C Crohnical Joined Mar 6, 2017 Messages 62 Oct 10, 2019 #1 I use to blend raw vegatables in a blender, but will it be more digestable and beneficial for the gut if I boil them before I blend them?
I use to blend raw vegatables in a blender, but will it be more digestable and beneficial for the gut if I boil them before I blend them?
teeny5 Joined Jul 24, 2008 Messages 1,450 Oct 14, 2019 #2 Cooking the vegetables does reduce some of the nutrients, but I have a hard time with raw veggies. I believe steaming them is better to not affect the nutrition as much and should make them more digestable.
Cooking the vegetables does reduce some of the nutrients, but I have a hard time with raw veggies. I believe steaming them is better to not affect the nutrition as much and should make them more digestable.
DougUte Joined Jul 4, 2010 Messages 1,271 Oct 21, 2019 #3 Softening up the raw veggies makes them more digestible.