Common Foods That Can Turn Toxic During Cooking

Cooking is an art in itself. It’s really important to take care of your food while cooking as one small mistake can make or break the deal. Using improper techniques of cooking or simply overcooking few food items could possibly turn them toxic. Yes, you read that right! Doing so, won’t affect the taste or the flavour but can show its results later. For a healthy living and to protect your body from toxins, make sure you take care of these  foods while cooking. Read on to know more about them.

 

 

Celery, Spinach and Beets

Heat can cause the nitrates of these veggies to turn toxic—and release carcinogenic properties—when they’re heated up a second time. So it’s best to take these foods go out of whatever dish you’re reheating.

 

Rice

After cooking rice, many people have a habit of keeping it at room temperature in order to cool it down. If you’ve been practicing the same, then you should definitely stop doing so. This is primarily because cooked rice is prone to bacteria formation which can cause stomach ache or even digestive issues. So it’s always better to store the cooked rice in an air tight container.

 

Potatoes

Cooked potatoes left at room temperature for too long, reheated incorrectly or stored for more than a couple of days can cause a form of food poisoning called botulism. Not only that, but raw potatoes can develop solanine, a naturally occurring poison that can develop when they’re exposed to sunlight. When this happens, potatoes can develop a green color just under the skin. Eating those green parts can cause issues including nausea, headache and fatigue. The good news is you can just cut off the green parts and everything should be fine — or you could just store your potatoes in a cool, dark, dry place and avoid it altogether.

 

Eggs

Reheating this protein powerhouse when it’s boiled or scrambled can be toxic, and can wreak havoc in your digestive system.

 

Burnt Toast

Eating a burnt toast may lead to adverse effects on your overall health. The toxin which releases after burning of toast is known as acrylamide which can cause indigestion and stomach issues.

 

Chicken

The protein composition in the common dinner staple actually changes when cold, refrigerated chicken is heated for the second time. This can actually cause digestive troubles, so if you’d prefer to reheat your meat, make sure that it’s thoroughly cooked; the inside should be piping hot!

So the next time you plan to cook, keep the above pointers in mind and avoid feeding yourself with such toxins.