Veggies: Raw or cooked, or a tempest in a soup pot?

I get really annoyed by food faddists and trend followers that assert that we simply must return to the dawn of cave dwellers and eat everything in its raw, ‘natural’ state.

Here’s the bottom line for me: if it tastes good - eat it. I don’t like raw broccoli or cauliflower. I think they are bitter and awful. Raw carrots are good. Raw onions, well, not so much.

And, good luck getting kids to eat all that raw crap.

If you’ve been reading my blog much, you already know I celebrate the whole idea of cooking.

Food researchers have found upsides and downsides - often in the same vegetable - to justify using it either cooked or raw.

Here’s a good analysis of the issue as it appeared in Scientific American:

Fact or fiction: Raw veggies are healthier than cooked ones

Do vegetables lose their nutritional value when heated?

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