Suppose the standard time to cook a vegetable is 5 minutes, Bala wanted to be on the safer side so she added extra water and cooked the same food for 20 minutes so that the food does not remain uncooked. Do you agree with Bala's point of view?

Yes, because it makes the food soft and easy to digest

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No, because it makes the food soft and tasteless

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Yes, because Bala is always right

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No, because many nutrients will be lost

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Solution

The correct option is D
No, because many nutrients will be lost

We all know that cooking improves the taste of food and makes it easier to digest. At the same time, cooking also results in the loss of certain nutrients. Many useful proteins and considerable amounts of minerals are lost if excess water is used during cooking and is then thrown.

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