{"id":22203,"date":"2014-02-25T12:38:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T17:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/?p=22203"},"modified":"2019-10-29T16:44:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T20:44:31","slug":"kill-your-microwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomeatathlete.com\/kill-your-microwave\/","title":{"rendered":"Kill Your Microwave — How and Why I Got Rid of Mine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Admission: I really wanted to call this post Kill Your Microwave … Before It Kills You!<\/strong><\/p>\n

But I didn’t. Because that’s not why I killed my microwave. I don’t think microwaves are dangerous, nor do really believe that microwaving your food necessarily destroys the nutrition therein.<\/p>\n

Living without a microwave is weird<\/a>, yes. Inconvenient, sure. But somehow, I love it.<\/p>\n

Think microwave-freedom might be for you? Here’s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

Why Give Up the Convenience?<\/h3>\n

For thirty years, I never lived in a home without a microwave.<\/p>\n

Like just about every kid who grew up in the 80’s, I have fond memories of Hot Pockets, TV dinners, Toaster Strudels, and personal pizzas coming out of that magic (if constantly dirty) black box after a minute and thirty seconds or so. Even the two fires I started in the microwave (one when I forgot to add water to my Top Ramen, the other when my sister<\/a> and I tried to reheat a bagel the first time we stayed home alone, and had to evacuate to the neighbor’s house) make for good stories.<\/p>\n

I’m not on an anti-microwave crusade. If it’s unhealthy, that remains to be seen — emissions may or may not be any worse than what our cell phones and laptops throw off, and even the “common knowledge” that microwaves destroy more enzymes and nutrients than other cooking methods has been largely refuted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So why get rid of it?<\/p>\n

In my case, a few reasons:<\/p>\n