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Many people think they are eating healthy just by including fruits and veggies in their diet. However, the kind of fruits and veggies you choose and how you prepare them makes a difference too. There is actually a wrong way to eat certain foods and it will amaze you!

Foods That You Have Been Eating The Wrong Way Include:

Potatoes
One study found that it was purple potatoes that gave the best benefits, like lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk for cancer.

Carrots
One study found that cutting carrots increased surface size and allowed more nutrients to leach out. That means after washing and peeling, your carrots should hit the water in their whole form. One study found that cooking carrots increased the bioavailability of carotenoids.

Tea
Several studies have shown that adding milk to your tea may actually take away some of the cardiovascular benefits that tea provide.

Garlic
Research indicates that crushing your garlic and allowing to sit for at least ten minutes released an enzyme called allicin that has been shown to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by making platelets less sticky or more likely to flow freely through the cardiovascular system.

Salad dressing
Several studies have shown the benefits that fat has when dressing your greens, from keeping you fuller and more satisfied after consumption to getting more nutrient absolution from your salad.

Apples & Pears
One study found that the ripening process allowed the breakdown of chlorophyll in ripening apples and pears which, in turn, produced more  antioxidants in the fruit.

Broccoli
A study found that steaming was the only cooking method that completely preserved, and even increased, the cancer fighting components of broccoli.

Mustard
It’s the cheap yellow mustard options that have the best benefits.  Because they contain a compound called curcumin  that not only gives cheap yellow mustard its yellow color, but all of its potential health benefits.

Cook It The Right Way!

Now that you know there is a better way to enjoy certain foods, you will get as many of the health benefits as possible. Do you prepare your food this way?

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Article Source: Huffington Post