Vegetables
topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
BigDeal
How I Built This
the a16z Podcast
4 statements about Vegetables, every show
Saladino: Cooking Does Not Neutralize All Plant Defense Chemicals
“There actually are defense chemicals in vegetables, and some of these can be detoxified when we cook them or when we ferment them, but not all of them, and a lot of people with autoimmune conditions do feel better when they eliminate some or all vegetables.”
Petkas: Cooked vegetables are often much better tolerated than raw ones
“Not all vegetables are bad for you the way they're prepared sometimes, right? They're better if you're, they're cooked for a lot of people.”
Horowitz: Low-income banked Americans spend more on overdraft fees than vegetables
“If you're kind of middle to low income and you're banked, you spend more on overdraft fees than on vegetables.”
Cooking Vegetables Requires Much More Creativity Than Meat
“To really see the creativity of a chef is by watching them work with vegetables. If you have a carrot and you want to make that into a meal, it's not so clear what direction you're going to go. It definitely requires more thought, more preparation, more organi…”