NUKE YOUR FOOD or COOK YOUR FOOD?
Q. What is the consensus on microwaving your food? Is it really that bad?
Karen T.
A. As you may have guessed, the internet is packed full of opinions about microwave usage for home kitchens. Some useful, some factual and some utterly ridiculous. You can spend hours if not days sifting and reading through all of the material that pops up on a single Google search.
With microwave oven usage, we are using a directed beam of radiation to heat our food from the inside out. The facts do show that this radiation does slightly change the molecular structure of our cooked food. The big question is; does this molecular change affect our health? I am afraid to say that there is still no definitive answer to that question. The research I have read seems to favor whoever is providing the funding.
In my opinion, the bottom line is this; we have adapted into our everyday lives a technology that we have found so useful that we (being mankind) are willing to ignore the possible long term health ramifications. Having said that, I would avoid using your microwave oven to cook the majority of your major meat and vegetable meals. Using it to heat up conventionally (heat source stove or oven) made leftovers (as most of us do) is still the safest way to go.
AMV
*Health Disclaimer: This information is not presented by a medical practitioner and is for educational and informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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