There are sometimes negative comments about using the microwave. It is said that nutrients and vitamins are lost when you prepare your food in it. Nutritionist Bart found out what is true about this.
The big question is: how do we ensure that as few of these nutrients as possible are lost when cooking?
There go your vitamins
Some nutrients, such as vitamin C, break down slowly when exposed to heat. This happens both in a microwave and in an oven or (cooking) pan. But the method of preparation differs: in a microwave, food preparation is much, much faster than in, say, an oven, which ensures that more vitamin C remains in your food.
Best method of heating food
As it turns out, the microwave is - next to steaming and (stir-frying) baking - the best method to heat up your food. The faster your food is ready (the shorter the cooking time) the better it is for vitamin preservation of your food. Steaming your food in the microwave preserves all the vitamins and minerals. Better than baking, boiling or heating in the oven. READ ALSO: Word je dik van koolhydraten?
Stomen in de magnetron
Hoe doe je dat dan, stomen in de magnetron? Niet iedereen is gezegend met een stoomoven, maar dan hoeft ook niet. Gebruik een glazen kom en doe er een klein laagje water in. Je legt de groenten die je wilt stomen er bovenop en zet de boel zo in de magnetron, dan wordt het vanzelf gestoomd. Er bestaan ook speciale stoombakjes en -zakjes voor in de magnetron met een ventieltje. Heb je weinig energie en kun je wel een oppepper gebruiken? Probeer dan eens het Mood & Energy supplement from NewFysic. Then in no time you will feel good in your own skin and energetic through the day. This article was written by Bart (37). Bart is a health expert in a village in the east of the country. He strongly believes that a healthy lifestyle makes a positive contribution to a healthy weight and an energetic life. He is also not averse to (a down-to-earth view of) spirituality. He regularly provides us with new insights that he too takes into his daily life with his young family.
