5 Thing You Should Never Microwave. |
The microwave is a very common, and
often used, kitchen appliance that's great for heating up last night's
dinner or a quick "2 minutes meal". However, the microwave ovens we know
today, the same that cook the food we eat, are decadents of the radar
boxes of the Second World War.
Invented by Percy L. Spencer, who was
a radar electronic during the war, microwave ovens use electromagnetic
energy very similar to radio waves. Due to this heating method,
microwaves emit non-ionizing radiation that studies show can affect our
blood and heart. The effects of this radiation can lead to certain types
of intestinal and stomach cancers.
That being said, there is no need to
fear. Microwaves today go through many extensive testing and safety
procedures, to make sure they are safe to use. But while we are safe
standing next to them, what happens to the food we heat inside of them?
Here are 5 things you should never put in the microwave as it will
damage the food, and maybe also the people who will eat it.
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Breast Milk. |
Breast milk is essential in providing
a newborn with powerful bacteria-fighting and nutritious materials.
Heating breast milk in the microwave, on either high or low
temperatures, has been found to destroy those beneficial substance, and
worse. In the same tests, made by The "Journal of Pediatrics", it was
found that the heated milk also has greater E-coli growth, a harmful
bacteria for humans and babies in particular.
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Broccoli. |
Considered a very healthy vegetable,
broccoli has been found to lose up to 97% of its beneficial antioxidants
during a microwave cooking. While it's true that all form of cooking
destroys some nutrients in the food we eat, this is truly an extreme
example.
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Defrosted Meat.
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Researchers found that meat cooked
for over 6 minutes in a microwave loses half of its vitamin B-12
content. Another big danger is that parts of the meat that have been
defrosted, but are still in the microwave as it works, are a bacteria
heaven. Since defrosting meat can take quite a long time there is a very
real danger of either over cooked meat, or under cooked meat full of
bacteria. You are much better off defrosting meat in the fridge
overnight and cooking it in some other way.
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Frozen Fruit. |
While buying frozen foods and fruits
is actually not a bad idea, defrosting those frozen fruits in the
microwave is a very bad one. Studies from the late 70′s showed that
defrosting frozen fruit in a microwave, is converting beneficial
glucoside and galactaside (types of sugar) in the fruit to carcinogenic
substances. On a simpler note, microwaved fruits tend to shrink, wrinkle
and lose their delicious texture. Frozen fruit are instead best thawed
in the fridge or simply at room temperature.
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Plastic wrap or plastic containers. |
Heating food in plastic containers or
coverd by plastic wrap can release many harmful toxins and chemicals
directly into your food. The dangers include Touene, a sustenance that
inhaling it has potential to cause severe neurological harm. Benzene,
which increases the risk of cancer and many many more chemicals. While
many containers today are "microwave safe", it's still a good idea to
avoid using them.
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lundi 19 mai 2014
5 Thing You Should Never Microwave.
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