There are many benefits and advantages to frozen foods. Frozen foods allow people all over the world to have a large selection of seasonal ingredients year-round, contain no preservatives as freezing is a natural form of preservation, and helps reduce food waste as you can use only what you need. Therefore, you are helping out your pocket book too!
Benefits of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables
- Freezing allows you to be able to choose from almost any fruit and vegetable year around regardless of where you live in the world.
- Frozen produce is fast and convenient. Frozen vegetables can be steamed in the bag, steamed in a pot, stir-fried, or microwaved and ready in minutes.
- A great, easy way to meet your fruit and vegetable requirements.
- Freezing produce locks in vitamins at the point of harvest.
Benefits of Frozen Fish
- Freezing allows seasonal fish to be available year-round.
- Frozen fish is often fresher than ‘fresh’ fish, as fresh fish can often take a week to reach the store!
- Frozen fish and seafood are often cheaper than fresh fish. The shelf life is much longer than fresh fish.
Here are five reasons why you should be eating frozen foods! https://foodandnutrition.org/blogs/stone-soup/5-reasons-eating-frozen-foods/