned vegetable are not that great, they contain a lot of sodium ( salt) and most of the vitamins are gone..
steamed vegetable are way better, get some recipe on internet
like : brocoli with cheese on top in the oven at 250* for 20 minutes..
Canned vegetables are good for you, it's just that fresh vegetables are even better for you. Many times some of the nutrients are processed out of the canned versions. You can get fresh vegetables at your local grocer, or better yet, look for a local 'farmers market', which are held outdoors and grown locally.
some of them don't contain natural minerals and vitamins...
while when you cook vegetables, they are more tasty and healthy
Fresh veggies, of course, are usually the best, but it is okay to use canned sometimes. If your community has a fresh vegetable / fruit stand, try there or just go to your local grocery store.
not as good as fresh, but far better than none at all.
In order from best to worst- fresh, frozen, canned
Canned veg. are still better than no veg.
Make sure no fungus is growing in it, because canned food are the best place for fungus spore to grow, if there is no fungus they are as good as fresh fruits but the preservatives are not so good for you, go for fresh food if you can
vagetables are not bad, but much healtier if you eat fresh vegetables..
Grow them your self. Eat them raw in salads, lightly steamed or stir fried. Fresh is always best. Frozen preserves the nutrients best when needing to save them for the year, then canned is the next best thing.
If you can't grow a garden, then frequent framer's markets or look in the y.p. for vineyards, orchards and ask around for a farmer who will let you pick. You will be surprised how much money you will save picking and putting up your own.
We have had gardens every one of our 36 years together. His grandparents gardened and I think that is where his love of cultivating came from....he is a butchers son, and a full time football/track coach! If he can garden, anyone can. We have square foot gardening in our back yard in the city! We also buy in bulk and pick up what we can't grow from farmers, truck farmers and from farmers markets.
Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry Rui Hai Liu,
Tomatoes have long been known to be a good source of lycopene, the phytochemical which makes them red but which also has significant antioxidant properties. Now new research has shown that this antioxidant power can be boosted even more through the simple act of cooking the tomatoes.
Researchers from Cornell University in the US said that cooking the tomatoes increase the level of phytochemicals they contain, although it also reduces the amount of vitamin C found in the vegetable.
Cornell assistant professor of food science, said: "This research demonstrates that heat processing actually enhanced the nutritional value of tomatoes by increasing the lycopene content that can be absorbed by the body, as well as the total antioxidant activity. The research dispels the popular notion that processed fruits and vegetables have lower nutritional value than fresh produce."
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I buy canned tomatoes for cooking spaghetti sauce and fresh ones for sandwiches.