Have you ever tried frozen mixed vegetables?
Do you eat quick-frozen vegetables such as quick-frozen sweet corn kernels?Are they the bags of cut broccoli, carrots, green beans, corn kernels, and pea kernels found in the freezer section of the supermarket?Why don’t we eat anything produced in the factory?
Because...lazy?Yes...but not entirely.
In fact, the benefits of quick-frozen sweet corn kernels and other quick-frozen vegetables can’t be summed up in saving time, effort, and money.Because the nutritional value of quick-frozen vegetables such as quick-frozen sweet corn kernels may be richer than fresh vegetables.Today, the manufacturer of quick-frozen sweet corn kernels will go over the benefits of quick-frozen sweet corn kernels and other quick-frozen vegetables, how to make and preserve frozen vegetables at home, and most importantly: how to eat frozen vegetables.
① What are the benefits of frozen vegetables?
② How to prepare and preserve frozen vegetables?
③ Which vegetables are suitable for freezing?
④ How can you eat frozen vegetables?
Why choose frozen vegetables?
1. Save time!
When you don’t have time to go to the vegetable market and can only make large purchases every weekend or every two weeks, keeping vegetables fresh becomes a problem.But if you make them into frozen vegetables, or buy ready-made frozen vegetables directly, not only can the shelf life of the vegetables be extended to 1 to 2 months, but it can also greatly save cooking and preparation time, because the vegetables have already been cut.The time it takes to fry a portion of rice or cook a bowl of noodles with frozen vegetables is about the same as cooking a bag of instant noodles, but it is much more nutritious.Moreover, the frozen vegetables purchased in supermarkets are usually peeled and cut into pieces, which saves time and effort and can also reduce household food waste.
2. More nutritious than fresh vegetables and lasts longer.
The main reason: In the fresh state, the longer the time, the more nutrients and water are lost.
Whether vegetables are sold in supermarkets or wet markets, from the time they are picked, selected, packaged, and transported until they are delivered to you, taken home and put in the refrigerator, and then cooked into dishes, the freshness and nutrients of the vegetables are lost every second.In order to delay the rotting time of fruits and vegetables, what will vegetable farmers do?They will target vegetables that are not mature yet.Unripe fruits and vegetables have lower nutritional value and may contain toxins.On the contrary, fresh and mature vegetables are used for frozen vegetables. The nutrients and moisture of vegetables are locked during freezing. The low temperature will slow down the aging and decay process of fruits and vegetables, allowing them to remain in their condition for a longer period of time.
3. Save money!
The third benefit is additional benefits. In addition to the above two major benefits, frozen vegetables should also be cheaper than fresh vegetables due to reasons such as longer shelf life and sales period (but because most frozen vegetables in domestic supermarkets are imported food, the price advantage is not obvious or even higher).However, there is actually no need to buy frozen vegetables because they are really easy to make.As long as you learn how to make frozen vegetables, you can store perishable ingredients purchased in large quantities at one time for a long time, continue to use them, reduce waste, save money and be environmentally friendly at the same time.
So, how?
How to prepare and preserve frozen vegetables?
Preparatory work
① Select fresh fruits and vegetables and freeze them when they are plump.
② Prepare some fresh-keeping bags.
Clean and cut into pieces
