Preparing foods using certain methods allows you to increase their nutritional benefits or make them more easily digested or assimilated by the body
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Unfortunately, the reckless exploitation of agricultural land, the use of pesticides and the excessive transformation to which food is subjected, have meant that most of the food that ends up on our tables no longer has the nutritional content once upon a time. If we also add to this the fact that many foods are consumed after cooking them, the nutritional value is further lowered.
In addition to the always valid advice of buy whole grains and fresh and organic vegetables, there are also 4 tricks that can be used in the preparation of foods to increase their nutritional benefits or simply to make them more easily digested or assimilated.
FERMENTATION
Fermentation is one of the most economical and powerful systems for increase the nutritional and beneficial power of foods. It is a process by which, by allowing certain foods to age for days or weeks, they are colonized by good bacteria that help balance the intestinal flora with benefits for the well-being of the whole body. In addition to improving digestive functions, these foods help with liver purification and the proper functioning of the immune system.
Among the most known and used foods there are sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) particularly rich in vitamins of group B, C and minerals such as calcium, magnesium and potassium. Other fermented foods are yogurt, Kombucha tea, miso, soy sauce, tempeh and sourdough. In particular, the probiotics contained in them and the enzymes are beneficial on intestinal function and digestion.
Read also: Fermented foods: natural probiotic supplements
GERMINATION
Germination, or the process by which a seed passes from the embryonic stage to the growth and development stage of Bud (and then the plant), it is something that few people use in the food sector but it is actually an exceptional method to supply concentrated sources of nutrients to our body. The sprouts offer a whole series of substances such as vitamins, mineral salts, proteins and enzymes, in particular vitamins and minerals are present in a much more consistency in sprouted foods than in the same foods in natural form. There is no need to have special tools to start preparing sprouts at home right away, there are easy and cheap systems that everyone can experiment with. HERE are some useful tips.
Read also: 10 ideas for growing sprouts without buying a sprouter
JUICES
In reality, fruit and vegetable juices (we are referring to fresh ones extracted at home, not packaged ones) are not a way to get more nutrients but to ensure that you reach the 5 recommended servings of fruit and vegetables each day and therefore indirectly increase the dose of substances useful to the body. However, it must be said that the juices, compared to whole fruits and vegetables, they become easier to digest and assimilate and consequently vitamins, minerals and enzymes immediately enter the circulation and are first absorbed by the body.
Read also: Live juice: advantages and contraindications of fruit and vegetable juices
RIGHT FOOD COMBINATIONS
Knowing how to combine foods in the right way does not mean increasing the nutritional power of food but do so the body is able to absorb better all that is useful to him. Learning to associate foods in an advantageous way for the body can therefore be very important both in terms of digestive ease and precisely as regards the speed and effectiveness with which the nutrients contained are assimilated. For example, an excellent food combination that we have already talked about is the one that sees together cereals and legumes to have available all the amino acids useful for the formation of proteins. In this regard, watch the video below.
