Why we should include vegetables in our diet?

Vegetables are extremely rich source of minerals, vitamins and enzymes. Faulty cooking and prolonged careless storage, however, destroy these valuable nutrients. Most of the vegetables are, therefore, best consumed in their natural raw state in the form of salads.

There are different kinds of vegetables. They may be edible roots,stems, leaves,fruits and seeds. To prevent loss of nutrients in vegetables, it would be advisable to steam or boil vegetables in their juices on a slow fire and the water or while cooking liquid should not be drained off.Soaking of vegetable should also be avoided if taste and nutritive value are to be preserved.