Can we really live without the help of the microwaves? Especially if you are a working a tough job where you have to rush out every morning and come back in late every night, you might practically live on the microwaves. But you are concerned about how detrimental it can be to your health and even your home –let alone the electric bill—look for the health tips to minimize the harm to your body and you health that might be caused by the microwaves you love so much.
Speaking of health tips, what we are about to mention is a range of thing you should not microwave if you wish to keep up with a healthy lifestyle not to mention safe!
Microwaveable Plastic?
You might have even heard about microwaveable plastic not being “microwaveable”. Old wives’ tale? Not really. Research has shown there is no such thing such as microwaveable plastic. Since the plastic can release harmful chemicals into the food while being heated inside the microwave. Therefore we suggest you to stick to microwaveable plates or bowls to heat your food. Preferably glass.
Microwaving Frozen Meat
Probably one of the best health tips yet. If you wish to defrost your frozen chicken do not go to the good ol’ microwave again. Let it thaw naturally since the temperature in the microwave will actually end up cooking the meat and increase the multiplication of bacteria.
Microwaving Take-Out Food
Unlike food, metal do not have the ability of absorbing the radio waves emitted by a microwave. Instead these waves will be reflected and it will tend to ignite!
Microwaving Breast Milk
Studies have shown heating breast milk in the microwave can increase the chance of E-coli growth by 18 times than any other method!
Microwaving Broccoli
As amazing as the benefits are broccoli can a bit annoying to eat! If you are putting an extra effort to stay healthy and eat broccoli, you might as well steam it since research has shown 97% of antioxidants in the broccoli is prone be destroyed if you cook it in a microwave!