Stop microwaving plastic!
The dare says it all.
I, personally, have a lot of plastic containers. Someday, when I become a "real person", I will get a beautiful set of glass food storage containers and life will be grand. They will be matching and organized. They'll stack neatly, and I will be able to cook or microwave in them!
But for now... I've got plastic.
But is that ideal? Probably not, especially microwaving in them. So if you're like me and use plastic storage containers, please be aware of the chemicals they leak into food, and how microwaving can make it worse.
First, let's just look at plastic. This material's use in cooking and food preparation has been linked to: hormonal imbalance, various cancers, heart disease, and impaired brain development.
Even before microwaving, these containers can leech estrogenic chemicals in plastic products. Research has found that more than 70% of common plastics released estrogenic compounds, and that number increased to 95% after …
I, personally, have a lot of plastic containers. Someday, when I become a "real person", I will get a beautiful set of glass food storage containers and life will be grand. They will be matching and organized. They'll stack neatly, and I will be able to cook or microwave in them!
But for now... I've got plastic.
But is that ideal? Probably not, especially microwaving in them. So if you're like me and use plastic storage containers, please be aware of the chemicals they leak into food, and how microwaving can make it worse.
First, let's just look at plastic. This material's use in cooking and food preparation has been linked to: hormonal imbalance, various cancers, heart disease, and impaired brain development.
Even before microwaving, these containers can leech estrogenic chemicals in plastic products. Research has found that more than 70% of common plastics released estrogenic compounds, and that number increased to 95% after …