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06/04/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Don’t know how to cook your broccoli? Science proves that stir-frying is the best way to preserve glucosinolates

Broccoli can be served in a number of ways, but a study suggests that the best way to cook it is to stir-fry it. The study, published in the journal Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, found that stir-frying is the best way to preserve the disease-fighting compounds called glucosinolates, which are found in cruciferous vegetables […]

05/28/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Doctors say putting mushrooms in the MICROWAVE increases availability of antioxidants (seriously?)

A recent study conducted in Spain and published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, examined different cooking methods to determine how best to preserve the nutrients in mushrooms. Surprisingly, the researchers suggested that microwaving mushrooms was one of the best options for maximizing nutrition. Let’s take a look at how they reached […]

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