Vegetable Recipes

I've always believed that good nutrition is nothing more nor less than good food properly selected and carefully prepared. When it comes to eating, one can indulge at times but one must be disciplined.

By the way, did your mother keep reminding you to eat your vegetables? Well, she was right. Not only are vegetables good sources of vitamins and minerals, they also contain fiber, protein and complex carbohydrates. Best of all, except for the starchy ones - sweet potatoes, pumpkins, etc. - vegetables are low in calories. Even potatoes, which have been falsely maligned over the years, are a good source of fiber and vitamin C.

One important thing to remember about vegetables is that they shouldn't be overcooked. If they are prepared correctly, not only do they retain their color, flavor, shape and texture, they also maintain their nutrients.

There are many ways vegetables can be cooked and presented in an appetizing manner. Besides stir-frying, steaming and baking them - along with roast meat, for instance - you can stuff them, puree them, deep-frying them, boil them in soups and stews or have them raw in salad.

Careful selection of green vegetables is important. It's worth going out of your way to find a stall in a produce market that supplies pesticide-free and organic vegetables. Whenever possible, try to get fresh rather than canned or frozen vegetables. Often, vegetables are scrubbed, scraped or thinly peeled before cooking. Remember that most vitamins lie near the skin and that deep peeling thus causes a loss of nutrients.

This asian-recipes.com included some interesting ways of preparing vegetables. Several of the recipes are so delicious that one you have tried them out, you may decide to turn vegetarian. Given the current woes plaguing pigs, chickens and cows, that may not be such a bad  ideal!

Collections of Vegetables Recipes:

1. Cabbage Pot With Dried  Dried Black Mushrooms and Shrimp Balls Recipe

2. Chinese Spinach with Dried and Fresh Scallops Recipe

3. Chinese Vegetables with Mushrooms and Oyster Sauce

4. Lentil Curry Recipe

5. Mushrooms in Rice Wine Recipe

6. Stir-Fried Kangkong in Sambal Belacan

7. Stir-Fried Vegetables Recipe

8. Stir-Fried Vegetable Assortment

9. Vegetables in Curry Sauce Recipe

10. Yao Mak with Fermented Bean Curd