more nutrients: some cooked veggies

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that's quite interesting because I've been known as a bit of a freak at work because I don't like cold drinks or foods. I even heat up my cereal!

Not sure what the Chinese medicine term is.... but maybe it's just merely liking something warm in one's stomach. When I was a teen, if given time and my own choice, I preferred to heat up some milk to have warm milk with Kellogg's cornflakes or Cheerios.

Methinks that eating raw veggies or other cooked stuff is learned/culturally influenced. I don't think my parents know how to throw together a raw salad except serve veggie crudites. They've been here in Canada for over 1/2 century.

To this day, it's my partner who prefers to whip up a huge mega-salad (which will last for 2-3 days) that he artfully throws together off the top of his head, with the right blend of fresh chopped herbs.

I still haven't quite gotten to his stage. I will and can make a salad, but unlike him, I have to think more about it ..to ensure tasty combination of raw veggies, etc. Whereas I can easily and nearly sleepwalking, flash stir-fry or steam a combination of veggies.

As fruit, nope. Raw often is easiest for me. Same for him. However again, somehow he has developed this knack for stewing certain fruits in ie. wine and it tastes right.