16 Nutrient-Rich Ingredients for Healthy Cooking

Author: Zhou Sumei
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
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This book recommends some superfoods that are rich in beneficial trace elements for health while being low in calories (high nutritional density) to address unhealthy dietary habits. The concept of trace nutrients mentioned in this book is not limited to the vitamins and minerals everyone is familiar with. We will introduce a new concept of trace nutrients—phytonutrients or phytochemicals—to you. In the coming days, you may hear this term more and more. These trace nutrients are more abundant in fruits, vegetables, and grains. They give fruits and vegetables vibrant colors, such as anthocyanins in strawberries and lycopene in tomatoes; or unique flavors, such as sulfides in onions and allicin in garlic. At the same time, they are often powerful antioxidants, with special effects in combating cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and other chronic conditions. Therefore, Westerners boldly predict that phytonutrients will become the "vitamins of the 21st century."
Additionally, some foods rich in dietary fiber and special fatty acids are included in the category of superfoods in this book due to their excellent preventive and therapeutic effects on common chronic diseases. After careful selection, we recommend the following 16 superfoods to you: tomatoes, carrots, onions, broccoli, spinach, asparagus, celery, mushrooms, pumpkins, soybeans, sweet potatoes, corn, oats, seaweed, and sea fish.
Besides introducing the nutritional and health benefits of these foods, this book also recommends many delicious dishes made from these ingredients. These recipes mostly use healthy cooking methods and are simple to learn, so you can easily master them and then use them as signature dishes for your family in the future.