Cooked Veggies For GI Distress
So yes, veggies are awesome for us. But no, not all veggies make us look better and feel better.Interestingly, digestive distress also signals that we might be missing out on some of the important nutrients. Indeed, the nutrients are often bound in a matrix of fiber. When cooked, the fiber is rendered more easily broken down and many nutrients can now be digested and absorbed.
Uncooked, this fiber (bound with important nutrients) remains intact and passes onto the colon undigested. When food reaches the colon undigested, it must be fermented. As the consequence of fermentation is methane gas production, now we’re talking bloating and flatulence.
So, they key is to determine your individual veggie tolerance and adjust your veggie choices and veggie preparation based on your own digestion.
Read more here: When Veggies Aren’t Healthy
Everyone would benefit from cooking all their vegetables. Salads are ok when you have to eat them, such as when they are the best choice when eating out, but you shouldn’t eat raw vegetables regularly.
Vegetables are very high in anti-nutrients (toxins that plants develop to ward off predators - predators like us), but cooking them breaks down these anti-nutrients, along with the fiber as mentioned above, making them much easier for us to process.
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