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Buy frozen vegetables. Seriously, it may not be the best choice, but they don't go bad, and its so easy to make them!

Dude, this is the internet such reasonableness is not welcome here. We do all or nothing in our discussions -- half measures can just go home! </snark>

Seriously tho, this is little bit of advice completely revolutionized my diet. Also, since the frozen veggies are already chopped/peeled/etc, it speeds up meal prep a LOT -- useful on those busy days.

I've recently discovered the secret to frozen vegetables: put them in freezer bags. The bags the vegetables come in don't prevent freezer burn, so the vegetables taste terrible after a couple weeks. In freezer bags, you have a huge range of vegetables that are available to you for months.

I agree. Frozen veggies are great. The only thing I have read is to not heat them up in the microwave (supposedly it saps out some of the nutrients). Just get a cheap steamer and toss them in there.

The best thing about frozen veggies is the various mixes you can get. I usually buy a giant bag of brocoli and then a giant bag of whatever mix I'm feeling.

Unless you have a credible source for your "microwaves destroy nutrients more than other cooking methods", I'd disagree strongly with you. Stopping psuedosciencific rumors in their tracks. :)

I'm pretty sure remember hearing that that microwaving removed more nutrients than steaming, but less than boiling. I suspect in each case it somewhat depends how long and intensely you heat it for. Attempting to propagate vague notions I have about things :)

Also see http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4080 for a skeptical treatment of some microwave oven myths.

It was Alton Brown who said it on Good Eats. A quick search seem says that 'properly' cooking veggies in the microwave is fine. Still looking for a definition of 'properly' though. I'm guessing it just means don't overcook as many people do when heating things in the microwave.

Boiling in water seems to be one of the worst methods, which makes sense because the water can easily leach all of the nutrients[1].

Everyone does agree the best way is simply to steam them.

[1]http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/250016/how_to_cook_...

A recent study conducted in the U.K. showed boiling vegetables that are members of the cruciferous family, including cabbage, broccoli, and brussel sprouts, significantly reduces their anticancer properties.

And MW specifically

If you choose to microwave your vegetables, use as little water and as short a cooking time as possible to minimize loss of vitamins.

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