what kind of vegetables we should eat to live a healthy life?”
The more vegetables you eat, the better. Vegetables are packed full of vitamins, minerals and fiber and incredibly low in fat and calories. However, there are some things that you can do to get even more nutrition from the vegetables you eat: Process them as little as possible. Heating destroys many types of nutrients. If you can, eat your veggies raw. For the times that you don’t want them raw, heat them as little as possible. Try using a steamer for vegetables that are traditionally boiled (think spinach, corn, carrots, etc.). Boiled vegetables leave vitamins in the water. Eat a variety of colors. Different nutrients give vegetables their color. Try to combine dark greens (collards, spinach, kale, chard), light greens (lettuce, cabbage, celery) oranges (carrots, winter squash, sweet potatoes, yams), reds (red peppers, tomatoes), yellows (yellow peppers, summer squash) and purples (red cabbage) in your meals as much as possible to ensure that you’re getting a range of nutrients. I’ve
