It can be a heated topic among veggie lovers: Is the raw or cooked version nutritionally superior? On one hand, raw food enthusiasts will have you thinking that cooking leaches all key vitamins from vegetables and destroys beneficial live enzymes. But, like most things, it’s not that simple. Yes, raw veggies should be consumed in abundance, but so should sautéed, steamed, grilled, and roasted ones, as research shows that cooking can actually break down tough cell walls and make nutrients easier to absorb. Pretty cool, right?

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