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Originally Posted by likkuid
Always raw (convenience). Though, I was just reading about the nutrients of spinach..look at this:
Cooked or raw? Both have their advantages. Whereas cooking reduces Vitamin C and folate levels, it simultaneously boosts beta-carotein and lutein bioavailability. A sensible idea is to have it both ways. Have spinach raw in your lunch salads and cooked in your evening dinner, for example. Some varieties of spinach are rarely eaten raw, though baby spinach is common in salads. If cooked, it is best lightly steamed to preserve nutrients as much as possible.
And.. Spinach is best eaten fresh. It loses nutritional properties with each passing day. Although refrigeration slows the deterioration, half of the major nutrients are lost by the eighth day after harvest. (For long term storage, freeze while fresh.) When fresh, it has crisp leaves. As they deteriorate, the leaves turn limp. via SpinachWords.com
This worries me a little.. Most of the spinach I buy is packaged, pre-washed baby spinach - I wonder how "fresh" that really is.. The leaves aren't limp, though. I do go through it pretty fast. |
Thanks for that info likkuid. I've just been eating it raw 100% of the time. Guess it's time to dig the steamer back out.
THIS may be the reason peanuts are left out. I know I won't eat it anymore. Now I prefer almond butter & cashew butter anyway.
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Originally Posted by BLOCK
another question.. you guys said to keep the yolks...I am willing to try this, but everyone has always told me that the yolk is mostly just cholesterol...? Can someone explain this..?
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Dietary cholesterol has little to no effect on blood cholesterol, and eggs actually mimic the effects of anti-cholesterol drugs.
HERE is that thread.
Oh, and Vedic's not necessarily pissed at you. (I don't think) But ya gotta see it from his point of view. It did seem like you came in asking for advice and then didn't want to take it. Happens all the time, people come in here asking for help with something when all they really want is for everyone to agree with them and tell them they are doing right. People like that aren't worth wasting your time on, cause they're not listening with an open mind anyway.
Oh, and for future reference - Pretty much anything from Muscletech is overpriced garbage. Some are decent products, but not for the prices they charge. They take out 20 pages or so worth of full page ads in every bodybuilding & fitness mag on the racks and pass that expense on to you.