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Microwave food - is this good for me??
I teach dance twice a week and don't get home until after 7 whereas my parents have dinner at 5.30 (back living at home saving for my wedding - its brill!!!). They cook fresh healthy foods and put mine on a plate which I then microwave when I get home. How good/bad is this for me? I just presume it is better for me than a ready meal? I don't want to waste food by making myself something plus I work full time as well as teaching dance so I'm flaming exhausted when I get home!!
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Infinitely better than the 'Newport factory' ready made 'chemical' stuff.
It seems some people infer that the majority of ready meals come from Newport. |
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I teach dance twice a week and don't get home until after 7 whereas my parents have dinner at 5.30 (back living at home saving for my wedding - its brill!!!). They cook fresh healthy foods and put mine on a plate which I then microwave when I get home. How good/bad is this for me? I just presume it is better for me than a ready meal? I don't want to waste food by making myself something plus I work full time as well as teaching dance so I'm flaming exhausted when I get home!!
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if they cook fresh healthy food for you and all you are doing is heating it up, why would you think that this is bad for you and/or worse than a ready meal??
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What meals are they making?
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if they cook fresh healthy food for you and all you are doing is heating it up, why would you think that this is bad for you and/or worse than a ready meal??
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What meals are they making?
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A lot of dinners taste better when they're re-heated. The microwaves don't harm the food.
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A lot of dinners taste better when they're re-heated. The microwaves don't harm the food.
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Why don't you get them to make meals that are to quick and easy to cook, for just those two nights. They could leave the ingredients on the side and all you would need to do is put them together; a stir fry, for example.
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well i was only asking as i wasn't sure how strong the waves in microwaves are and perhaps these aren't great for you. for example, i could re-heat the food in the oven but this would take a lot longer so taking a short cut with the microwave might save time but might not be as good.
You could put the plate on top of a saucepan with boiling water in it, put a lid on top of the plate, and steam it hot. |
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I'd oven / grill it for 10 minutes. Microwaves have been proven dangerous and mess with the DNA structure of the food. If its only a couple hours wrap whatever it is in tin foil. If you MUST microwave don't frazzle all the goodness out - put it on medium power just for 30 seconds to take away the chill.
Some foods are fine at room temperature. |
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There are plenty of websites, most of them in green type on a yellow background, which say that microwaved food is short of vitamins or even dangerous. They usually refer to some old, low-grade research - as pointed out in this article -
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl...23/1597903.htm In general, microwaves do no more damage to food than conventional cooking. For some meals, the plate on top of a pan of boiling water method mentioned above will make the food taste better - as the meat won't dry out as much. It will take about quarter of an hour though even with the plate covered with the pan lid. Though for watery food like stews then microwaving is fine. |
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thanks for your advice!
i guess it just doesn't seem healthy as im microwaving the food even though it is freshly cooked! |
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I'd oven / grill it for 10 minutes. Microwaves have been proven dangerous and mess with the DNA structure of the food. If its only a couple hours wrap whatever it is in tin foil. If you MUST microwave don't frazzle all the goodness out - put it on medium power just for 30 seconds to take away the chill.
Some foods are fine at room temperature. |
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