10 Unexpected Ways You Are Making Your Vegetables Less Nutritious

“Eat your vegetables”, a phrase we probably all heard dozens of times when we were kids. And although your mom was absolutely right to make you eat your greens, some of our little sneaky habits are making eating vegetables less healthy than we may think.

Here are 10 ways you may be making your vegetables less nutritious or healthy.

1. You only eat your veggies raw

While eating more raw veggies is definitely a good thing to do, some veggies – such as tomatoes and carrots – are actually more nutritious when cooked. The heat softens their cell walls, allowing …read more