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To maintain good health, it is always considered best to eat fresh food. The taste of instantly prepared food is also amazing. In earlier times, people used to prepare fresh food all the three times in the morning, afternoon and evening, but gradually as the lifestyle changed, the food culture also changed. Earlier people used to reheat food on gas stove, but the trend of reheating food in microwave has increased very fast. The reason for this is that people do not have much time or they remain alone due to work. Due to this, they prepare and keep the food and later the food can be heated and eaten within a few minutes, but whatever has its benefits also has its disadvantages and the same thing is with the microwave.
It is already forbidden to eat food by heating it again and again, because it reduces the vitamins and minerals and now people heat the food in the microwave within a few minutes. Microwaves are also installed in offices to heat food, but do you know what harm it causes and which things should not be heated in the microwave at all. Let us find out.
Know the disadvantages first
- If you heat food in the microwave and you put a little of it back after serving, then bacteria can grow in it, because the food in the microwave heats up very fast, hence many times it does not get heated properly from inside.
- Generally, food is heated in plastic utensils in the microwave, due to this the chemicals used in plastic utensils can get mixed in the food and this is very harmful for your health.
- If there is any fault in the microwave, then the food should not be heated at all without getting it rectified, because due to the radiation, the food may get spoiled and you may fall ill.
What things should not be heated at all?
One should avoid heating eggs with shells in the microwave. Sometimes they may burst due to pressure inside. Due to which you may get hurt. Apart from this, heating chicken, processed meat etc. in the microwave should be avoided. If the food is stale then check that there is no possibility of it getting spoiled. Actually, many times it happens that the food is at the peak of spoilage and when we heat it in the microwave, we do not know whether it has spoiled or not. This type of food can cause food poisoning. One should avoid boiling milk or water in the microwave or be very careful, because it can heat up rapidly and come out.
These precautions should be taken
If you are heating food in the microwave, then keep in mind that do not use normal metal or plastic utensils. Instead, you should use only microwave friendly safe stencils. Always use paper towel in the microwave. Apart from this, keeping food on newspaper or any kind of printed paper and heating it can give it color which is very harmful for your health.