Juanita is a busy mom of 2 boys, she is concerned about their dietary needs because knowing how they eat now determines how healthy they will be when they grow up. She juggles work and carefully plans her meals, choosing healthy organic ingredients while avoiding any type of processed food. She spends a lot of time looking up recipes to get all the details right. She does everything she can to feed her family delicious, nutrient-rich food. Is she missing something?
It’s great that so many people choose their cooking ingredients wisely and make sure to minimize or completely avoid processed or convenience foods. But cooking this good food in the wrong cookware can destroy the nutrients in the carefully selected ingredients, for one thing. And on the other hand, the raw material of cookware (metals and chemicals) react to food and leach out!
How does the raw material affect the health of your food?
When the raw material from which pots and pans are made is toxic, these elements leach out at cooking temperatures and contaminate food. In addition, the nutrients present in food are destroyed in two ways:
- The harsh near-infrared heat damages delicate nutrients and leaves food nutrition deficient, and
- Water soluble nutrients are lost as vapor before you can open the lid.
What kind of cookware can preserve nutrients?
It all depends on the material used. Pure clay is a raw material used to make cookware for thousands of years. It is a 100% natural material that can be cooked while preserving the nutrients of the food.
Pure clay is tested and certified 100% non-toxic. It is naturally inert, so it does not react with nutrients like reactive metals. As a result, the nutrients remain intact.
The heat radiating from the walls of a pure clay pot is far infrared. This food-friendly heat gently cooks food while keeping nutrients intact. There is no other known material that can do this.
The steam management of pure clay pots is amazing. The lid always stays cooler than the pot, so when steam rises from the food, it condenses on the inside of the lid. As soon as the food finishes cooking, it settles back into the food and the water-soluble nutrients remain locked inside. And as you may know, the body cannot store water-soluble nutrients and needs them on a daily basis, cooking in pure clay ensures that your body is never deficient in them.
An additional benefit: The semi-porous surface of pure unglazed clay pots is also a blessing. The food is cooked with enough oxygen that enters through the pores and does not let the food stick to it, which makes pure clay pots naturally non-stick.