Frozen vegetables via fresh vegetables?
Posted by: Ingi
4th May 2014 01:31pm
Do you buy frozen vegetables or do you buy fresh vegetables? Why? saves time? Cost? Convenient? Why?........
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Leejong
I buy more fresh produce to cut down on plastic waste. I am also fortunate to leave near several veggie stores making it easy to access fresh produce.
PGS
Depends on the veg & the price. Peas I usually have frozen, most others fresh.
elljay
I only buy broccoli frozen as I find fresh goes of quicker than I can eat it
Bazz
sorry... hit the wrong key accidentally. I'll start over...
I've always prepared fresh certified organic whole veg from scratch. I was reading up on the studies done regarding frozen veg & the snap - freezing & other techniques employed in recent times have made on the nutrients, quality taste & texture of frozen veg... it seems frozen compares quite well to maybe half - rotten remains after a week of shopping. Frozen, according to the studies, even beats canned. The problem for me is that I can't find anything frozen that's also certified organic & local. The shops used to have some, but have taken them out years ago now. If we had a better transport system & stopped strangling agriculture here, we would all have ready access to affordable good quality real foods. The plans are drawn, but no-one will fund it :-(
Sil sil
I buy whats in season so i can afford to buy it fresh. I then buy what i need frozen if its economical & from New Zealand or Australia. I know everyone says its fresh as its frozen immediately, but you can't really eat a defrosted carrot & get the crunch, so i use it for meals i know i can . The berries too are good frozen for desserts but the texture doesn't compare with fresh, but pricewise its attractive.
Chackty
I buy frozen it,s convenient but I choose fresh most time
Chackty
I buy both frozen and fresh
Pam_my
Nothing beat the fresh food especially fresh vegetables, and I'm talking about taste and nutrition.
JennaZimm
I love fresh and find my meals taste so different if not fresh vedge. I only have frozen peas. I do also have a few tinned but find the same thing. Try and put fresh tomatoes in a spag bog instead of tinned and tastes so much better! I don't have anything against frozen just enjoy fresh more.
Anonymous
I buy some frozen vegetables because it's cheaper and sometimes just because it's more convenient but I generally like to buy fresh vegetables because it's healthier and tastier.
Ingi
Bingoo, you also are correct, it is cheaper sometimes to buy frozen vegetables and more convenient, it depends on what you can get and where? we don't have small greengrocers anymore or big markets to buy from so I have to depend on Coles or Woolies nowadays. I used to like the smaller greengrocer of years/decades ago around our area, but what can you do?
jim
I buy mainly fresh vegetables and grow some of my own
but I buy frozen peas, corn, beans, brussel sprouts and frozen chips as I think they are good value
lizzie r
Buy more frozen then fresh because fresh lately look old!! And truly believe frozen is fresher
lizzie r
Buy more frozen then fresh because fresh lately look old!! And truly believe frozen is fresher
Ingi
I sometimes buy only frozen vegetables, have not bought chips for yonks. Fresh don't often look fresh depending on the day you shop, so I buy frozen but I read where it comes from first, no veggies from China though.
antzy
If it's for stir fry or anything, I get frozen vegetables. Other times, I get them fresh, depending on if they're in season and if they're not expensive.
freyjamoon
I buy both and sometimes when fresh are on special i part cook them and freeze for use later on. They taste great and apart from potato they dont have a change of flavour. (potato's can sometimes get a floury freezer burn)
Ingi
Hi Freyjamoon, I have done the same years ago, I bought vegies and froze them for later use but several times have forgotten them or found them ages later on and had to throw them out......that defeated me trying to save......ha ha. So now depending on the meal I but both frozen and fresh.
Anonymous
This is something I always take into consideration when going shopping. I always plan out my first few days of food and what I will be needing, There's nothing better than fresh vegy's but they do go off. So don't over do it and buy to much, only buy what you know you'll use. I use frozen vegys in things like my stir-fry's and noodle dishes as its easy and cost affordable. I hope this helped you out a bit.
david
therock,frozen is the only way to go
Chackty
I never plan my shopping I always go and choose
Ingi
Thank you Therock. I also use frozen vegies in stir frys and noodle dishes when cooking them. I believe that frozen vegies are just as good, have good nutritional value as well. I do my shopping for 2 weeks at a time, plan 14 meals which is hard work for me anyway as I have to lean on my 3 wheel walker and am very unstable standing for 5 minutes at a time, sitting is okay, but one cannot sit all the time while cooking....ha ha. Once again than you and hav