The phrase that
people essentially are what they eat is very common. This phrase is known to
hold a lot of truth to it. As people
cook and eat unhealthy dishes, they would ultimately be prone to becoming an
unhealthy person. Wayne
Imber underlines how the food people ingest plays a major role
in defining their ability to grow, prevent illnesses and maintain proper body
functions. He therefor advises people on cooking and eating as healthy as possible
in order to be assured of their wellbeing and to maintain their good health.
Wayne Imber lays emphasis on preserving the
nutrients of vegetables while cooking them
Doctors and
nutritionists of the world largely talk about how good nutrition is an integral
element of leading a healthy lifestyle. Combined with regular physical
activity, the diet followed by people can ideally aid them to reach and
maintain a healthy weight, minimalize the risks of developing any chronic
ailments, such as cancer and heart diseases, as well as
promote their overall health.
Wayne Imber is a retired professional belonging to
the world of teaching, not focuses on cooking new recipes that are good to
taste and healthy to taste. He used to teach Social Psychology and Developmental
Psychology to both graduate and undergraduate students. After retirement, he
ideally spends a significant about of time in the kitchen, trying out new
recipes and making some of its own. He plans to publish an English cook book at
some point. It largely focuses on
cooking items that are easy to make and eating dishes that are healthy to eat.
He even maintains his own blog where he provides various cooking tips to his
readers.
In this blog, Wayne Imber mentions the health
benefits of various vegetables and hence the importance of including them into
the everyday diet. However, many a times vegetables are prepared in a manner
that robs them of the various vital vitamins and minerals present inside them.
Keeping this factor in mind, Mr. Wayne underlines some of the ways of cooking
vegetables in order to preserve the most of its vital nutrient.
Steaming, as per
Wayne Imber,
would ideally be the best way to cook and eat vegetables. By steaming vegetables
like broccoli and asparagus people can ideally make sure that the important
nutrients, enzymes, and other healthy minerals present inside them are
optimally preserved. The rule of thumb
underlines that the shorter times it takes to cook the vegetables, more the
amount of nutrients and victims would to be present inside it.
Microwaving vegetables is another great way
of cooking vegetables. In this method, the overall cooking time is reduced, as
well the exposure of vegetables to heat and water is also quite less. Peppers, zucchini and carrots would ideally
be the best examples of microwavable vegetables. In addition to these two, people can always
opt to sauté vegetables. However, while doing so, it is advisable to regulate
the cooking temperature and to use extra virgin oil.
