To date, the stores are full of frozen vegetables. But is it worth buying them? What brings the body frozen vegetables, benefit or harm, this article will tell.
Frozen vegetables, or imported fresh?
Austrian scientists have proved that frozen vegetables such as peas, beans, cauliflower , carrots and corn contain more vitamins than fresh vegetables imported from warm countries.
Frozen Vegetables for Weight Loss
Thanks to some studies, there were diets, the basis of which were frozen vegetables. Especially such diets are relevant in winter, when there is no access to fresh natural vegetables. During the observance of such a power system, it is sufficient to eat 2 portions of stewed vegetables, one of which replaces the supper. Such a diet is effective only in the case of exclusion of high-calorie foods, sweet and floury.
With the rapid freezing of vegetables, the vitamin composition remains almost unchanged. Reduced only the level of ascorbic acid - vitamin C. And vitamins B1 and B2 completely remain in frozen foods. How many calories in frozen vegetables depends on the caloric content of the fresh product. Most vegetables contain a relatively small amount of calories. The process of freezing practically does not change the caloric content of vegetable products, and on the average it is 50 kcal.
The advantages of a quality frozen vegetables
Such vegetables do not need to be washed and with their help you can quickly cook a variety of dishes. These vegetables are low-calorie, so they can be used in dietary nutrition . If you buy vegetables not in packages, but by weight, they can be combined with fresh vegetables and herbs, for example, onions, carrots, dill and parsley.
How to cook vegetables?
The use of frozen vegetables will be less if they can be re-heated or stored for a long time. Ready-made vegetable dishes should not be stored for more than three hours. Therefore, it is better to cook frozen vegetables for one-time use. Boiled vegetables retain more vitamins than fried. To salt a dish from vegetables is better not at once, but 10 minutes before readiness. So in products more mineral substances will remain.
Contraindications frozen vegetables
The main harm that frozen vegetables can bring is not the frozen product itself, but the food additives that some manufacturers use to make them. Passing an industrial freeze, vegetables are amenable to temperature treatment. As a result, they lose their attractive bright color. In order to return the color and make the taste more vivid, manufacturers use food additives.
