Myths and facts

It is important to separate myths from facts! 

Those are few commonly asked questions regarding the microwave. 

1-    Is it true that the microwave destroys the nutrients of your food? 

In fact, this is not an accurate statement. It is true that while cooking you might lose some important vitamins and other nutritional compounds but this happens with any type of cooking oven! It has been shown that cooking in a microwave might not be the worst tool since it exposes the food to a reduced time of heat and does not require a lot of water which means that the destroyed nutrients are limited compared to other traditional method. 

2-    Does cooking in a microwave allow for low fat cooking?

This is true! In fact, cooking in a microwave oven has been shown to be a good way to avoid the usage of oil and butter as cooking media, which would contribute to the increase in fat of your meal!