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frozen, fresh, canned?

I want to try frozen peas instead of canned....maybe even blueberries, strawberries, etc.  I love the steam fresh veggies so wondered about defrosting small portions of the other fruits and veggies for DS. 

 just curious with fruit/veggies if they're not in season do you prefer frozen or canned? 

 

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Re: frozen, fresh, canned?

  • We one do frozen or fresh fruit and veggies . I happen to really like frozen fruit because I can take out just a few pieces at a time.
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    somehow I have in my head that they are better than canned.

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  • I grew up eating canned veggies but now I can't stand them, they're too mushy for me - I buy frozen or fresh.  The mushiness has come in handy for P though - I've been giving him the canned carrots b/c he can eat those pretty well!
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  • We use fresh or frozen.
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  • HOw long do you have to set the fruit out to thaw and be ready to eat? I do frozen veggies but I steam them..so was just wondering about fruit
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  • Canned beans (black, butter, etc) but everything else frozen. 
  • I try to use only fresh, with the exception of peas.  The one time I made steamed peas from fresh ones, DD hated them and got terrible gas.  There were no problems when I tried again using frozen. 

    Frozen is better than canned, because the fruits/veggies are usually flash frozen when theyr'e at peak ripeness.  The canning process often destroys many nutrients and there have been studies of aluminum cans containing BPA.  That said, a few canned items now and then probably won't hurt.  I have given DD low-sodium lentil soup from a can on occasion.

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  • Frozen all the way.  It's as close to fresh as you can get.

    Except for tomatoes.  I prefer them canned.  And spinach, peppers, onions, and carrots, which I buy fresh.  I buy broccoli fresh, but have a mixed bag of broccoli and cauliflower in the freezer just in case.

    I don't exclusively buy steamfresh anymore because I rarely make a whole bag.  I just measure out a serving, dump it in a little teacup, add a dash of water, cover with some plastic wrap and nuke for 2 minutes.  Perfect.

    L loves the peas and carrots frozen mix.  And mixed veggies.  We haven't had any problems with freezer burn on the remainder in the bag. 

    For fruit, I rarely defrost anymore.  Blueberries are perfect in less than 5 minutes from the freezer and she enjoys chopping on them especially when she's teething.  Mango and pineapple I do cut the larger chunks down to bite size.  I buy bananas by the bunch, and strawberries in season I'll give fresh.   

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  • mostly frozen or fresh.  i do give/have canned for back up
  • I've read a couple of articles recently that said that frozen veggies and fruit are actually better for you than fresh.  The reason is that frozen produce is flash frozen as soon as it's harvested, so it retains almost all of it's nutrients, while fresh produce loses nutrients when it's traveling to the store.
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  • We do frozen because they keep longer and (I think) cook faster. That last part may not be true at all lol. At any given time we usually have green beans, broccoli, peas, and carrots in the freezer. Cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers are the only things I can think of I buy fresh right now. Fruits we buy fresh besides over the winter. We got frozen berries and peaches because nothing was in season and there was next to no fresh fruit besides apples and bananas.
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  • Canned - Beans and Greens Beans (and only in a pinch when I need to throw a meal together quick).  Most canned veggies have more sodium than I prefer.

    Frozen - peas, spinach, corn, peaches

    Fresh - All berries, bananas, apples, asapargus, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, any other salad veggies. 

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  • If I can't get them fresh, I get them frozen. At least for Jeanne to eat. Now with beans, I get them in a can because I am too lazy to cook them from dry beans.
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  • I buy fresh only if it's local or if I can't use frozen.  Flash frozen products tend to hold more of the fruit or vegetable's nutrients because they're normally picked fresh then frozen.  Fresh fruit and veggies that we get up here tend to be picked green and then 'ripen' over weeks in transport.  Ew.

    My ex MIL uses canned veggies for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.  Umm, gross much?

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  • I try to use fresh but if I can't, I use frozen
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  • If I can find frozen organic, I buy them! Way easier to prepare that way
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