[GOP Poet]

I like raw broccoli. :-)

[chuck_the_tv_out]

ok. but raw brocolli tastes like grass, so, whatchagonnado?

[mamelukesabre]

Not cooking broccoli destroys 90% of it’s tastiness. NOt to mention yumminess and tenderness.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

only problem is how much of the cancer figthing molecules does one need for it to be effective? In other words, eating cooked broccoli, even though it has reduced levels of the cancer fighting compoun, still might be enough to be beneficial.

[darkangel82]

I still don't like broccoli.

[JoeProBono]

RAW!!

[null and void]

"The cruciferous vegetables, also known as Brassicaceae, include broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, arugula, Brussels sprouts..."

Just sayin'

[raybbr]

I eat it almost every day raw. Love it.

[x]

That's 10% more sulfurowhazzit than I'd be getting otherwise.

Actually, it's a lot more than 10%.

[Red_Devil 232]

Weekly Garden Ping - Broccoli

I enjoy broccoli cooked (steamed or zapped in the microwave) or raw with ranch dressing. Yum!

[Churchillspirit]

I'm with Bush 41 on broccoli.

[rfp1234]

[GovernmentShrinker]

Raw broccoli doesn’t float my boat (doesn’t digest easily), but it so happens that I was biting into a brie sandwich topped with a mountain of fresh watercress as I read this article, so it sounds like I’m getting a good dose of sulforaphane.

[mickey finn]

The article did not say how or how well they cooked the brocoli. They probably boiled it to death to an ugly army green. I like mine cooked till al-dente, or just tender, steamed, or nuked. It is the butter or Hollandaise that makes it unhealthy but very tasty.

[BunnySlippers]

They don’t mention how it was cooked or if it matters.

Boiling and steaming allows a lot of nutrients to leave in the water. I love roasting and broiling veggies for that reason ... and for flavor.

[Zack Attack]

There are ways to get the most out of vegetables with a good balance of cooking methods and times. This is a pretty good article.

Cooking and Nutrient Loss

[LibWhacker]

Sorry, unlike a cow, I only have one stomach. So for now I’ll have to continue to cook my broccoli. Besides, before the invention of fire, man’s life expectancy was what? About 29 years? Nope, not giving up my fire!

[LiberConservative]

That’s why God created veggie dip.

[CARDINALRULES]

I love broccoli, but can only eat the stems raw-cut into sticks like celery - good with dip.

Only way I can eat the florets raw is in a broccoli salad that "cooks" in the dressing a few days. Has dried cranberries or dried cherries, ham, cheese, onions, Miracle Whip, broccoli, vinegar, sugar and salt. Basically like a slaw.

[mysterio]

Cooking, steaming, or either? I would venture that steaming isn’t as bad for the nutrients. That’s how I prefer it anyway.