Although nonstick cookware help in cooking food with less oil; cooking in iron vessels once in a while helps in increasing the iron content of the food you cook.

Although nonstick cookware does help in cooking food with the help of very less oil, there are certain other things that should be taken into consideration when it comes to nutrition. There is an increase in the incidence of anemia and iron deficiencies worldwide. The use of iron pans once in a while, especially if you happen to be a vegetarian, could help in reversing this trend. Cooking in iron vessels helps in increasing the iron content of the food you cook. Add lemon to the food in order to extract considerable amount of iron from the pan. Alternating between using nonstick and iron cookware is a good idea.