To the folks who steam vegetables

RiesigJay
RiesigJay Posts: 151 Member
edited January 23 in Food and Nutrition
Those of you who steam vegetables (broccoli, kale, whatever);

Do you drink the water that the vegs are steamed in? The water turns green, so I figure there's some nutritional value in it. So I'll put it in a glass and drink it when it's cooled down.

Anyone else do this or am I an anomaly?

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  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I do for some vegetables (when I boil them for a broth).
  • GraeKat
    GraeKat Posts: 23 Member
    Sometimes I save the water and use it to make rice or soup with.
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    I have made soup broth from it before, but I haven't drunk it.
  • lousoulbody
    lousoulbody Posts: 663 Member
    Never thought of drinking it, what a great ideal, or better yet ill put it in the freezer for soup stock. I will have to give it a taste, thanks!

    Cheers:drinker:
  • clarkeje1
    clarkeje1 Posts: 1,626 Member
    sounds gross
  • Mads1997
    Mads1997 Posts: 1,494 Member
    No I never drink it but do save it occasionally for soup etc.
  • Willowana
    Willowana Posts: 493 Member
    I never thought of doing that. Might have to try it....lol.
  • RiesigJay
    RiesigJay Posts: 151 Member
    I bet a split pea soup with water from steamed vegs would be quite good.
    sounds gross

    Why? It's just water and whatever came off the vegetables (vitamins, I presume).
  • jmc0806
    jmc0806 Posts: 1,444 Member
    I steam mine in my rice cooker using a steaming attachment so it doesn't actually have any water leftover, but I imagine some of that is being absorbed into the quinoa I'm cooking below
  • evansproudmama
    evansproudmama Posts: 493 Member
    I bet a split pea soup with water from steamed vegs would be quite good.
    sounds gross

    Why? It's just water and whatever came off the vegetables (vitamins, I presume).

    and chemicals if you aren't eating organic :( I don't know if it would be a benefit or not hmm
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Not usually, but I definitely slurp up all that delicious, frothy bean juice. I like to add it to my smoothies along with some queso and pretend I'm in Guadalupe. Olé!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    i just threw up in my mouth
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I bet a split pea soup with water from steamed vegs would be quite good.
    sounds gross

    Why? It's just water and whatever came off the vegetables (vitamins, I presume).

    and chemicals if you aren't eating organic :( I don't know if it would be a benefit or not hmm

    It's vegetable broth. I only drink it (or use it with my food), if it tastes good.

    Also, I don't actually use the water from steaming. Just if I boil the vegetables and I partly do that for the broth.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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