On its journey from the farm to your table, some of our fresh foods lose up to 70% of their vital nutrients. There are some aspects of this that, sadly, we cannot control. But there are measures you can take which go some way towards preserving your food's nutritive value.

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Here’s a simple way of getting the most out of your food: cook foods in the microwave – at low power for short periods – instead of using the stove or oven. Also use the microwave, and not the oven, to re-heat foods. Research shows that microwave cooking makes food retain more vitamins B1, B2, B6, folate and vitamin C than when it is reheated in a conventional manner.

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