Leftover foods may have been a respite in the course of sudden hunger pangs during odd hours of the day. All you need to do is to reheat and savour them without having to waste any extra minute in cooking. But wait, have you ever wondered if the foods that you are reheating are safe to eat anymore? Well, some every day foods that we consume may not be as safe after being reheated as they tend to lose their nutritional value. Yes, you heard us. According to Nutritionist Lokendra Tomar from Weight Loss Clinic, Delhi, “Here’s a golden rule of reheating food – never ever reheat high-protein foods.”
Read on as we list down foods suggested by Lokendra Tomar that you must stop reheating right now. Take a look –
1. Vegetables with High Amounts of Nitrates
If you have spinach or any green leafy vegetables, carrot, turnip or even celery, avoid reheating them in the microwave. These nitrate rich vegetables when heated again can turn toxic, releasing carcinogenic properties, which are generally cancerous in nature. Spinach contains high amount of iron, hence heating and reheating spinach may oxidize the iron present in spinach. Oxidation of iron generates dangerous free radicals which are known to cause many diseases including infertility and cancer.
2. Rice
You may be surprised, but rice comes under this category too. According to Foods Standards Agency (FSA), you could suffer from food poisoning by eating reheated rice. This is due to the presence of highly resistant bacteria called Bacillus Cereus. Heat kills these bacteria, but it can produce spores that are toxic in nature. Once rice is reheated and is left out at room temperature, any spores it contains can multiply, further causing food poisoning on consumption.
