Ask the dietitian: Fresh vs. Frozen vegetables
With the school year in full swing, busy schedules often force us to cut corners when it comes to food preparation. To help you save time and money, frozen vegetables could just be the savior you are looking for! Outpatient Dietitian Masha Fox-Rabinovich MA, RD, LDN, CDE, explains why frozen vegetables options are just as good as fresh
Q :. Fresh produce can be so expensive and time consuming to prepare. Frozen vegetables are also good for me?
A: Masha Fox-Rabinovich , outpatient dietitian at Washington Adventist Hospital responses
frozen vegetables, like fresh, are a wonderful option! Compared with fresh vegetables, they last longer, are pre-cut and are generally less expensive. In addition, frozen vegetables are usually very easy to prepare steam for a few minutes on the stove. Just follow the instructions on the package. Have a few bags of frozen vegetables still in the freezer is a good way to ensure you'll easily be able to make a rich fiber plate every day
Q :. Why vegetables so important?
A: Because they are rich in nutrients, which means they usually have very few calories, but high in fiber, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals such as various antioxidants. In addition, some foods are energy (calories) -dense. These are foods that are high in calories but low in vitamins, minerals and fiber. Junk food and most fast foods are good examples. Stay tuned for more on energy dense compared to foods rich in nutrients in a future post
Q: What is the most important thing to remember when picking frozen vegetables?
A: Read the ingredient list and choose only the packets that have only vegetables on the ingredient list. This means no additional ingredients, sauces or seasonings added not and certainly not the ingredients that you can not identify or even pronounce.
Masha Fox-Rabinovich, MA, RD, LDN, CDE, outpatient dietitian at Washington Adventist Hospital
items like broccoli "with sauce cheese "and the medley of vegetables" Italian herb "indicates that unhealthy fats and sodium were added to the product you're much better off buying broccoli or raw vegetable medley. - the only one with real vegetables on list of the ingredients and nothing else. Then you can add your own (without salt) seasoning or mix of herbs and spices, or prepare the vegetables by cooking with peppers, onions and garlic for more flavor. Or, skip all the seasoning and enjoy a lemon wedge and a drizzle of olive oil.
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