According to experts 91% of people eat broccoli wrong. Most of us end up in a pot of boiling water. But even if you still enjoy the taste of the vegetable later, you will not get any benefits. What is special about broccoli is that it contains sulforaphane – a truly amazing drug. This important plant substance has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It supports cellular health and helps detoxify the body. Unfortunately, sulforaphane is destroyed by heat.
How to Get the Most Out of Broccoli
The best option is to eat broccoli raw. However, this is not something most people like, so there is a better way to preserve the beneficial nutrients in broccoli:
Cut the broccoli into small pieces and let it rest for 45 minutes before processing. This will allow more sulforaphane to be absorbed into the greens. The worst way to prepare it is to boil it in boiling water, because sulforaphane not only does not withstand heat, but also dissolves in water. Another way is to gently fry it in a pan.
So what to do with leftover broccoli?
By the way: Another mistake that most people make when preparing broccoli is to remove the stems. Its nutritional value is not inferior to the side dishes, it contains a lot of fiber, vitamin K, calcium and other nutrients. Therefore, it must be peeled well, cut into pieces and fried thoroughly.
