Cooking
Kacie Culver
Don't want to lose Vitamin C when cooking fruits and vegetables?
☯ Keep vegetables and fruits in whole pieces
☯ Cook them quickly, small amounts of water(simmering or steaming)
☯ Serve the dish with it's liquid
Changes you'll see in your vegetables and fruits!
☯ Texture - makes it more tender and if overcooked it will become mushy
☯ Color - Should retain good colors if properly cooked
☯ Flavor - Cooking releases the flavors and for fruits it will taste less citric acidy
Different Cooking Methods for Fruit
☯ Cooking in liquid
☯ Baking
☯ Broiling
☯ Frying
☯ Microwaving
Different Cooking Methods For Vegetables
☯ Cooking in water
☯ Steaming
☯ Pressure cooking
☯ Baking
☯ Frying
☯ Boiling
☯ Microwaving
Preventing Cut Fruits From Darkening
☯ Some fruits turn dark after they are cut
☯ Enzymatic browning which happens