Is food harmful from the microwave?
Is food harmful from the microwave?
Nowadays, the microwave oven usesEvery fifth family in Russia. When microwaves appeared in stores, along with them came a variety of horror stories. It is said that eating from a microwave oven leads to the development of cancer, that the waves emanating from the stove negatively affect pregnant women and the baby in the stomach, that food cooked in a microwave oven contains carcinogens in an overabundance.
A microwave oven is a household appliance that allowsThermally treat food with microwaves. These radio waves have a frequency of 2450 MHz. The wave, penetrating the product, causes the water molecules contained in the food to fluctuate. Thanks to this process, food is heated.
How does such an impact affect the veryProduct? There are no changes in the product itself when exposed to microwaves. Therefore, harmful or useful food after processing it in a microwave oven, will depend on the product originally placed in the oven.
If we compare, for example, products from a microwave oven withthose who have gone through the process of roasting, then those who are cooked in the microwave will be more healthy. Carcinogens are formed precisely when frying, and if they were not in the products before they were placed in a microwave oven, then there will not be any after.
The very process of processing products in the microwavevery close in its effect on cooking in a double boiler. The fact that when cooking is not necessary to add oil, makes the food from the microwave more healthy.
In terms of preserving vitamins in food, alsoit is worth giving preference to a microwave oven. In the process of cooking, up to sixty percent of the vitamins contained in the products are lost. And when using a microwave oven, not more than thirty percent. This is due to the fact that the process of cooking in the microwave takes less time.
Pros of using microwave ovens
- Microwave is convenient in everyday life. The stove can easily be used by a child.
- After work, there is the opportunity to warm up or cook food without spending a lot of time and energy on it.
- It is also very convenient to use a microwave when defrosting the food.
- The power consumption of a microwave oven is almost half that of an electric stove.
- No special microwave utensils are required. You can take advantage of what's already there, most importantly, that the dishes are not made of metal.
One way or another, in all is important a reasonable balance. If you harmoniously combine food intake from a microwave oven with fresh fruits and vegetables, then you should not worry.
