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does microwaving kill nutrients?
« on: March 25, 2006, 23:44:53 pm »
anyone know?

i usually steam... 

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Re: does microwaving kill nutrients?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2006, 16:51:43 pm »
The book I used to make all dd's food, Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron, always mentions using microwaving as a way to cook, so I would lean towards no.  I microwaved a lot of the food I made out of convience.
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Re: does microwaving kill nutrients?
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2006, 04:27:53 am »
thanks rachel, i think i may want to start, like you say, out of convenience.  but didn't want to give him 'dead' food.
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Re: does microwaving kill nutrients?
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2006, 11:43:51 am »
I believe that steaming is best, then microwaving and than finally boiling which removes a lot of the nutrients into the water.
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Re: does microwaving kill nutrients?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2006, 19:16:21 pm »
I have read recently that microwaving in plastic or with plastic covering your food (like saran wrap) is supposed to be harmful.  I don't know how valid that is, it was a forward from a friend.  So now I just steam in a glass bowl that has a lid.  I've actually heard that microwaving is better since it cooks it faster w/o losing a lot of the nutrients in the water, since there is very little of it.
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Re: does microwaving kill nutrients?
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2006, 19:20:04 pm »
Just so you know, microwaving in plastic is ok...

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cookplastic.asp

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Re: does microwaving kill nutrients?
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2006, 03:40:41 am »
Oops, thanks for correcting me!
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