Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 There is an easy solution. Consume the water that the vegetables were cooked in. Or " save it up " in the freezer and combine and make veggie soup. on 8/27/2004 2:40 AM, radioreceiver2003 at radioreceiver2003@... wrote: > > About a year ago, I read a study that came out which examined the > effect of various cooking techniques on antioxidant loss in cooked > vegetables. > > According to this study, steaming had the less negative effect, > followed by baking, then boiling, with microwaving the least > favorable - with a full 97% loss. > > Since then, I have read other articles that indicated that > microwaving was not so bad afterall - if the vegetables were not > boiled in water. > > Apparently, it wasn't the " nukking " effect but rather the leaching > effect of having the various antioxidants leaking out of the > vegetables and into the water that the vegetables were placed. > > Has anyone seen a definite study or article on the subject that puts > this issue to rest? > > I enjoy the convenience of microwaving frozen vegetables for a quick > snack etc. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I found an article describing that study. It appears that it is not entirely the water that is to blame, but the way that a microwave heats the food. " A microwave wreaks havoc because it heats the inside of the vegetable. That, combined with the fact that you normally use water when microwaving, causes the destruction of valuable nutrients. " http://tinyurl.com/4lhdy > > About a year ago, I read a study that came out which examined the > effect of various cooking techniques on antioxidant loss in cooked > vegetables. > > According to this study, steaming had the less negative effect, > followed by baking, then boiling, with microwaving the least > favorable - with a full 97% loss. > > Since then, I have read other articles that indicated that > microwaving was not so bad afterall - if the vegetables were not > boiled in water. > > Apparently, it wasn't the " nukking " effect but rather the leaching > effect of having the various antioxidants leaking out of the > vegetables and into the water that the vegetables were placed. > > Has anyone seen a definite study or article on the subject that puts > this issue to rest? > > I enjoy the convenience of microwaving frozen vegetables for a quick > snack etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Here's a link to the original study. http://tinyurl.com/4to6p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2004 Report Share Posted August 29, 2004 I agree... excess heat also ruins veggies. I have a tupperware steamer that is designed for microwave. A 3-part steamer... bottom holds bit of water, topped by collander-like section (holes for steam from bottom to come upinto) that veggies sit on. The third part is just the cover that seems to seal tight when steam is generated in microwave. Convenient. radioreceiver2003 wrote: >About a year ago, I read a study that came out which examined the >effect of various cooking techniques on antioxidant loss in cooked >vegetables. > >According to this study, steaming had the less negative effect, >followed by baking, then boiling, with microwaving the least >favorable - with a full 97% loss. > >Since then, I have read other articles that indicated that >microwaving was not so bad afterall - if the vegetables were not >boiled in water. > >Apparently, it wasn't the " nukking " effect but rather the leaching >effect of having the various antioxidants leaking out of the >vegetables and into the water that the vegetables were placed. > >Has anyone seen a definite study or article on the subject that puts >this issue to rest? > >I enjoy the convenience of microwaving frozen vegetables for a quick >snack etc. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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