Thread: 8 Foods That Are More Nutritious Raw

8 Foods That Are More Nutritious Raw


Raw Broccoli Fights Cancer
Eating raw broccoli, and the chewing process involved, helps to rupture the special compound that is located in the plant's cell walls, an enzyme called myrosinase, that revs up your liver's ability to detoxify carcinogens. Cooking broccoli inactivates the enzyme. People eating steamed broccoli seem to get only about a third as much of these special cancer-fighting compounds.


Raw Garlic Protects DNA
Chewing raw garlic produces a DNA-protecting compound called allicin. One minute of cooking, though, completely inactivates this enzyme, and when you eat it cooked, you absorb little or none of the protective allicin compound.


Raw Juice Retains Vitamins
What could be better for you than fruit or vegetable juice from the store? Raw fruit and vegetable juice! When you buy juice, it is always pasteurized. Pasteurization not only kills bacteria and preserves the juice, it also destroys many (if not most) of the vitamins, minerals and enzymes, along with their health-promoting properties. Sometimes the process adds chemicals, sugars and other unhealthy ingredients. Fortunately, juice is easy to make at home, so try fresh, raw, homemade juice for a burst of nutrition.


Raw Salt Is Loaded with Minerals
Raw salts contain trace essential minerals essential to good health. Table salt is typically heated to high temperatures, treated with chemicals and then bleached. This kind of salt is toxic. Raw mineral salts such as Himalayan, Fleur de sel and others are crucial for proper mineral balance.
Of course, not all salt is good. Many packaged food and fast food is loaded with surprising amounts of sodium


Raw Cacao (Chocolate) Is Brain Food
Raw cacao (chocolate) contains a wealth of nutrients: essential vitamins and minerals that boost the body's neurotransmitters, and phyto-chemicals that activate the mood-elevating emotion of "euphoria." No wonder chocolate's so popular! Cooked cacao, which is what you'll find in most chocolate bars and baked goods, loses much of its nutritional value. When the oils and fats within the cacao bean are heated, they actually can become toxic. And, as we know, chocolate is often highly processed with added sugars, dairy products and other ingredients that don't exactly improve nutrition. Using raw cacao and a natural sweeter, you can make your own healthy chocolate!


Raw Chia Seeds Are Nutrient-Dense
Four tablespoons of chia seeds supply as much calcium as three cups of milk, as much magnesium as 10 stalks of broccoli, as much iron as one-half cup of red kidney beans, 30% more antioxidants than blueberries, 25% more dietary fiber than flaxseed and approximately the same amount of omega-3 as a 32-ounce fillet of salmon. Instead of a typical hot breakfast cereal, try a chia breakfast pudding for a more nutritious start to your day!


Fermented Kimchi Improves Digestion
Fermented foods such as kimchi help to support our intestinal flora and overall health. Cooking foods like cabbage and other vegetables and herbs, kills many of the vitamins and minerals and certainly most of the enzymes. When you ferment these vegetables, though, your body can absorb more essential nutrients (andthey're easier to digest). Fermented foods provide probiotics (good bacteria) that help our bodies fight off disease, boost our immune system and aid in good health.








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8 Foods That Are More Nutritious Raw | Amazing Facts

I love fresh fruit juices. When i was little my grand parents would make carrot,orange,apple etc juice all the time, but i could never eat garlic raw unless it in a chow!

Originally Posted by lioness22

I love fresh fruit juices. When i was little my grand parents would make carrot,orange,apple etc juice all the time, but i could never eat garlic raw unless it in a chow!

I can eat a lot of garclic and onion in raw condition with no problems at all. The bad thing is if there are people around you

Anyone that comes over to my house knows that I don't care if there are people around, everything I make is laced with garlic and onions, often raw. The big superfoods as I've come to know for health benefits are Peppers, especially cayanne the hotter the better, helps fight cancer as well as helps protect against ulcers, the enzyme in Garlic thats mentioned above also reacts with air, so it's best if eaten within one hour of peeling. Ginger is good at protecting the immune system, and as an all around boost, plus it tastes good on nearly everything. Cumin is also pretty good for, it boosts metabolism and helps fight gas.

If you don't like raw broccoli steamed broccoli also retains most of its nutrients as long it is still crisp and not soggy (ie dont steam it too long!)

This is awesome. Thanks for such a great list!

Great list. I eat a lot of broccoli but I always steam it. Maybe I'll start eating it raw as an appetizer.

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Raw broccoli contains goitrogens that have a negative impact on health and is very difficult to digest as plant cell walls are very difficult to rupture--especially compared to the membranes in meat. Vegetables are very low in enzyme content so do not be fooled that they should be consumed raw because cooking destroys enzymes. Cooking breaks down cell walls increasing the chance they may be better digested. Steam broccoli if you must eat it.