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Reheating food without the microwave
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by DoctorMom
on November 9, 2009
This may be a dumb question, but I could use some advice anyway. I have been trying to avoid my microwave to reheat food because I know it is not healthy. I can use the stove for foods that contain lots of water (stews and soups), but how do I reheat grains such as rice and quinoa?
Thanks for any advice you can give.
i'm curious as to what is bad about microwaving your food? does is it change the molecular structure of the food -destroying nutrients? create free-radicals? anyone else have info on this?
Hey Leanmachine, Dr. Leonard Coldwell was on Coast to Coast AM last year (http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2010/08/23) and he talked a little bit about why we should avoid the microwave. Though I can't remember the whole conversation, I do remember him saying that if you feed a plant only microwaved water for a couple weeks, the plant will die. That one thing alone was enough to make me stop using it! I would have to do more research to compare studies, but here's one article I found on his site: http://drleonardcoldwell.com/2010/12/09/research-links-consuming-microwaved-food-to-cancer/
In short, microwaves zap the life and nutrients out of your food. Scary. I wish I knew that a looong time ago.
To DoctorMom, I do the same as someone else suggested, and steam rice (or anything that should be moist) in a lid-covered pot with some water. For everything else, I use the toaster oven or regular oven.
TK: wow...thanks for the info..you've inspired me to research this issue more...i have a sneaking suspicion that my microwave is about to get the boot!!
No problem. Hearing him on C2C really got my attention....After hearing that one show, I quit the microwave, coffee, and dairy! Occasionally I will heat up something in the microwave (like when we were remodeling the kitchen and that was the only appliance I could use, and the alternative was fast food), but I always feel so guilty. The convenience isn't really worth it anymore, at least for reheating food. But I don't feel bad at all about microwaving my dish sponges to sanitize them.
@ Leanmachine14: Don't throw out your microwave oven yet, they are good for sanitizing everything from the kitchen sponge to your toothbrush and do use it for those neck pain relievers filled with seeds or rice. I have booties, hand mitts and a neck wrap for all those arthritis pains and heat them often. Otherwise it is not used for food or water intake.
I reheat rice and quinoa either in a covered pot with a little water or veggie broth or in my Ta-fal covered pain. Works fast and no molecular distortion to my food.
Sydney
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