With changing times, the way of eating and cooking food is changing. Whereas earlier food was cooked in earthen utensils, now non-stick utensils have taken their place. Nowadays, there is a trend of cooking food in fancy looking non-stick utensils. You will definitely find non-stick utensils in almost everyone's house. The specialty of these utensils is that the food does not stick to them and food can be cooked with less oil. Even though you will cook food in less oil in non-stick utensils, still it has many disadvantages, let us know what the ICMR report says.
Recently the Indian Council of Medical Research has issued dietary guidelines. In this he has included many information related to food and drink. In this guideline, information regarding cooking in non-stick utensils is also given. Let us know how correct it is to cook food in non-stick utensils according to ICMR guidelines.
How good is cooking in non-stick utensils from health point of view?
Cooking food in non-stick utensils is definitely convenient but it is not at all good from health point of view. Non-stick utensils are coated with harmful chemicals. When you heat these utensils, poisonous smoke comes out of them. Therefore, these utensils are not considered good at all from health point of view. Due to these utensils, you may suffer from thyroid, respiratory problems as well as cancer problems. While cooking food in non-stick utensils, you must take some precautions like making sure that the flame is not too high, the coating of the utensil is correct, etc.
It is best to cook food in earthen pots.
According to the ICMR report, it is best to cook food in earthen utensils. Not only cooking food in earthen pots but also storing food in them is considered beneficial. Both the nutrients and taste of food get doubled from earthen utensils. To stay healthy, we must follow ICMR guidelines.
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