According to conventional wisdom, boiling vegetables causes the vitamins and minerals leach into the water, whereas steaming keeps the nutrients within. Is this true? What other cooking methods allow vegetables to retain their... (3 replies, last updated by Sweet Pea November 8, 2003)

Is this why they keep upping the amount we have to eat? Link: http://www.newsday.com/features/printedition/ny-hsdrug4652714mar07,0,5475382.story?coll=ny-features-print (3 replies, last updated by pitu March 8, 2006)

Thank you. Plants cannot absorb pesticides in the sense of uptake, as in the uptake of soil nutrients. Pesticide residues on any crop plant (especially leafy vegetables) can be a problem. (26 replies, last updated by Sam Fujisaka April 13, 2007)

... blechh!. Besides that, most of the meals listed are pretty boring. I wanted to find a book (or internet site) where I would get food nutrient listings and recipes. I tried to research it on my own, but all I found were... (1 reply, last updated by JK Grence (the Cosmic Jester) August 15, 2003)

that the most nutrients are retained? Is steaming better than sauteeing? (11 replies, last updated by IHTJ December 30, 2003)

Please settle an argument. I am surprised that it is difficult to find articles online about the necessity and benefits (aside from taste and texture) for consuming produce as fresh as possible. Any links to articles and quotes... (1 reply, last updated by chowser May 5, 2008)

The consensus was that the nutrient loss / change was negligible. (4 replies, last updated by Ruth Lafler May 6, 2005)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/dining/17nutrients.html?ei=5070 Does this mean that tropican orange juice will have a ‘warning’ label for those who don’t eat fish (vegetarians and others)? (0 replies, last updated by heathermb September 17, 2008)

I found a great site that not only lists the “world's healthiest foods”, but provides some great information about each, including key nutrients and how they help our bodies. http://whfoods.org/foodstoc.php I hope you... (1 reply, last updated by wallybgood February 9, 2007)

I asked below about water leaching nutrients out of tuna vs. tuna in oil. After comparing the nutrient values from the FDA for 100 grams of white tuna, it appears that the tuna in oil is the healthier choice. It is higher in most... (1 reply, last updated by Karl January 5, 2004)

I’m not sure about this. My understanding is that cooking vegetables leeches a lot of the nutrients out (i.e. if you boil carrots and then toss out the broth. Heat increases entropy (disorder) between molecules so (correct... (6 replies, last updated by Sherri November 16, 2006)

I had a camp counselor at one point who told me her grandma made her eat the white part – pith?- of the orange between the skin & fruit meat because there were lots nutrients there. I don’t think it is true, though. (2 replies, last updated by chocabot December 19, 2007)

Your best bet is to buy a Jack Lallane juicer, or equivalent, and purchase prickly pears and make your fresh prickly pear juice, where you’ll get all the nutrients and antioxidant benefits that you would otherwise lose if... (1 reply, last updated by Lorenzo.alvarez March 15, 2007)

Do you mean immature vegetables as opposed to mature ones? Or do mean those vegetables bred to be small in size at maturity, which are often marketed as “baby” vegetables? If the latter, I would assume they would have... (2 replies, last updated by Jeremy Newel July 16, 2003)

I’m not a vegetarian and am not interested in veg/vegan-specific destinations but lately I’ve noticed the amount of meat on my plates regardless of where I go (even at home, but that’s another matter...)... (0 replies, last updated by neighborguy January 6, 2009)