Click here to visit the new home of that's fit!

Hot on HuffPost Healthy Living:

AOL.com
MAIL

En Español

That's Fit

Send Feedback

The best way to cook your veggies? The microwave

Posted on Mar 25th 2008 10:37AM by Martha Edwards

Filed Under: Vegetarian, Reviews & Products, Motivation, Alternative & Green Health, Nutrition & Supplements

I've never entirely trusted the microwave. For example? I won't stand near it while it's running -- something I heard years ago about radiation and microwaves really stuck in my head. And if I have a choice between using it and conventional oven, I usually choose the latter. But apparently, my hesitation towards the microwave has been unfounded. Studies show that using the microwave is one of the best ways to cook your veggies because it's the least destructive to the nutrients.

This news makes it even easier to enjoy your veggies. But make sure to not use too much water because some vitamins can seep out into it. 1-2 tablespoons is fine, and you don't need to use water when cooking raw veggies.

Ok, I guess I was wrong about the microwave. But I still like steaming my veggies -- what about you?

(Via Fitsugar)

Source

3 Comment

Tags: cooking, cooking methods, CookingMethods, micro, microwave, nutrients, steaming, vegetables, veggies, vitamins

Around the Web

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Amber 3-25-2008 @ 5:46PM

I love steamed veggies but I also like the convenience of a microwave. Those new steam bags from ziplock or glad are the best of both worlds. They steam your veggies to perfection. An added bonus is that you can use them for other things as well, such as frozen chicken breasts (nice when you are in a hurry!)

WufPup 3-25-2008 @ 5:49PM

two of my biggest time-savers with the microwave (aside from thawing frozen leftovers) is for baked potatoes. Poke them with a fork all over, you can cook them halfway through in the microwave and then finish them off in the oven.

My other favorite when ears of corn are available is to wrap

marcie0305 3-25-2008 @ 11:39PM

Yeah, I tend to use the microwave for veggies too, but keep the plastic at bay! I don't like the potential for chemicals and what not to get in my food. The FDA even agrees:

http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/2002/602_plastic.html

(Shocker! :))

I put my veggies in a ceramic bowl and cover with a ceramic dish, just in case :)

~Marcie
http://feedingblackmail.blogspot.com/