links for 2008-04-08

by ryan on April 7th, 2008

The Carrot Some Vegans Deplore – New York Times

Meant to link this up a while ago, but didn’t. In case you haven’t seen it yet… [thanks to college friend K'ai for sending this along]

(tags: feminism veganism)
You Use It Every Day. But Can You Make It Cook? – New York Times

Any veggie that can be steamed can be microwaved, cooking it both faster and better, according to this NY Times piece. [via Lifehacker]

(tags: cooking microwave)
Don’t just do something | Taste Better

Eric takes a look at activism and reminds us that not all activism is equal.

(tags: acitivism veganism)

From Daily Links

6 Comments →

vegoftheweek permalink

I’ve never been too found of a microwaved vegetable…unless it’s in a T.V. dinnner. Suppose it’s still good news for really busy people, people with children, etc. who want to make sure they’re not sacrificing nutrients for convenience.
Eric Prescott permalink

I forwarded the NY Times article to my wife. She’s not a big microwave fan, and I’ve sorta gotten over it (we use it more as a timer than to cook), but I’d like to eat even more veggies than I do, and cooking can take so much time, so it was good to see this.

Also, thanks for the link to my last TB column! (PS – your tag says “acitivism”) :D
bazu permalink

Hmmm, I know the microwave article claims this not to be the case, but I’ve read many articles stating that microwaving does deplete many vitamins. For instance, lightly steamed broccoli completely beats microwaved broccoli in the nutrition department.
Jesse permalink

Hmmm…I’d like to hear more about the vegan strip club thing. I haven’t quite formed my thoughts on it (which is very usual for me!).
vegoftheweek permalink

Bazu:

I don’t remember the specifics, but I think Ryan’s article mentioned something about the methods for testing in previous articles versus this one. I think the methods varied in previous studies, thus possibly affecting the results in previous studies. I’m with you on the steamed preference though as far as taste is concerned.
matt permalink

I agree with other commenters: everything I’ve heard about microwaving is that its a terrible way to heat food. I should complete the research, but according to some reliable sources of mine, it rearranges particles in the food, essentially turning most if not all of the microwaved food into something the body doesn’t know how to process. What does the body do then? It converts it into fat!

OK, off of the soapbox now. Good info, good post & keep up the good work!