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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Dumping the Microwave

Amplify’d from articles.mercola.com



Am I asking you to toss your microwave oven into the nearest dumpster?


Not necessarily. It can be a useful tool for cleaning. But if real estate in your kitchen is at a premium, it should probably be the first thing to go.


You really CAN survive sans microwave—people are living quite hap

Breaking Free of Your Microwave: A Few Basic Tips

lifestyle adjustments, such as:




  • Plan ahead. Take your dinner out of the freezer that morning or the night before so you don’t end up having to scramble to defrost a 5-pound chunk of beef two hours before dinnertime.

  • Make soups and stews in bulk, and then freeze them in gallon-sized freezer bags or other containers. An hour before meal time, just take one out and defrost it in a sink of water until it’s thawed enough to slip into a pot, then reheat it on the stove.

  • A toaster oven makes a GREAT faux-microwave for heating up leftovers! Keep it at a low temperature — like 200-250 degrees F — and gently warm a plate of food over the course of 20-30 minutes. Another great alternative is a convection oven. They can be built in or purchased as a relatively inexpensive and quick safe way to heat foods

  • Prepare your meals in advance so that you always have a good meal available on those days when you’re too busy or too tired to cook.

  • Try eating more organic raw foods. This is the best way to and improve your health over the long run.
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