solar oven nutrition

[JMJ]

I'm researching solar ovens right now, and I came across a note in the Global Sun Oven's information that says:

Temperatures in a Sun Oven rise slowly and evenly, allowing complex carbohydrates time to break down into simple sugars, emanating subtle natural flavors.

Is this a positive thing? I thought it was better to eat them as complex carbohydrates rather than simple sugars, because it wouldn't have as big of an effect on your blood sugar, but I thought that raising temperature slowly and evenly was better for nutrients. Could anybody shed some light on this? My house is hot, and we try not to use A/C, and I was looking forward to cooking outside this summer. I just want to be sure it's a good idea.

[serenbat]

What are you planning to cook? Won't certain food not break down as fast? To me what I cook would make the difference.

[JMJ]

Well... theoretically, anything. I'd bake bread, simmer bone broths, roast veggies and meats, cook rice, bake potatoes, reheat leftovers, etc.

[serenbat]

some things will simply break down quickly regardless of the cooking time based on what it is, as with other things short of microw-ing(and that cause break down as well!) them most do break down in conventional / slowing cooking anyways - for such items as stews, I don't see that it would really make much difference at all- some people cook them long hours in the oven and on the stove top rendering the items in them broken down, as with broth, I see no difference at all compared to 12 plus hours that many do- to me, all I really see is saving of energy cost and very little else

[JMJ]

I see it that way too. I was just curious if the solar oven did something different than conventional cooking, and I don't see how it would. I'm just wondering if the breaking down of carbohydrates that they're talking about is something that increases glycemic index or aids digestion since it's the beginning of breaking things down.

[serenbat]

again, I think it has to do with what the item is-fruits and veggies are different than meats, frankly with slowwwwwww cooking and solar cooking I see very little difference-unless you are drying to cook something to death that normally would not have much if any cooking time, wouldn't you need to have a large type of an item to see much difference in the break downs?