Eating low-cal meals is terrific but this should not be at the expense of losing valuable nutrition that one would get from a proper meal.
Eating low-cal meals is terrific but this should not be at the expense of losing valuable nutrition that one would get from a proper meal. Here are some guidelines that you can follow while cooking fruits and vegetables, so that they retain their vitamins that would be need in our body.
- Do not wash vegetables after they have been cut, as they would lose all the water-soluble vitamins that they would contain.
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Do not soak vegetables in water for long periods of time.
- Do not remove the skin off from vegetable like carrots and cucumber as the skins contain fibre, which is essential for good health.
- Steam vegetables rather than boiling them.
- Do not use a lot of water to cook vegetables and then drain out the excess.
- Use just the right amount of water or if you have used a lot, use the broth as stock. Remember that this water in which the vegetables have been cooked contain a lot of nutrients. Use only a minimum amount of water for cooking and cook the vegetables only till they are tender and crisp.
- Whenever possible, cook vegetables that have been cut into large pieces rather than small ones, as small pieces lose more nutrients than large ones.
- Cooking methods such as roasting, baking and steaming are preferable to frying and grilling.
Well, there are lot of ways to watch those calories but here are some simple ideas which actually double up as terrific ways to stay low on those meanie calories!
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