Veggies for the lazy

Randy Roper · 02-19-2007, 05:36 PM

If you eat frozen vegetables like me for convenience I found an even greater and quicker product.."Steamfresh" by Birdseye are frozen veggies in a bag, but the 'hot' thing about them is that they steam in the bag. You just toss it in the microwave like popcorn. 4 1/2 minutes later they are ready to eat..I love it. I only have to open my microwave and George Foreman a total of two times a piece for a complete meal! I only have to wash one plate! This saves energy for the WOD!

Gittit Shwartz · 02-20-2007, 04:11 AM

I would rethink putting anything plastic in a microwave. I don't know if any research has been able to prove or measure release of dangerous substances when heating plastics, but I know it's more of a risk than I'd be willing to take, convenient or no...

Sean Harrison · 02-20-2007, 06:10 AM

If it's meant to be steamed in the bag then I wouldn't worry about it.

02-20-2007, 07:09 AM

Microwave destroys nutrients and mutates protein molecules....so I'll stick with the steamer.

Chris Jodlowski · 02-21-2007, 07:48 AM

Good Tip, Randy. Between work, family and fixing up a house, given the choice between cutting, washing and steaming veggies or tossing a bag in the microwave and taking whatever risks with mutated protein and lost nutrients. . . there. . .I'll take the risks. I admire the folks who have the time and dedication to go "all the way" with this stuff, but a lot of us need to find a compromise to get it done, or it won't get done at all.

Charles Steven Ossenheimer · 02-21-2007, 10:36 AM

i've been using these steamed bags as well...only down fall there so expensive. I think the "deal" here at the local supermarket is 2 for 4$....And eating a bag a day can get expensive...but i do love it!!

Bob Long · 02-22-2007, 12:03 PM

Boy, a guy says he's eating microwaved veggies, which to me seems like a good thing, and you guys are all over him about how bad is is for him. I'm lazy: without my microwave, I'd be eating a lot worse than my already-bad diet is. Reminds me of the raw foods guys.

02-22-2007, 12:16 PM

Not over him....just giving information on how important the way you cook is for food. Veggies are so vital because of the natural live enzymes and other phytonutrients that are given to the body for repair and health....so how are veggies any better than a cracker if you nuke them and destroy 98% of those living vit and minerals our body desires?

Numbers may not be 100% accurate everytime but you get the picture. Steamed or raw is the best and ideal....others are ok but you are not getting much out of doing it as you may think you are.

Research the dangers on the microwave on google and you will find lots of great things from how it mutates proteins, kills live nutrients, and even is dangereous when warming up the milk for babies (as in what it does to the milk), so much that many hospitals take them out for that reason.

Erik Reckdenwald · 02-22-2007, 01:33 PM

Mike,
What would be your suggestion for hot food at the office? I cook my food at home a day or two before I eat it and don't always like to eat cold food, even though I do it on occasion.

Jay Cohen · 02-22-2007, 02:26 PM

Mike;
I nuke veggies if time limited, pan fry with olive oil for dinner/breakfast. So no nuking means steaming or cooking on stove, or raw? Can you give me an idea of what you on a regular basis for heating food.
Thanks very much.

Jay

02-20-2007, 07:09 AM	#4
Mike ODonnell Profile: Posts: n/a	Microwave destroys nutrients and mutates protein molecules....so I'll stick with the steamer.
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02-22-2007, 12:16 PM	#8
Mike ODonnell Profile: Posts: n/a	Not over him....just giving information on how important the way you cook is for food. Veggies are so vital because of the natural live enzymes and other phytonutrients that are given to the body for repair and health....so how are veggies any better than a cracker if you nuke them and destroy 98% of those living vit and minerals our body desires? Numbers may not be 100% accurate everytime but you get the picture. Steamed or raw is the best and ideal....others are ok but you are not getting much out of doing it as you may think you are. Research the dangers on the microwave on google and you will find lots of great things from how it mutates proteins, kills live nutrients, and even is dangereous when warming up the milk for babies (as in what it does to the milk), so much that many hospitals take them out for that reason.
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02-19-2007, 05:36 PM	#1
Randy Roper Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Boise Idaho Posts: 77	If you eat frozen vegetables like me for convenience I found an even greater and quicker product.."Steamfresh" by Birdseye are frozen veggies in a bag, but the 'hot' thing about them is that they steam in the bag. You just toss it in the microwave like popcorn. 4 1/2 minutes later they are ready to eat..I love it. I only have to open my microwave and George Foreman a total of two times a piece for a complete meal! I only have to wash one plate! This saves energy for the WOD!

02-20-2007, 04:11 AM	#2
Gittit Shwartz Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Haifa - Posts: 57	I would rethink putting anything plastic in a microwave. I don't know if any research has been able to prove or measure release of dangerous substances when heating plastics, but I know it's more of a risk than I'd be willing to take, convenient or no...

02-20-2007, 06:10 AM	#3
Sean Harrison Member Profile: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Taipei Taiwan Posts: 399	If it's meant to be steamed in the bag then I wouldn't worry about it.

02-21-2007, 07:48 AM	#5
Chris Jodlowski Member Profile: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hopewell Junction NY Posts: 38	Good Tip, Randy. Between work, family and fixing up a house, given the choice between cutting, washing and steaming veggies or tossing a bag in the microwave and taking whatever risks with mutated protein and lost nutrients. . . there. . .I'll take the risks. I admire the folks who have the time and dedication to go "all the way" with this stuff, but a lot of us need to find a compromise to get it done, or it won't get done at all.

02-21-2007, 10:36 AM	#6
Charles Steven Ossenheimer Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Altamonte Springs FL Posts: 180	i've been using these steamed bags as well...only down fall there so expensive. I think the "deal" here at the local supermarket is 2 for 4$....And eating a bag a day can get expensive...but i do love it!!

02-22-2007, 12:03 PM	#7
Bob Long Member Profile: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bruning NE Posts: 234	Boy, a guy says he's eating microwaved veggies, which to me seems like a good thing, and you guys are all over him about how bad is is for him. I'm lazy: without my microwave, I'd be eating a lot worse than my already-bad diet is. Reminds me of the raw foods guys.

02-22-2007, 01:33 PM	#9
Erik Reckdenwald Member Profile: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Garwood NJ Posts: 86	Mike, What would be your suggestion for hot food at the office? I cook my food at home a day or two before I eat it and don't always like to eat cold food, even though I do it on occasion.

02-22-2007, 02:26 PM	#10
Jay Cohen Member Profile: Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sharpsville PA Posts: 3,382	Mike; I nuke veggies if time limited, pan fry with olive oil for dinner/breakfast. So no nuking means steaming or cooking on stove, or raw? Can you give me an idea of what you on a regular basis for heating food. Thanks very much. Jay