8 mistakes when processing vegetables and tubers that can easily cause cancer

Everyone knows that eating vegetables, tubers, and fruits is very good for health. However, if you make the 8 mistakes below when preparing them, not only can you easily get food poisoning, but you can also get cancer.

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Overcooked

Forcing recipes to cook is not necessarily the right way to cook vegetables. One of the most common mistakes in the kitchen is cooking food at high temperatures for too long. This will destroy most of the important nutrients. Overcooking vegetables also causes micronutrients such as vitamins B and C to dissolve in water and leach out in a wasteful manner.

Grilled on charcoal

While many people love the taste of grilled food, vegetables cooked at too hot and dry a temperature can deplete the nutrients inside. Worst of all, when grilled, they become charred and develop a burnt smell, which is a sign that the vegetable has been transformed into benzopyrene, a carcinogen commonly found in cigarette smoke.

Not only for grilled dishes, when vegetables are stir-fried at too high a temperature, it also changes antioxidants, negatively affecting your health.

Discard the nutritious parts

A common mistake that many people make is tossing the nutrient-rich parts of vegetables and roots into the trash: broccoli stems and leaves, cucumber and potato skins, etc. Now, you should change the way you cook to retain these nutritious ingredients. The skin, leaves and stems of plants often contain many nutrients that other parts do not have. They also have a much higher vitamin content than other parts.

Abuse of vegetables and tubers

Vegetables, tubers, and fruits should be the main ingredients of the meal, instead of just being a means to consume foods rich in protein and fat. Many people think that just eating dishes with vegetables and tubers is good enough. This is completely wrong. Fast food or similar dishes actually only have a very small part of vegetables and tubers. Therefore, you need to clearly understand the ingredients of the dish instead of just listening to the name, the best way is to buy fresh food and prepare them yourself.

Wash vegetables and tubers roughly

Almost all vegetables and tubers are at risk of containing preservatives and pesticides, causing food poisoning. If you often wash or even leave fruits with seemingly clean skin unwashed, it is completely wrong. Eating these chemicals can cause stomachache, nausea, diarrhea, and even require emergency care. The worst thing is that these substances are not easily eliminated, they gradually accumulate in the body and cause many dangerous diseases. According to researchers, after causing the initial symptoms, the toxic substances will enter a dormant phase, seep into the blood, slow down metabolism and consume energy.

Therefore, even when buying organic vegetables and fruits at reputable addresses, you should still soak them for 10-15 minutes before using and rinse them under running water several times to make sure that all toxic substances are removed.

Absolutely do not combine with fat

If you completely say no to fat in your diet, you are wrong. According to research from Ohio State University, USA, combining a little fat in the process of processing red, yellow, orange and green vegetables and fruits can help the body fully absorb anti-cancer substances, nutrients that are beneficial for cardiovascular health such as lycopene and beta-carotene.

Research shows that consuming an additional 6 grams of fat when preparing vegetables and tubers will help the body absorb nutrients to the maximum. Therefore, it would be great if you added half an avocado or 2 tablespoons of olive oil to make your salad more delicious and nutritious.

Eat only raw vegetables and roots.

Most vegetables lose some of their nutrients when cooked or when they are dissolved in water. But according to the International Journal of Food Research, red and orange vegetables are best absorbed when cooked. According to a study by Cornell University in the US, cooking tomatoes increases the amount of lycopene, an antioxidant that helps fight disease. Researchers believe that the heat softens the cell walls of the plant, allowing the nutrients to be more easily absorbed.

Therefore, a smart housewife needs to learn the most suitable way to prepare each type of food.

Juicing fruits and vegetables removes fiber and many other nutrients.

Give up the habit of drinking fruit and vegetable juice instead of eating them directly! After juicing, these vegetables and tubers will lose a large amount of fiber which is very good for the digestive system. Therefore, in case you have to crush vegetables and tubers, use a blender and do not throw away any ingredients.

According to Family & Society