Generally speaking, most nutritional benefits from fruits and vegetables come from eating raw or slightly cooked. The tomato is the exception. Numerous studies have discerned that the tomato's beneficial effects are more available to the body when taken as a juice, sauce, or soup. While I love the tremendous power of the tomato, for the most part, the less processing of fruits and vegetable, the better. Furthermore, cooking is okay, but overcooking is not. Healthy vitamins and minerals can leach into the water or broth and are lost to the consumer. So the quick answer would have to be that raw or slightly cooked fruits and vegetables are probably the most nutritious form for these very powerful foods. A word to the wise: just because you are not eating raw fruits and vegetables doesn't mean you are not doing the right thing. Keep it up with the healthy fruit and vegetable intake...just try to refrain from overcooking.

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