Easy & Delicious Mug Meals for One
Hearty, Mouthwatering Mug Meals in Minutes!
By: Owen Davis
Copyright 2022 by Owen Davis.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
If youre trying to think of ways to spend less time in the kitchen but make delicious snacks, desserts, and even single-serving meals, then here is your chance. I have included very simple yet delicious recipes in this book that you can enjoy in no time.
You may even find some inspiration and put some twist on these recipes yourself. Cook up some healthy brown rice with edamame or a sugary molten chocolate cake, you can do it all! Whats even better is that because these recipes are single serving, you can customize them to meet the needs of multiple people; you can make a mug brownie for yourself, a funfetti cake for a friend and a red velvet cake for your family member, not to mention prep and clean-up is a breeze!
Chapter 1 - How to Make a Meal in Minutes
Why is everyone not rushing for this? Maybe they have not discovered how to go about it? This making of meals within minutes is so welcome considering that every day seems shrunken as dusk approaches with so much pending. It is likely, really, that many people are still stuck on the traditional cooking Instructions where you dice everything piece by piece and cook everything separately on the fire. The good thing today is that technology has transformed life such that you can make the same foods while slashing your Preparation Time by a massive three quarters!
Wow! Just imagine if the time taken to do every other thing well, most including traveling to the office, went down by three quarters. You would accomplish a world of things in a day.
Whatever cooks fast must be intense. Is that really good?
First of all, if it takes some intensity of heat to keep food cooking for barely a minute or two, it may be worth it. Secondly, not all foods require much cooking to be edible. So there! You can have mug recipes ready within no time, whether through fast means of cooking or by using ingredients that call for minimal cooking.
The most common means of cooking a meal fast today is the microwave. Does this mode of cooking cause a massive loss of valuable nutrients?
Well, the simple answer is no. Without a doubt, when you use a microwave, you lose minimal nutrients, if any. Here are some facts you need to know:
- Using a microwave to cook your meals does not cause a loss of nutrients. It only cuts your Preparation Time down to a quarter compared to cooking on an open flame.
- If you put some little water in your mug before you begin cooking, you will lose even less of the nutrients. Reason? The reason is that the little water that you add contributes to the steam that keeps circulating in your mug. This means that the food is cooking from within with the nutrients remaining right in.
Practical cases:
i) Consider spinach
Spinach loses about 70% of its total folic acid when you cook it over a normal flame, say, a stove. And what happens when you put your spinach in a mug, add a little water, and cook it in your microwave? Amazing! Your spinach retains most of its original folic acid. In fact, this fast cooking has more than one advantage.
ii) Consider bacon
Whenever you cook bacon over a griddle, particularly when you want it to go crisp, it ends up producing nitrosamines chemicals that are not very body friendly. How about when you put some bacon in a mug and cook it in a microwave? Well, those unfriendly chemicals are minimal.
Generally speaking, most foods retain their nutritional value when cooked in a microwave. You just need to put your ingredients in a mug, drip some water in, cover your food tightly, and get on with the cooking. Your food will be just as delicious and just as nutritious as if you cooked it with the best conventional means only that you will have cooked your mug recipes faster.
Is all material alright in the microwave?
Of course, not every material is safe or great in the microwave. There are some that will be too hot to handle and even some that can trigger a fire. Still, others can produce toxic gases. So you need to be selective. Here are some microwave safe items you could use:
- Certain glass mugs and plates
- Ceramic mugs and plates
- Paper plates
- Paper towels
- Paper napkins
- Parchment paper
Here are the no-no items when it comes to microwave cooking:
- Aluminium material
- Brown paper material
- Plastic containers used for cold storage
- Plastic containers meant to be used only once
- Utensils that are foam insulated.
Other items you need to give a wide berth when it comes to microwave use include:
In fact, the USDA warns that these ones are unsanitary and even release fumes that are toxic. They can also easily cause fire, which is really a big risk.
These once actually fall in the category of disposables. They cannot withstand the high microwave heat and can easily melt. Not only is that messy, but it can get your food mixed with harmful chemicals that are produced during the melting.
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