Posted on 11/11/2026 12:03:32 PM PST by nickcarraway
Not all methods of cooking broccoli are created equal, and some simple tips can ensure you get the most nutrients out of it. Whether it’s steamed, roasted or added to a stir-fry, broccoli is a healthy option packed with vitamins such as A, C and K, minerals such as calcium, potassium and iron, fiber and even a potentially cancer-fighting compound, The Washington Post recently reported.
But certain ways of cooking broccoli can ensure you get the most out of the cruciferous vegetable and preserve those compounds.
Boiling broccoli can cause water-soluble nutrients and compounds to leach into the cooking water, while prolonged or high-heat cooking, including roasting, can reduce antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cancer-fighting properties.
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I eat it raw...........
Cook it? It’s best eaten raw like cauliflower.
A recent crown had my first caterpillar, yech.
Vile weed.
“During his tenure as the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush frequently mentioned his distaste for broccoli, famously saying: “I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid. And my mother made me eat it. Now I’m president of the United States. And I’m not gonna eat any more broccoli!”.
Some heating allows the nutrients to be more easily digested.
Lightly steamed, in a very shallow puddle of spring water.
I like to roast or steam mine.
Rinse, microwave in a closed container, not too long. Steams it nicely.
Dipped in chocolate sauce.
I bake it with olive oil, panko, and red pepper flakes. Sometimes I will top it with parmesan while still hot.
The worst part of broccoli is cutting it. I end up with little crumbs all over that spill onto the floor and stick to my feet.
with ranch dip
“Steams it nicely.”
And it turns a beautiful bright green.
Newspapers used to have an entire section titled the women’s section, or “women” today about 95% of news and articles are of topics that would have used to be in the women’s section.
“It’s best eaten raw like cauliflower”
Back in the early 2000s I took up eating raw broccoli for my morning snack at work EVERY day.
Occasionally a local blood bank would send out busses to get donations. Being a regular donor i
I always went. When they pricked my finger for the blood test my iron came back so high they almost rejected me as a donor.
The tech asked me how I managed to get the iron in my blood to that level, I said it had to be all the raw broccoli.
Her response “that’ll do it” 😏
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