Dr. Edward Fujimoto of Castle medical Center, O'ahu, Hawaii, advises that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. He even has reservations about putting TV dinners in the micowave with the plastic trays that come with them.
Plastic wrap, such as Saran, Fujimoto claims, is dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to transfer into the food. Cover the food with paper instead.
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You ever hear of this miracle product called glass?
Who knows what plastic does to your health? Or you can research it and find it's mostly bad.
Just look what plastic does to you wallet/finincial health. Look what it does to the environment. And it's a pain in the ass to clean.
I hate to add to the warning, but I will anyway. It is also harmful to freeze food and beverages in plastic. Besides food and drinks taste better in glass.
posted by tjintoledo on Apr 04, 2008 at 06:29:23 pm #
Using plastic as a container for food really is not such a great idea because of its impact on the environment. Instead of buying foods that come in plastics, consumers should look for minimally packaged foods or pick brands that use bio-based plastic packing. Also,it is good to try and recycle or reuse any packaging you end up with.
posted by poeticallyspeaking on Apr 04, 2008 at 08:22:05 pm #
like sausage packed in natural casing....getting hungary
posted by jbtaurus98 on Apr 04, 2008 at 09:51:00 pm #
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I've been microwaving food in plastic for 30 years and am in great health and hardly ever get sick.
Did you know that 50 years ago there used to be tv commercials with doctors recommending cigarettes to consumers as "good for your lungs"?
posted by FatBabe44 on Apr 04, 2008 at 02:34:54 pm #