Fresh or Frozen?

by LouBelle 13 Replies latest jw friends

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  StAnn

  Frozen vegetables are usually frozen within hours of being picked, thus have a lot of nutritional value. Once vegetables are picked, they start to lose nutritional value quickly. Most "fresh" produce in stores has been picked at a minimum a week before, usually more.

  So I love the fresh vegetables that I grow myself and that I buy from our local CSA. At the grocery, I tend to buy frozen. Except that on Sundays I generally make a big pot of vegetable soup to last all week for lunches and I buy a turnip every week to go in that. This year I'm going to try growing my own turnips.

  I also buy carrots and celery every week at the grocery. With meals, I tend to buy frozen green beans, frozen peas, frozen broccoli, etc. I do buy canned tomatoes for soup. But if I can get a good deal on tomatoes this year, I'll can my own.

  Serena
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  SacrificialLoon

  Have you all tried the Steamfresh vegetables that cook in the microwave? They taste really fresh.

  Yes, I've gotten those before, they're good.
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  Elsewhere

  Here in lies to irony of vegetables:

  • Frozen vegetables contain more nutrients... yet frozen vegetables are not very appealing to eat
  • Fresh vegetables contain fewer nutrients... yet fresh vegetables are the most appealing in texture and taste.

  I guess it is better to eat fresh vegetables and get fewer nutrients then to eat NO vegetables at all!
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  StAnn

  Re: the steamfresh microwavable veggies~I'm afraid to cook anything in plastic. Don't those cook in the plastic bag? Are you sure that's safe?

  Serena