Should I buy fresh veggies? Or is the frozen stuff good enough?

December 9, 2016 Ashley 0 Comments

I make soup every night.

And every night I dump in frozen veggies.

(Mostly ’cause fresh stuff is more expensive.)

But I’ve long wondered: should I be getting my stuff hot off the plant press instead?

Are we frozen feasters cheating ourselves out’ve nutrients that could lead to superior fitness and weight loss?

Apparently not.

According to the pros, it’s all the same. In fact, in a 2015 study between fresh and frozen produce, it was noted that fresh corn, green beans, and even blueberries had less vitamin C than their fresh cousins chillin’ (pardon the pun) over in the cold section of the store. So, not only isn’t frozen bad for you – it also has some benefits. So, instead’ve worrying about that, what the experts stress is how your fruits or veggies get prepped. The key? To not evaporate away all the nourishing nutrients by cooking the hell out’ve whatever you’re making. Example? Well, when you boil either, you stand to lose all those valuable-to-your-body water soluble vitamins. They sizzle away, never to be seen by your belly organ, and never to help you on your fitness path. Bummer. But, there is a workaround if (like me) you enjoy a hot meal. Because, if you’re whipping up a soup or stew like I do, you end up sucking down the broth at some point. And that’s fine – because that’s where all those nutrients have escaped into anyway. Hate soups and stews? That’s fine. Simply stick to grilling or steaming instead. It’s said that this is a safer option, because everything still stays intact – instead’ve shriveling up into healthless, desiccated veggie remnants.

Caveat? Check the way your frozen veggies themselves are prepped. Unlike other packaged foods, frozen veggies typically aren’t doused in salt or other junk to preserve them. That said, sometimes manufacturers’ll do that for taste. And that’s not what you want – not you’re trying to lose weight. So, what you may wanna do is just pop on you specs and peep the label prior to buying. Check the front to see how your water chestnut medley’s sauteed and flip that shiz over to see how much salt’s in it. I myself prefer to get a pack of veggies that’s just that – green stuff that’s been plucked and chucked into a bag before getting dumped into my soup pot. Not something doused in artery clogging butter or overly seasoned with salt and other stuff that could be more detrimental than healthy. Other than that, though, it looks like the veg-cicle fans of the world can rest easy.

So what should we do when it comes to the debate over which vegetables to put in your hot dish?

Take the idea that frozen produce is bad, make like Elsa, and…