Your opinion on microwaves?

[whycantI]

The reason they say to wait some time before eating microwave-heated food, is because the microwave heats food from the inside. The warmth needs some time to spread through the rest of the food. It has nothing to do with radiation...

Okay, thanks for letting me know- that makes sense

[Shanna]

i have no use for a microwave, thus i do not own one. however, I do view microwaved food as "dead" food. dead nutrient-wise. plus, i think microwaving alters the appearance of food by making it less appetizing for me (veggies become dull in color etc)

[Poisoncupcake]

I agree with you Shanna that microwaved food is "dead food." I believe humans were meant to eat mainly raw food (mostly vegan) and that it is the healthiest diet a person can adopt. I do feel that microwaves alter the molecular structure of your food and contaminate it with radiation, but also think it is not terrible for you if used sporadically. I only use the microwave on binge food. Something I know is bad for me already ):

[Lacrimosa]

I didn't have a microwave until someone brought me one... I only use it to defrost food that I have forgotten to take out in time, and given that I am TOTALLY neurotic, this doesn't happen very often! I call microwaved food 'nuked'... as to me that is precisely what a microwave does to food. DOWN WITH MICROWAVES!

[dazed]

Microwaving food does not 'destroy' nutrients more so than any other form of cooking. And there have been studies, that show that people actually eat more cooked vegetables versus non cooked vegetables so you end up getting equal nutrient value from both. Microwaves also do not contaminate your food with radiation. It's the wrong frequency. They are radio waves, radio waves are non-ionizing, thus cannot contaminate your food or change the molecular structure of food.

[Blackeyed]

Microwaving food does not 'destroy' nutrients more so than any other form of cooking. And there have been studies, that show that people actually eat more cooked vegetables versus non cooked vegetables so you end up getting equal nutrient value from both. Microwaves also do not contaminate your food with radiation. It's the wrong frequency. They are radio waves, radio waves are non-ionizing, thus cannot contaminate your food or change the molecular structure of food.

Thankyou for actually thinking about this rather than reading an article and jumping to conclusions.
I think microwaving may not be the healthiest method of cooking, but I smoke a packet of cigarettes a day, binge drink, starve myself and don't get enough sleep. So I think the microwave is Probably the least deadly of my health faux pas.

[weightlessrunner]

Microwaving food does not 'destroy' nutrients more so than any other form of cooking. And there have been studies, that show that people actually eat more cooked vegetables versus non cooked vegetables so you end up getting equal nutrient value from both. Microwaves also do not contaminate your food with radiation. It's the wrong frequency. They are radio waves, radio waves are non-ionizing, thus cannot contaminate your food or change the molecular structure of food.

Thank you. I was beginning to think that I was the only one who couldn't live without a microwave!!

[weightlessrunner]

Thankyou for actually thinking about this rather than reading an article and jumping to conclusions.
I think microwaving may not be the healthiest method of cooking, but I smoke a packet of cigarettes a day, binge drink, starve myself and don't get enough sleep. So I think the microwave is Probably the least deadly of my health faux pas.

I really should've multi-quoted but I can't be bothered to edit my previous post so here's to a double post!

So true Blackeyed!

[Greg]

There was something going around a while back showing this experiment with plants. You get two seeds and water one with water that has been boiled in a pan/kettle (Let it cool obviously) and the other you feed with water boiled in a microwave. Apparently the one you feed with microwaved water either doesnt grow at all or grows all disfigured and warped.

No idea if it's true though : /

[disappearingact]

There was something going around a while back showing this experiment with plants. You get two seeds and water one with water that has been boiled in a pan/kettle (Let it cool obviously) and the other you feed with water boiled in a microwave. Apparently the one you feed with microwaved water either doesnt grow at all or grows all disfigured and warped.

No idea if it's true though : /

Yeah, not so much: http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave/plants.asp