I always thought frozen vegetables were the best thing next to fresh vegetables. IN Chad Waterburys new book he states that if it comes in a bag or box it is not that great.
Anyone have more insight into this? Has Waterbury or Berardi addressed this in an article that I have missed?
By the way, buy Chad’s book. I can not reccomend it enough and I am always skeptical about new muscle/fitness books as they are usually not that helpful.
people worry too much about this; get enough servings per day and then you can worry.
The bag or box mainly refers to chips and other processed carbs. When it comes to vegetables you are right frozen is the next best or sometimes better then fresh. The nutrients are still pretty much intact where with the canned it’s pretty much only good for fiber content.
Take care,
D
Thanks, D.
[quote]husker29 wrote:
IN Chad Waterburys new book he states that if it comes in a bag or box it is not that great. [/quote]
This is what’s known as a guideline. A guideline is not an absolute rule. French fries and Doritos come in bags. So does broccoli. Does that mean they are in the same category?
Sometimes you have to think about the advice you’re given, and not take every word literally.
Good point CA and that is why I was hpoing to spur some additional discussion on this topic.
Frozen vegetables made my life much simpler. They are a great time saver, and you can get a huge variety. If I’m crunched for time, I’ll just grab a chicken breast that I grilled earlier in the week, and throw some frozen veggies into a tupperware dish and drag it to work. Instant snack/meal.
i looked into this once myself, i was suprised that frozen veggies can be “better”, due to the timing (and point in life of the vegetables) & process involved in freezing them…
[quote]sjfou wrote:
i looked into this once myself, i was suprised that frozen veggies can be “better”, due to the timing (and point in life of the vegetables) & process involved in freezing them…[/quote]
Exactly many of the so called fresh veggies are shipped so far and nutrients actually leech from them where as your frozen ones are flash frozen shortly after being picked
Phill