Current Events > Microwaving (frozen) vegetables is a thing?How healthy is that and any downsides

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To eating microwaved frozen vegetables? I imagine it would be cheaper to buy and cook fresh non frozen vegetables but I know I will mess up the vegetables some how. I also remember reading people microwave potatoes. That's weird to me like microwaving raw meat

Not sure why there would be any downside.

Oakland510_ posted...

I also remember reading people microwave potatoes

That's pretty much the only way I eat potatoes

It's healthier that way.

any downsides

Compared to boiling or steaming them, the downside is that it's harder to cook evenly. Also some vegetables might become tough if you microwave them--it's a good idea to look up "how to microwave ____" before microwaving a particular vegetable.

The upsides are that it's probably faster and it uses smaller, easier to clean dishes. Also compared to boiling them, it's healthier because you lose fewer nutrients.

I also remember reading people microwave potatoes.

It seemed weird to me too but it actually works really well. It's not much different from baking in the oven. Just make sure you poke a bunch of holes in the outside with a fork, otherwise it might explode.

There's these bags of frozen veggies I like to buy that are designed to just go into the microwave inside the bag. Best way to get some hot veggies without making a mess.

Tyranthraxus posted...

There's these bags of frozen veggies I like to buy that are designed to just go into the microwave inside the bag. Best way to get some hot veggies without making a mess.

Yup. Those steamable bagged veggies are great. Easy to cook and healthy.

Hopefully I can still get a good amount of nutrients from eating vegetables that's prepared this way

I either boil or bake in the oven. Have cut out microwave use over the past few months

Tyranthraxus posted...

There's these bags of frozen veggies I like to buy that are designed to just go into the microwave inside the bag. Best way to get some hot veggies without making a mess.

It's a pretty good modern invention

They've had steam-in-bag veggies for awhile now dude.

Good. Convenient and prefer them over canned

They are perfectly fine and in some cases are actually better:

https://hillstreetgrocer.com/featured-content/articles/myth-busters-are-frozen-vegetables-good-you

https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/nutrition/ask-the-expert/are-frozen-fruit-vegetables-good-for-you

http://bfff.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/leatherhead-chester-antioxidant-reports-2013.pdf

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/are-fresh-vegetables-healthier-than-frozen-or-canned