Not exact matches
UPDATE [3-27-16] So I want to say this right now so it's very clear and I said it above too: You can absolutely EAT
crucifer veggies if you want, they are superfoods, they should be STEAMED or
COOKED and that will eliminate the goitrogenic substances.
If you love
cooked or raw
crucifers or have a special affection for kale smoothies you will probably already be inclined to like maca (Lepidium meyenii).
Consuming raw
crucifers or dark, leafy greens is not an alternative either as the substances that cause problems when in the
cooking water also cause problems if consumed directly with the vegetable in an uncooked state such as a raw green smoothie.
A regular person (without thyroid issues) who eats several servings of
crucifers per day should not be at any risk, especially if these greens are
cooked (but more on that in a minute).
This
crucifer can be
cooked every which way and pairs with just about anything.
And somewhere in this mass of interesting work, you state that indoles in
crucifers increase with
cooking?
Dr. Michael Greger, on nutritionfacts.org gives a neat tip for
crucifers: you can add mustard powder or chopped up raw red cabbage, which have plenty of the enzyme, to
crucifers that might already be
cooked, like frozen broccoli and the reaction will happen.
UPDATE [3-27-16] So I want to say this right now so it's very clear and I said it above too: You can absolutely EAT
crucifer veggies if you want, they are superfoods, they should be STEAMED or
COOKED and that will eliminate the goitrogenic substances.
Kristen Miglore, our creative director, first introduced me to Roy Finamore's Broccoli
Cooked Forever and its magical transformation of a boring old
crucifer into something lush and melting and complex.