If fresh produce is available, it’s an excellent choice for everybody, and we always recommend fresh veggies over frozen ones.
The food tastes so much better. Our local farmers are also supported, which is always a good thing. But, perhaps most importantly, fresh produce is packed with new nutrients our bodies need.
Consider these Facts
When vegetables are first put into the freezing process, there’s a quick moment when they are blanched in boiling water to get rid of bacteria. Unfortunately, this causes a loss of nutrients that are soluble in water.
Vitamins such as B and C will break down and diminish in this case. However, the following process of flash-freezing locks in the rest of the nutrients, so there is still plenty left.
The vegetables and fruits that are freshly picked and then sent to grocery store aisles are almost always like before they’re ripe because of the long trip they have to take. This means they have not developed the same way a fully mature version would.
They are going to have fewer minerals and vitamins in this case. With some of them, like bananas, you can wait for them to become outwardly ripe.
This helps, but they aren’t going to reach the level of nutrients they would have got to if they were allowed to ripen in their completely natural state.
Even more damaging, the vegetables and fruits that travel long distances to their destination are exposed to a lot of light from the sun and high heat.
This is also a cause for the degradation of those essential nutrients mentioned earlier.
Choose the Best Vegetables
You will still most likely want to go with fresh produce. They taste better and overall have the nutrients you need to remain healthy.
Frozen foods are more than adequate when the off-season has arrived. Either type is still one of the best options you can select for your diet. Enjoy your fruits and vegetables.
We always recommend fresh fruit and vegetables on the HCG Diet Plan.