Suggestions from Experts to Enhance the Positive Effects of Foods

Diet Specialist Tuba Örnek shares that the way to get the highest benefit from foods is through consuming them in the right ways. She says it’s important not only to know the benefits of foods, but also how they should be consumed correctly.

Chew or crush!

Consume garlic by chewing or crushed in a mortar.

5 minutes is enough!

Don’t cook broccoli for a long time, 5 minutes is enough!

Iron can’t do without it

For iron absorption, consume food rich in vitamin C with it. For example, consume a salad rich in green and red peppers with plenty of lemon next to meat.

Don’t separate this duo

Use turmeric with black pepper in hot meals.

Strengthen your tea!

Add 1 teaspoon of natural honey to your brewed green tea to increase its antioxidant value.

Crush or grind

Crush cloves in a mortar or grind them and add them to your teas.

Is there K2 support?

Make sure your vitamin D supplements are supported by K2.

Don’t cook, consume raw

Consume oily seeds such as walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds raw.

Store but without grinding!

Store flax seeds without grinding. When you are going to consume, grind 1-2 teaspoons and use without waiting.

Eat fruits with their peels

After purifying fruits like apples, pears in bicarbonate water from agricultural pesticides, consume without peeling their skins to benefit more from their vitamins.

Don’t fry, bake!

When fish is fried, omega 3 decreases. Cook it in the oven or grill.

Sprout and cook

Soak legumes overnight, even sprout and then cook them.

Consume cooked

You benefit more from lycopene when you cook tomatoes.

Gain probiotics

Instead of milk, consume yogurt or kefir. It is easier to digest and you gain probiotics.

Stay away from refined

Prefer whole grains that are not refined, but shelled, fibrous.

Don’t give up on extra virgin

Use olive oil as extra virgin, store in a lightless environment. If you use olive oil in your vegetable meals and salads, vitamin mineral absorption increases.

Store your salt in the dark

Store your salt in a lightless environment so that there is no iodine loss. Don’t choose the ripe ones!

Don’t choose the ripe ones!

Prefer bananas, apples and kiwis unripe.

Brew herbal teas for a short time

Don’t boil herbal teas that we benefit from their leaves and flowers for a long time, brew for 5 minutes.

Don’t use a knife

Prepare green vegetables by dividing them with your hands, not by cutting with a knife. Consume vegetables and fruits immediately after cutting and chopping.

Don’t let it wait that long!

Don’t leave your cooked meal at room temperature for more than 2 hours, and it shouldn’t stay in the refrigerator for more than 2 days.

Manage your stress

Stress negatively affects digestion, making nutrients useless.

Don’t use tobacco

Cigarettes reduce nutrient absorption.

No rush! Wait an hour

Consume your tea and coffee 1 hour after eating.

Cook immediately

Cook your frozen vegetables without waiting for them to thaw.