You get more calories in cooked food than if it is raw. You get 30 percent more energy from cooked oat, wheat or potato than the raw version. You get up to 78 percent more protein from a cooked egg. Animal experiments showed animals gained more weight eating cooked food than those getting the same foods uncooked. This is an important discovery for scientists who are trying to investigate the evolution of humans and their brains along with the use of fire.
(Magazine – Smithsonian June 2013)
Interesting….does the article explain HOW you get 30% more calories from “cooked’ veggie?
It has something to do with the cooked foods breaking down quicker so more is used by the body before it gets to the colon.