A healthy diet does not only concern the food which we eat but the preparation is equally important. A grilled vegetable for example does not have the same benefits as a steamed vegetable. Here are several elements which will help you understand more the importance of cooking for your health.
- Avoid over heating your food: frying your food or cooking it in the oven often exceeds 180°C. You can check that you remain below this temperature by investing in a pan which has a dot which goes red when the temperature is too high.
- Choose pans or casseroles which have a thick base in order to reduce the impact of the temperature.
- Use extra virgin olive oil or lemon juice to cook your food: they absorb the harmful molecules from the cooking.
- Don’t be scared of butter: you can also it to cook your food but watch that it doesn’t turn black.
- Rather steam your food or cook it as a papillotes.
Try to use glass, stainless steel or cast iron casseroles. These materials are inert and therefore do not risk to create harmful molecules whilst cooked.