White fish is good steamed in parcels of baking ... Eating raw meat can cause illness and even the best microwave may heat food unevenly, so make sure that all parts of the chicken are cooked ...

From breakfast through dinner, these meals are all inexpensive ... and choice of meat, poultry, fish or other protein. Some microwave grains even come with seasonings and veggies already included.

Looking for a healthy microwave meal? This is a great way to eat healthy fish and get two of your five-a-day. Try making the parcels of frozen ingredients ahead of time and store in the freezer.

uses a microwave to steam fish. Senior service editor Kelsey Jane Youngman swears by it to toast pecans. And lately, I’ve been using mine for a lightning-fast tofu to round out weeknight meals.