So, what’s better – using your stove or your microwave for cooking? Actually both can be used for healthy cooking.
Methods that use little to no fat are healthier overall. Healthy cooking techniques not only let the food retain more of its nutrients, but they also tend to result in better-tasting meals.
On the stove top, the healthiest cooking techniques involve water or small amounts of healthy oil. Steaming is a simple cooking method that can be used on vegetables and fish and retains many of the healthy nutrients in those foods.
Baking and roasting vegetables, meats, fish and fruits can be a healthy way to prepare food in the oven. Both methods use dry oven heat, but roasting is at a higher temperature than baking.
Because microwaves cook food rapidly, this causes less nutrient loss in vegetables and fruits. Glass and ceramic containers designed for microwave use are healthier options than plastic containers that may leach chemicals into food.
