View Full Version : Frozen Vegetables


Sky
10-08-04, 08:16 AM
What do u guys think

Sky
10-08-04, 10:30 AM
health , vitamines , .. ?

chunkylover58
10-08-04, 10:33 AM
Almost as good as fresh (typically flash frozen soon after harvest). Way better than canned.

MagiAwen
10-08-04, 02:19 PM
I like mine cooked usually :p

I think they are more healthy than canned you purchase and have a lot less sodium than if you can them yourself but that vegetables you grow yourself are much better for you. However, if I were to freeze all my veggies from the garden they would probably not have quite as many vitamins in them as the ones you purchase because I cannot flash freeze and also I do not put preservatives or salt or anything in them. But they sure taste a lot better.

vslayer
10-09-04, 05:13 AM
frozen tastes bad, i only eat frozen chips and only ifbthey are heavily salted

Sky
10-12-04, 10:51 AM
Why do frozen vegetables have less vitamines ????

Sky
10-12-04, 10:51 AM
Why do frozen vegetables have less vitamines ????

MagiAwen
10-12-04, 11:03 AM
Well...ok I didn't look this up or anything but I have always assumed that when you cook something that you can lose nutritional value. And the way I understand it, frozen veggies from the stores are at least blanched...but really...I have no idea.

mercurio
10-12-04, 03:04 PM
Maybe this is helpful:

http://www.eufic.org/gb/food/pag/food36/food364.htm

MagiAwen
10-12-04, 09:10 PM
Hello again mercurio....

I do not dispute what the url you posted says. I have no grounds for that at this time.
However, in processing amounts of sodium are used. And, given time, you will see me condemn sodium many times. It is what is the chief preservative in anything...whether it is home canned or commercially canned. I home can myself and have worked in processing plants so I know it is prevalent no matter what.

Like I said earlier, I cannot comment on vitamin count as I only know what I have heard and have never researched. But I do know that salt....sodium in its many forms is not exactly good for a person unless they are well aware of it and consume plenty of fresh water.

That is a pretty informative site, by the way.

mercurio
10-13-04, 02:54 AM
Thx. One of those lucky finds.

I agree with you on the amounts of NaCl (tablesalt) people toss in copious amount into and onto things. Stopped doing that years ago myself, fortunately. Eating outdoors can be a thirsty experience, indeed. I noticed a lot of out-door snacks are made saltier than necessary (or good for you) simply to make people drink more, too. Simple sneaky commerce, and the thing is, people get used to it, and really miss the salty twang. Problem is, you can gain a lot of weight (liquid retention) while missing out on a lot of tasty stuff that you just nuked with that sprinkler. ;)

gendanken
02-19-05, 05:18 PM
Why do frozen vegetables have less vitamines ????
The difference is almost insignificant.

If you'd really like to lie and tell yourself you are "eating" when you aren't, buy canned.

But frozen vegetables lose only small amounts of things like folate or vitamin C- but you lose as much when you cook food.
The light sensitive vitamins like riboflavin (I think) or carotone (I'm sure) you'll actually ingest more of because they've been kept form light.

I'm a veggo, and used to steer away from the canned stuff thinking the nutritional point to eating them was blanched with the freezing process, but that is not the case.
You will get close to the exact amount you'd get from eating fresh, but it is always healthier to eat fresh.
No cooking.
No canning.
No microwaving.

This why animals are by far physically stronger compared to the human
animals.
Everything we eat is cooked or laden with refined sugar, the scourge of our species.