Why Vegetables Loose Vitamins on Heating?

Introduction

One way to make fruits and vegetables more convenient is to pre-cut and pack them or remove them as soon as you bring them home. However, cutting, slicing, chopping, or inhaling fruits and vegetables may reduce their nutritional value. Learn what you can do to get the most out of your products though this blog post.

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Fruit Cutting Leads to Lose of Vitamins

The three factors that lead to nutrient loss are heat, oxygen and light. The interiors of uncut products are protected from oxygen and light, but are exposed when cut. The nutrients that get lost due to the cutting of fruits and vegetables are probably vitamin C, vitamin A and vitamin E. These vitamins are antioxidants that react with the atmospheric oxygen. Peels and cups of vegetables and fruits naturally preserve the antioxidant vitamins inside. Once you break down the protective shields, the meat inside is exposed to air and lowers the concentration of antioxidant vitamins. Vitamin C is miscible in water, which you can use to clean cut products as it is easier to light in liquids or water released after cutting. Vitamins taken in fat, such as vitamin D, are not easily absorbed.

Why Cutting Leads to Vitamin Loss?

Cutting also increases the level of respiration, resulting in the breakdown of sugars in the product and the release of carbon dioxide. It is a rapid deterioration process and results in a change in the taste and texture of the product. Lower temperatures help slow breathing, so pre-cut products need to be refrigerated. For fruits and vegetables with edible skins or rings, it is best to eat them intact so that you get to eat all the nutrients and fibers in them. Potatoes, carrots and cucumbers, for example, can be washed with water and can be used for eating purpose..

Store fruits and vegetables to retain the most nutritional value

The best way to store fruits and vegetables is to leave them unattended or intact until the day you eat them. You don’t have to wait until the last minute to eat your products, but store them in air-tight containers in your refrigerator after you’ve cut them. It is also best if you leave them in large chunks. Less surface area means less oxygen exposure and more vitamin retention.

Careful Cutting

Use a sharp knife when you cut vegetables or fruits. A sharp knife, as opposed to a sophisticated blade, does not damage the products too much. As a result, there is less calcium and less potassium leakage, and nill off-odors. Also, use a clean knife so that you are not introducing bacteria or mould, which will lead to stinging smell.

5 Cheap and Easy Lunch Ideas to Make Other Jealous

Introduction

All of us will try to pack lunch for work as often and as early as possible. However, there were times we need to buy those ingredients ignoring the dwindling bank accounts to just keep us alive while at work. This has been the plight of women both single and married who step out of the house before 7 AM every day.  So, there is a food for thought on the choice of the food we need to take. 

Choice of Salads

While selecting the food, we need to keep an eye on both the wallet and the health. Most often, we will go for a middle path so that we can enjoy the fruits of both worlds. That is where the choice of salads as a quick fix to the problems we face in the day-to-day life. Moreover, the salads over a broader base for adding the ingredients of our choice without compromising on the quality. In this blog post, we will see the healthier salads that can be prepared at home before leaving for work in the early morning.

1. Asian Quinoa Salad: This healthy Asian food is filled with colorful vegetables. Once the ingredients are nicely blended, it is finished with a simple Asian dressing. TIt can be made in advance and served at any point in time. It is a great source of protein and delicious to the tongue and palate. If the preparation is becoming boring, we can try making salads using sesame soy ginger vinaigrette.
   
2. Brussels Sprout Salads with Fruits: Instead of lettuce, Brussels sprouts can be used as a great alternative for a greens-based salad. This is because brussels sprouts look like tiny heads of leafy vegetable cabbage. While making this kind of salad, it is better to go for  Manchego cheese. Many stores across the region sell sprouts that are already chopped and bagged. So we can just open the pack and dump contents into a bowl.
   
3. Cherry-Almond Farro Salad: Farro’s has the ton of fiber, and it will help us to fill our tummy up. The addition of cherries will bring the perfect sweet taste to our palette. This recipe can be served as a light lunch or as a side dish along with grilled chicken, duck or pork.
4. Strawberry Fields Salad: An easily layered strawberry salad presents itself perfectly at a family dinner, brunch, or shower. It is also delicious to boot. This kind of salad melts itself into the mouth without our notice quickly. Try munching this tasty salad while listening to the heartening music.
   
5. Succotash Salad: This salad is fun to say and yummy to eat. Don’t harp on shaving the kernels of corn from the actual cobs. We can use frozen or canned corn to expedite our way to a tasty dish.
   

Three Smarter Ways to Add Fruits and Vegetables in Our Diet?

Introduction

Despite the knowledge that fruits and vegetables tend to keep our health, many people fail to take their right quantity in the food. According to some estimate, less than 30% of the people consume the right combination of food items to keep their body healthy. Instead of eating the naturally available vitamins and minerals, the so-called nutrition-aware people take pills to get these ingredients on doctor’s advice.

10 Fruit Juices to Boost Your Health and Skin in Summer

Introduction

The summer season can make your skin look red and scaly. Though regular moisturizing helps to retain the moisture during hot summer, you need to eat a healthy diet to keep your body healthy and clean. Moreover, the body needs to have a lot of fluids rich in vitamins to keep the body processes running. If not enough water is drunk, it might lead to dehydration and other related complications.