lbwhite89 answered Friday June 8 2007, 9:03 am: The first person IS right, but she made it sound like if you cooked vegetables instead of eating them raw, then it's bad for you. That isn't the truth.
If you eat veggies raw, then yes, of course, it's extremely good for you. In fact, most vegetables have negative calories, which means you burn more calories digesting it than you take in when you eat it. So you're actually not taking in any calories, and perhaps burning a couple, while you EAT. So, that's always good.
Cooking vegetables doesn't take the nutritional worth out of it. For example, boiling broccoli, adding a bit or butter or something similar with less fat (like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter or something) and some salt (but don't overdo it...there's also salt substitutes that are supposedly not as unhealthy as salt) and you have a dish that is healthy, not at all fattening, and it tastes better than chewing on a piece of raw broccoli.
Just don't drown veggies in tremendous amounts of butter or cheese. If you don't do that, then you'll be good to go.
Salads are great, just like the last person said. But then again, salad dressing isn't. Low fat dressings or oil, if you can stomach it, are the best choices.
Michele answered Friday June 8 2007, 8:09 am: Veggies do not make you fat, when eaten raw or steamed with a little salt, pepper and spice. How veggies CAN make you fat, is when they are smothered in cheese or butter. Too much cheese and butter, stuff like that, can make you fat.
Salads are great, and very health, but be careful of the amount of dressing you put on. Low fat or no fat dressings are best if you are trying to loose weight.
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