Is it okay to eat vegetables as salad?

　　Is it okay to eat vegetables as salad?

　　Everyone knows that the nutrients contained in vegetables, such as vitamin C and vitamin B, are easily destroyed by cooking. Eating them raw is beneficial to the preservation of these nutrients.

　　However, due to the variety of vegetables, some vegetables are best blanched in boiling water before eating.； Some vegetables must be cooked thoroughly before eating.

　　Vegetables suitable for eating raw

　　Carrots, white radish, water radish, tomato , cucumber, bell pepper, Chinese cabbage heart, purple cabbage, etc. When eating raw, it is best to choose pollution-free green vegetables or organic vegetables. Methods of eating raw include making homemade vegetable juice, adding some vinegar, salt, olive oil, etc. to the fresh vegetables, and cutting them into pieces for dipping in sauce.

　　Vegetables that need to be blanched

　　Cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli and cauliflower, taste better after they are blanched. They are rich in fiber and are easier to digest.； It is also best to blanch spinach, bamboo shoots, wild rice and other vegetables that contain a lot of oxalic acid, because oxalic acid combines with calcium in the intestines to form calcium oxalate, which is difficult to absorb and interferes with the body's absorption of calcium. ； Kohlrabi and other mustard vegetables contain sulfur Grape Glycosides are boiled in water and hydrolyzed to produce volatile mustard oil, which tastes better and can promote digestion and absorption.； Blanching purslane and other wild vegetables can completely remove dust and bugs and prevent allergies. Before eating lettuce, water chestnuts, etc. raw, it is best to peel, wash, and blanch them in boiling water before eating.

　　Vegetables that must be cooked to be eaten

　　1. Starchy vegetables, such as potatoes, taro, yams, etc., must be eaten cooked, otherwise the starch grains in them will not break and the human body cannot digest them.；

　　2. Lentils and green beans, which contain a large amount of saponins and hemagglutinin, must be cooked and discolored before eating.；

　　3. Bean sprouts must be cooked and eaten, whether cold or stir-fried.

　　Fresh yellow flowers and fungus cannot be eaten

　　Fresh fungus and daylily contain toxins and must not be eaten. When eating dried fungus, it is advisable to warm it before cooking blister Don’t eat the parts that are still tight together after soaking.； It is better to use cold water to make dried yellow flowers.

　　A combination of raw and cooked food is most beneficial

　　Eating raw and cooked vegetables together is more beneficial to the body. For example, there are many kinds of radish, and it is better to eat them raw with more juice and less spiciness. However, it is a cooling food, so it is better to eat it cooked for those with yin deficiency. Some foods contain different nutrients when eaten raw or cooked. For example, tomatoes contain lycopene, which can reduce the risk of prostate cancer and liver cancer. If you want to consume it, you should eat it cooked. But if you want to get vitamin C, eating it raw will be better, because vitamin C is easily lost during the cooking process.