Comments on: Frozen vs. Fresh Veggies

By: Norah alchian

Norah alchian — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:41:10 +0000

Thank you so much, grat info.
How di i store or keep fresh veggies & fruit and for how long. Can you please let me know? thank you again.
Norah

By: Patti G

Patti G — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:35:03 +0000

How do I store fresh veggies and fruits?
Do I put them in the refrigerator when I get them home from the store or do I let them stay out for a couple of days?

By: Maria K

Maria K — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:48:45 +0000

Really good too know, but the water thing – is this because it’s supposed to wash away the nutrients? What if you eat that water In my culture soup is key, and my family and friends have always been very healthy. It would shock me to find out that Soup was less healthy than stir fry!

By: DMK

DMK — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:45:35 +0000

HI EVERYONE, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I DO TO VEGETABLES AND I THINK YOU WILL BE QUITE SURPRISED. I PUT ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF VEGGIES IN DIFFERENT COMBO’S AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE FOOD PROCESSOR. THEY ARE GROUND UP LIKE A HUMMUS. FROM THERE YOU CAN DO ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING FROM DIP TO SOUP TO DRESSING ON SALAD’S OR PASTA’S. REALLY ANYTHING FOLK’S AND IT TASTES GOOD ONCE YOU GET THE COMBO RIGHT. IT KEEPS GREAT IN AN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER FOR SEVERAL DAYS IF YOU MAKE TOO MUCH. HOP EYOU TRY AND ENJOY !

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:15:42 +0000

The doc’s say organic is harder to clean because you have to look for the bugs in them and they grow the veggies in manure plus they are not washed as carefully. Alot of the time it is the stores that put the junk on the fresh veggies to keep the color to sell them it is not so much the way they are grown. Bananas are the worst to keep them green. Everything has to be under running water for 60 seconds and at about 50 seconds you can feel the difference, try it on a bell pepper or an apple, it amazing! But I’m wondering if I’m loosing any nutritional value or would frozen be better in my case?

By: mbr

mbr — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:32:37 +0000

First it says to do a quick stir fry which is done on high heat, then it says to cook on low heat buuut cook it quickly, wouldn’t that be an oxymoron??? Let’s use common sense, I know that stir fry is good for you as is raw veges. So in the battle of low heat vs. high heat… the high heat wins out. After reading this article, I’m deducing that stewy soups would be better than brothy soups??? Any suggestions/thoughts??? And I guess cutting aLL the veges in small tidbits to hide them in sauces/soups hasn’t been beneficial to AnY of us… what a waste of time & effort… grin… lol

By: Toby Amidor

Toby Amidor — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:29:19 +0000

Hi Monica,
Roasting certain veggies can destroy vitamins more than a quick cooking method like stir-frying, blanching or steaming.

By: Toby Amidor

Toby Amidor — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:26:03 +0000

Hi Tonya,
Microwaving veggies with a few tablespoons water is comparable to steaming and is a good, quick method to use to cook up those veggies!

By: Toby Amidor

Toby Amidor — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:19:59 +0000

Hi Kathy,
Yes that is correct- frozen veggies are quickly cooked, then cooled in a process called blanching. This is a great technique to use to help maintain the nutrients in fruits and veggies!

By: Laci

Laci — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:46:24 +0000

I’m also interested about microwaving veggies. I always pick up the steam fresh packs at the store because its easy and quick. Cooking time is about 5-6minutes usually. I usually shop at Henry’s for fresh produce, but its always a hit or miss trip on freshness and quality.