Frozen vegetables are just as healthy as fresh, and they're less expensive.
According to a recent USDA study, a pound of fresh broccoli is about 70 cents more expensive than frozen. There is very little loss of nutrients such as vitamins C and B during the freezing process of vegetables.
A recent paper in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture found that frozen foods lose only a small amount of nutrients. There is also very little nutrient loss in the freezer.
Frozen vegetables also keep longer, resulting in less waste.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
