I’m sorry if I’m driving everyone nuts with all of the questions, but now that I look around a bit I’m not sure what to think. Most of the answers I got to my last question said to never use the microwave to cook baby food, can anyone give me solid info on why? Here are some of the things I have found:
…any cooking that minimizes the time, temperature, and amount of water needed will help to preserve nutrients. Microwave cooking is one of the best ways to preserve nutrients because it needs minimal water, and the cooking time is very short.
http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/how-retain-nutrients-in-cooking.html
True or False? Microwave cooking sucks the nutrients out of food.
False. Microwave-cooked food may retain vitamins and minerals better than stove-top-cooked food because the microwave zaps food quickly and without much water. The longer you cook food in liquid, the more nutrients may seep out, which is fine for soups and stews, but it’s a problem if you discard the liquid before eating. One study found that spinach retained all of its folate when cooked in a microwave, compared with 77 percent when cooked on a stove.
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/home/2007/11/microwave-cooki.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkJgYJk5fZHBCz1dpI1dUyTsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090501105909AA4H7Z0
