Which Vegetables Need To Be Cooked? Cooking our food gives us a second stomach outside of our bodies, beginning the digestive process by breaking down the proteins and carbohydrates before we chew the food. Heating our food makes our food more easily digestible. Use Gentle Cooking Methods Boast flavor and nutrients by avoiding high heat cooking. Begin on medium and reduce to low. Forget you have a high setting on the range. Heat destroys some of the nutrients in our vegetables and … [Read more...]