Reason why you shouldn't eat out of a plastic Tupperware
Tupperware is one of the best remedies for eating quickly at work. We'll tell you why you should avoid it.
Imagine the following situation. The alarm rings, blaring. You rub your eyes while cursing in twelve different languages how easily the night seems to slip through your fingers, you spend ten minutes staring at a fixed point, into infinity. You get up, quickly tie your tie, and stumble out of the house, skidding to make it to the office on time. After a morning of taking calls and answering emails, time is running out. You don't have time to get home for lunch or even to go to a local restaurant.
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| Tupperware is a lifesaver when we're in a hurry. But is it really good to eat out of it? |
So you opt for the quickest way: the Tupperware you brought in your bag. A little salad. That'll do the trick. He gobbles it down at full speed, without even tasting it, puts the lid back on, and gets back to work. We've talked before about the health risks of eating quickly. But that's not the only danger of using a Tupperware or lunchbox.
Plastic packaging has caused quite a stir among the manufacturers of this lifesaving container, who have increasingly tended to make their products with other biodegradable materials, such as paper, which is now the dominant product in this type of business. The reason? Plastic transfers the microparticles it's made of to the food inside when heated, for example, in a microwave. This makes eating directly from a Tupperware not only harmful due to the speed with which it is usually done but also due to the possibility of food poisoning that can have serious consequences for our health.
Not all is lost
As is often the case in these types of cases, not all is lost. Most brands specializing in lunchbox manufacturing are approved, and their products include stickers specifying their limitations.
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Most manufacturers include stickers on their lunchboxes indicating the limitations. |
These stickers provide information about the appropriateness of packing food into the container, whether it's dishwasher safe, whether it can be put in the oven or freezer, and whether or not it can come into direct contact with fire. Most containers are resistant to high temperatures, and as long as we trust a reputable brand, we shouldn't have any problems transporting our lunch in them.
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