Raw Veggies vs. Cooked Veggies – Dr. Berg

Raw vegetables vs. cooked vegetables—which is better to consume?
 
Timestamps
0:07 Vegetable nutrition 
0:17 Raw veggies 
3:30 Cooked veggies 
3:50 Fermented vegetables 
4:14 What to do

Today we’re going to talk about raw vegetables vs. cooked vegetables. The purpose of eating vegetables is to get the vitamins and minerals you need from a good source. 

Raw vegetables:
Raw vegetables have enzymes that are very beneficial for your health. These enzymes help you break down food, and they give you fantastic health properties. But, many people are missing the normal enzymes that the pancreas is supposed to release to be able to digest some of the fibers in the vegetables. If your stomach has low acid, it can’t create the triggering effect for the release of enzymes from your pancreas. You could also have low good bacteria in your gut, causing a lack of enzymes.

Cooked vegetables:
Steamed or cooked vegetables are a lot easier on the digestive system. You also still get the same minerals that you need. But, you might not get all of the vitamins that you would from raw vegetables. 

Fermented vegetables are also very easy to digest, and they provide a lot of great nutrients. 

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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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Thanks for watching! I hope this video helps you better understand raw vegetables vs. cooked vegetables.

[mbd]

So to summarize: raw vegetables have the most nutrients, but cooked vegetables still have a lot of nutrients and are easier to digest.

[analyna]

For Asian who live in Asia, we eat cooked vegetables like everyday. Raw salad vegetables very alien in our diet. It takes courage and full determination to really enjoy eating raw salad.

[adriannasanchez]

I eat raw vegetables only. Not cuz I'm a health nut but because I'm lazy

[silentbliss]

Blending the raw veggies as smoothies and soup, with addition of ACV, will help the transition

[Katie-hbiq]

I love lightly blanching broccoli. It looks beautiful, and it has so much vitamins, the 20% loss is really not a big deal when you consider how much more joyful it is to eat. Raw Broccoli = I hate it and won't eat it; Blanched Broccoli = I love it and have it 4 times a week. I'll go with the second option.

[kalkeikuu]

The information in this video is so right! I have severe IBS, gastritis, erythema and I cannot digest "raw" food that food sit in there too much that food got stuck and my Blood Pressure raised so high that I ended up in the ER. So for you people with weak digestion, cook or steam your veggies or they'll sit too long in your system causing chaos.

[Modified_Gentlemen]

I literally just ate broccoli for the first time raw, after 28 years. I never like broccoli growing up and still to this day I would only eat the vegetable just for health reasons. I saw broccoli in my son's lunch with carrots. He wasn't eating them. Being the adult I am to prove that people eat vegetables I took the broccoli and ate it in front of him. Now he is eating broccoli and so am I.

[anonymus]

I don’t like cooked veggies but there are some benefits to cooked vegetables. It makes it more bioavailable plus some veggies are better being cooked bcz certain nutrients gets activated only while cooking. Like lycopene in tomatoes, beta caratone in carrots. As well as reducing some phytonutrients like oxalates in spinach, etc

[jimmcginnis]

I have stage 4 liver cancer. The part of liver without tumors is in great t shape. I have no largebintestine. I have 1/4 -1/3 stomach removed by surgery. No gall bladder. I lost 8 inches of small intestine. No matter what I eat, I have bloating. I use Creon, a prescription digestive 3 ingredient enzyme. Some raw foods veggies can cause me severe small intestinal blockages. I have to steam veggies like brocolli, carrots, Brussel sprouts, zucchini, and others to be safe. I can handle minor amounts of raw carrots, lettuce, radishes tomatoes. But chemotherapy side effects are keeping me from eating meats. I'm onna feeding tube/bag/ pump as well.

[ray_mond]

this man is a nutrition genius. now i know why i cannot stomache raw veggies. Only Berg can teach you so much in 5 minutes.

[Drew-fnrq]

Shouldn't you cook cruciferous vegetables so you avoid the oxidative stress of breaking them down when you eat them raw do to the oxalates in them?

[annmcneal]

Actually it depends on the vegetable 🍅 — 🥕 carrots cooked have more vitamins and minerals.. it varies with each veggie.

[justaddmusclecom]

Raw veggies are so good. I am glad that as I got older my tastes buds changed and I started enjoying them more.

[PixelsWorkshopVideos]

So to summarize: Cooked vegetables still have 15% of nutrients compared to Raw vegetables contain 100% of nutrients. He is making the point that in some cases Raw food is harder to digest due to missing enzymes for the digestion process.

[belisioglipet]

Taking asv with lemon juice really helped my heartburn. I drink it down before a meal. Thanks for that advice doc!

[AgathaTsing]

Great video. I'm a Chinese and I found I can't do well on raw and cold foods. I tried having a lot of salads for about 3 months and had basically no cooked foods and rice, my stomach was bloating all the time and I was in pain and didn't know why. Once I restarted consuming traditional Chinese homemade cooked foods (not those from Chinese restaurants) and rice, my digestion became normal and I felt good again.

[MrRabiddogg]

Grandma used to cook pasta in the same water as she used for the broccoli. there was no left over water as it was fully absorbed into the pasta and then did a light sauté of both in olive oil w/garlic. This way there was no loss of vitamins etc. I don't do the pasta part anymore but the broccoli water does become a good stock for other things.

[beakytwitch]

3 months on, and it took me about a month to become able to eat and enjoy a full load of salads. But I learned to lightly steam then blend my kale, and steam my Brussels sprouts, broccoli and asparagus tips somewhat longer. So my salads have a raw vegs portion, a steamed vegs portion, and a drinkable smoothie portion (which latter I drink later in the afternoon.). I also make my own sauerkraut . These veggie salads are so nice that I never want to quit Healthy Keto.
It took me 11 weeks to overcome the Insulin Resistance and stabilize my energy levels. And 3 months on and without really trying to lose weight I am 22 lbs down, paunch gone, and feeling light on my feet. Good-oh Eric - your advice is appreciated !

[tcrouch]

Thank you it's such a blessing to have the privilege of all this free knowledge from a doctor! So many people on here claiming to have healing secrets with absolutely no education. God bless you and I pray this transition helps my health turn around for the good.

[mscandy]

Very informative & clear!! Thanks Doc.
When I transformed from Vegetarian to Vegan I got so sick.
My stomach literally got bloated for days & I couldn't eat anything.
After some research it turned out that my stomach wasn't ready for too much fiber.
Now I'm vegetarian again, but introduced more veggies into my diet.