You are cordially invited to…
Mind the Microwave in May
An initiative to encourage people to be more conscious about microwave use (and un-use) sponsored by Kitchen Stewardship.
My challenge to you:
When you are about to open the microwave door…
THINK
…Can I do this another way?
- Toaster oven
- Pot or pan on stovetop
- Teapot
- George Foreman grill
- What else?
CONSIDER the research:
If you’re going to cook food …some research has shown that cooking food in the microwave oven causes it to lose nutrients. Do you want to do that to your veggies?
If you’re going to reheat leftovers …is it worth the possible nutrient loss?
If you’re just boiling water or coffee …some research suggests that microwaves may emit radiation that could harm our bodies. How about that teapot?
CHOOSE what you’ll do for this microwave opportunity: to use or not to use?
COMMIT to doing your best WITHOUT stressing out over it.
COUNT your minutes saved…
At the end of each day, think about how many microwave minutes you avoided that day. Come back to Kitchen Stewardship and enter your minutes in the sidebar counter. (Look for the Mind the Mic button there too!)
Rejoice over a challenge accepted and met head on! If you’re onboard with Mind the Microwave in May, please comment to let us know. My goal is 100 people participating. If you’re willing to pass the information on to others via your blog or Facebook page:
- Put the banner html in your sidebar for this month (see below, the link will take people to this post)
- Blog about the initiative to explain it to others and link to this post or related microwave posts (optional)
- Enter your blog post or homepage in the Mr. Linky below to help you get hits, too!
See how many microwave minutes KS users can avoid this month!
Participants:
1. Kelly the Kitchen Kop
2. Shower of Roses
3. GNOWFGLINS
4. Allison at Hospitality Haven
My Microwave Story, Part Three
When I first started being mindful of my microwave use last fall, I was lying in bed thinking - because that’s what women do when we’re supposed to be sleeping, right? - and I reflected on the microwave choices I was able to make that day without too much effort. I used a teapot instead of the microwave to heat water for homemade baby wipes. Four minutes saved. I used a pot with steamer insert to cook our broccoli for dinner. Four minutes saved. I used the toaster oven to reheat leftovers for lunch. Two minutes saved. Do the math…TEN MINUTES! This seemed significant to me at 12:30 in the morning. Thus was born Mind the Microwave Month - and now you can tally up your minutes and feel that quantifiable sense of accomplishment with me!
Read more about the origins of Mind the Microwave here.
Other Mind the Microwave Posts:
This week’s challenge: Learn to steam veggies on the stovetop.
Sign up for an email subscription so you won’t miss a single one.
Kitchen Stewardship is dedicated to balancing God’s gifts of time, health, earth and money. If you feel called to such a mission, read more at Mission, Method, and Mary and Martha Moments.
Find more Real Food ideas at Cheeseslave this week. See lots of Homemaking Tips at 11th Heaven’s Homemaking Haven.
The button you can get for your sidebar or post:
You are cordially invited to…
Mind the Microwave in May
An initiative to encourage people to be more conscious about microwave use (and un-use) sponsored by Kitchen Stewardship.
My challenge to you:
When you are about to open the microwave door…
THINK
…Can I do this another way?
CONSIDER the research:
If you’re going to cook food …some research has shown that cooking food in the microwave oven causes it to lose nutrients. Do you want to do that to your veggies?
If you’re going to reheat leftovers …is it worth the possible nutrient loss?
If you’re just boiling water or coffee …some research suggests that microwaves may emit radiation that could harm our bodies. How about that teapot?
CHOOSE what you’ll do for this microwave opportunity: to use or not to use?
COMMIT to doing your best WITHOUT stressing out over it.
COUNT your minutes saved…
At the end of each day, think about how many microwave minutes you avoided that day. Come back to Kitchen Stewardship and enter your minutes in the sidebar counter. (Look for the Mind the Mic button there too!)
Rejoice over a challenge accepted and met head on! If you’re onboard with Mind the Microwave in May, please comment to let us know. My goal is 100 people participating. If you’re willing to pass the information on to others via your blog or Facebook page:
See how many microwave minutes KS users can avoid this month!
Participants:
1. Kelly the Kitchen Kop
2. Shower of Roses
3. GNOWFGLINS
4. Allison at Hospitality Haven
My Microwave Story, Part Three
When I first started being mindful of my microwave use last fall, I was lying in bed thinking - because that’s what women do when we’re supposed to be sleeping, right? - and I reflected on the microwave choices I was able to make that day without too much effort. I used a teapot instead of the microwave to heat water for homemade baby wipes. Four minutes saved. I used a pot with steamer insert to cook our broccoli for dinner. Four minutes saved. I used the toaster oven to reheat leftovers for lunch. Two minutes saved. Do the math…TEN MINUTES! This seemed significant to me at 12:30 in the morning. Thus was born Mind the Microwave Month - and now you can tally up your minutes and feel that quantifiable sense of accomplishment with me!
Read more about the origins of Mind the Microwave here.
Other Mind the Microwave Posts:
This week’s challenge: Learn to steam veggies on the stovetop.
Sign up for an email subscription so you won’t miss a single one.
Kitchen Stewardship is dedicated to balancing God’s gifts of time, health, earth and money. If you feel called to such a mission, read more at Mission, Method, and Mary and Martha Moments.
Find more Real Food ideas at Cheeseslave this week. See lots of Homemaking Tips at 11th Heaven’s Homemaking Haven.
The button you can get for your sidebar or post: