I realise that I am above to discuss something which has never been discussed before on this forum (at least, I couldn't find anything in the search results for that topic) and so, this should be a really interesting discussion. For countless years, I have used my trusty old microwave oven for things like heating up ready-made meals and microwaveable chips, as well for things like bacon, baked potatoes, and even the scrambled eggs that I have for breakfast.
Now that I have been living a healthier lifestyle though, I have been cutting out the ready-made meals and microwaveable chips and since I'm also trying to cut down on my carbs, I'm also cutting out the potatoes and replacing that with some veg which can be easily heated on the stove. If I want some bacon, it is easy to grill that and my scrambled eggs can also be made on the stove.
That might seem like more work but let's say I'm struggling to lose weight and decide to try 16/8 by skipping breakfast and only eating between 12 noon and 8pm. If I have the microwave at hand and don't feel motivated for that 16/8 regime, it would be too easy to reach out for the microwave first thing in the morning for my bacon, eggs and so on.
However, I might not necessarily feel like doing that extra work first thing in the morning to make my bacon and eggs if I don't have the microwave at hand. If that were the case, I would then be more likely to skip breakfast anyway which would actually make sticking to that 16/8 regime a lot easier. Furthermore, I have read on many sites that cooking with the microwave actually takes out a lot of the essential nutrients such as vitamins from foods and not having the microwave at hand, would also encourage us to get more into cooking food as it is meant to be prepared.
That way, it then also becomes a lot easier to manage our portion sizes as well since since all of the ingredients for the food that are cooking, are being more carefully measured out. I am gradually trying to wean myself towards cooking more of my meals from scratch since that is said to be the healthiest way to go about preparing our food, which also means that we can use more in the way of natural ingredients instead of processed foods.
I bought my microwave back in 2004 and it is now on its last legs. For me, this might therefore be a good time to think about saving money by not replacing my microwave and using those alternative cooking methods that I have just described. It would therefore be interesting to hear about whether anyone on this forum has had any similar experiences of ditching their microwave and then finding that they haven't really missed it.
Now that I have been living a healthier lifestyle though, I have been cutting out the ready-made meals and microwaveable chips and since I'm also trying to cut down on my carbs, I'm also cutting out the potatoes and replacing that with some veg which can be easily heated on the stove. If I want some bacon, it is easy to grill that and my scrambled eggs can also be made on the stove.
That might seem like more work but let's say I'm struggling to lose weight and decide to try 16/8 by skipping breakfast and only eating between 12 noon and 8pm. If I have the microwave at hand and don't feel motivated for that 16/8 regime, it would be too easy to reach out for the microwave first thing in the morning for my bacon, eggs and so on.
However, I might not necessarily feel like doing that extra work first thing in the morning to make my bacon and eggs if I don't have the microwave at hand. If that were the case, I would then be more likely to skip breakfast anyway which would actually make sticking to that 16/8 regime a lot easier. Furthermore, I have read on many sites that cooking with the microwave actually takes out a lot of the essential nutrients such as vitamins from foods and not having the microwave at hand, would also encourage us to get more into cooking food as it is meant to be prepared.
That way, it then also becomes a lot easier to manage our portion sizes as well since since all of the ingredients for the food that are cooking, are being more carefully measured out. I am gradually trying to wean myself towards cooking more of my meals from scratch since that is said to be the healthiest way to go about preparing our food, which also means that we can use more in the way of natural ingredients instead of processed foods.
I bought my microwave back in 2004 and it is now on its last legs. For me, this might therefore be a good time to think about saving money by not replacing my microwave and using those alternative cooking methods that I have just described. It would therefore be interesting to hear about whether anyone on this forum has had any similar experiences of ditching their microwave and then finding that they haven't really missed it.
