Top Five Foods to Buy Frozen, Not "Fresh"

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Five Top Foods to Buy Frozen, Not Fresh?

Don't buy "fresh", buy frozen! ❄️ 🫐

Sometimes, this is a genuinely bettter choice, for nutrition, convenience, less waste and lowe cost.

So I am recommending frozen foods to many of my nutritional therapy clients.

Why?

Five key reasons, followed by the the top foods to buy frozen I most often recommend to clients.

1️⃣ Better Value

For some foods, especially berries, some other fruits, and a lot of veggies, frozen foods are cheaper than the "fresh" alternative, and this combines nicely with the next point

2️⃣ Less Waste

Since you only defrost & eat what you want & the rest stays frozen you can waste less & spend less

3️⃣ Availability

Since freezing naturally preserves you can have more options, more colours, year round

4️⃣ Great Nutrition

Research confirms (links in comments) that nutrition in frozen foods, picked fresh & flash-frozen, is often equivalent or even better than "fresh"

5️⃣ Dietary Diversity

A freezer stocked with berries, veg, sofrito mixes, herbs, butternut squash, seafood etc gives you lots of easy options, all the time.

TOP FIVE FOODS TO BUY FROZEN

1️⃣ Berries

Cheaper & often tastier & "fresher" than the pseudo-fresh in supermarkets. They defrost in minutes at room temperature, ready to eat.

2️⃣ Mixed Veg e.g., Broccoli & Cauliflower

Already chopped, ready to air-fry, so you can keep your veg intake higher without needing multiple shops during the week

3️⃣ Mussels

Most (UK) supermarkets stock frozen, pre-shelled, pre-cooked frpzem mussels. Low cost, fantastic protein & micronutrient profile, ready to eat in minutes.

4️⃣ Butternut Squash

Makes it easy to consume this carotenoid rich food year round, ready to cook & add to soups, curries, pasta & rice dishes.

5️⃣ Ginger

Retains most of its special compounds like gingerols, which are strongly associated with positive effects on digestion, blood glucose & inflammation.

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