Raw, Cooked, or Juiced - Does it Matter?
When it comes to counting calories, I always tell people to consider fruits and vegetables free food. Don’t even bother counting their calories. People don’t realize that the calorie values for the foods we eat were determined decades ago by setting food on fire and measuring the amount of heat energy released. Since we don’t incinerate food in our stomachs, these calorie numbers are often completely meaningless.
However, the ways that you prepare your fruits and vegetables can effect the amounts of calories and nutrients that you do absorb. Find out the differences and the best ways to get your fruits and vegetables.
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