I have a new weakness. Well, I’ve always loved steamed veggies, but my new weakness is steamed veggies in 5 minutes. I was hesitant to buy these little microwave baggies– aren’t there issues with plastic leaching into your food? But an old neighbor of mine came to visit and she made the steamed broccoli and I was hooked. Now when I come home- I look forward to effortlessly heating a bag of veggies. The ones I buy are just veggies, Birds Eye brand. No added seasonings, but some of the veggies, like ones with corn and carrots in them, I don’t even have to add seasonings. They’re so tasty as is. They even have packages of corn on the cob you can microwave! Though I prefer them boiled, it’s still pretty neat. And if I want more than just veggies, I occasionally throw in some chik’n (that can also be microwaved) for a delicious meal.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an obsessive microwave user. When I have time I love throwing fresh veggies in my wok with seasonings and a little olive oil. But if you don’t have the time, you’re out of fresh produce, or you’re too darn tired to whip up a meal, veggie steamers are certainly much healthier than a bag of chips or cookies or whatever ready-to-eat processed goodies you have around. And supposedly the microwave bags are FDA approved to be safe, which I assume means we don’t have to worry about leaching. Which is nice.

Side note: I’m still a big supporter of the raw diet. I still eat raw about half of the time. I generally bring raw food to work and eat a cooked meal for dinner.