Frozen Vegatables vs Can Vegetables (skillet, salt, better, warm)

[ayannaaaliyah]

Originally Posted by SunnyKayak

Ok Im not leaving off fresh hand pick but reason I left it out is base on convience of cooking.

I hate preparing vegetables to be ready to cook so I want to know is there a different in freshness with can vs frozen vegetables?

What brand is your favorite?
lately I been buying birds eye due to the plastic bags I just boil in water and not worry about over cooking and I love those that mix cheese etc in the
mix.

I am really thinking about avoiding can products even soups after all the latest food recalls with can goods has anyone else made such a decision?

I think China might actually save America if they keep screwing up our pet and food supply or either kill us this way.

I don't buy canned vegetables, I go for frozen with Broccoli; Kernel Corn; Green Beans; Peas; Cauliflower, etc. Ever since the recall, I shy away from ANYTHING canned.

[Chinolala]

I used to buy frozen regularly until my husband starting complaining about it. So now we eat fresh and I will say, they do taste much better. They're much cheaper too!

[Magnum Mike]

Frozen is definitely the better choice.

I buy the vegetables fresh and cook them whenever possible.

There's also no sense of buying canned fruits, when you can get them fresh.

[Ohiogirl81]

Neither, unless I've canned or frozen them myself. Except for beans, and I really should take the trouble to soak and cook them myself.

[gentlearts]

I agree those Birdseye steam in the bag are a guilty pleasure of mine. Of course, fresh is better, but it's so easy to pop a bag of frozen into the microwave that it's usually what I do. With a few exceptions, no one here would touch canned vegetables...too salty and mushy.

[citybythebay]

Any Birdseye frozen..has the best level of "crunch" and fresh flavor...I have never had canned vegetables...most are high in sodium.

[Livewire]

Definately frozen, over canned. Though we use canned here, occaisionally, we drain all that water first an toss in some butter instead. Not too many people do that, that I've seen. But then we cook everything in butter rather than in water.
Primary choice though would be fresh steamed but again, frozen beats canned most of the time.

[deerislesmile]

Originally Posted by Cattknap

I understand that frozen vegetables are higher in vitamins than fresh vegetables - the frozen ones are frozen the day they are picked...the fresh are really not that fresh and lose vitamins for every day they are on a truck, being processed or sitting in the production section of the market. I prefer the taste of fresh however.

I'm interested to know where you got that information that frozen vegetables are more nutritious than fresh- it kind of goes against everything I have ever learned, or even what I teach my clients (I am a nutrition educator for limited income folks), so would love to know the reason behind that thinking. We usually encourage fresh when possible, and then frozen, and lastly canned, not only for the nutritive value, but cost as well. Usually each step of processing a food (freezing included) decreases the nutritive value..

If you can find a link, I would love to read it!

[akm4]

Canned veggies are so salty, I just can't do it. I'll buy canned beans (kidney or garbanzo) for salads. Even then I buy organic and rinse them. We go to the nearby farmer's market every Saturday and anything else is frozen. Wait- does tomato paste count?

[NJTina]

Originally Posted by deerislesmile

I'm interested to know where you got that information that frozen vegetables are more nutritious than fresh- it kind of goes against everything I have ever learned, or even what I teach my clients (I am a nutrition educator for limited income folks), so would love to know the reason behind that thinking. We usually encourage fresh when possible, and then frozen, and lastly canned, not only for the nutritive value, but cost as well. Usually each step of processing a food (freezing included) decreases the nutritive value..

If you can find a link, I would love to read it!

I have seen and heard it on the cooking channel. The fresh are quick frozen immediately thus retaining more nutritional value than frsh that have laid around for a week or two. I think it was at the Birds Eye factory if I am not mistaken. I am no expert, like yourself but hearing that was equally surprising to me, too. But, it does make sense especially after seeing the entire process.