Frozen vegetables are fine to use and fairly convenient. They have a good nutritional value and do not have any additives or preservatives. Keep a supply in the freezer to ensure that you always have vegetables ready to use.

For most vegetables, no. You get a fresher tasting product if it has not been thawed. Exceptions are corn-on-the cob and leafy greens which cook more evenly if partially thawed first.

Yes. They are safe to eat, but the quality (color, flavor and texture) will be poorer than that of vegetables which have been blanched. Blanching slows or stops the action of enzymes which cause loss of flavor, color and texture.

There is some debate about using Frozen foods to make baby food. There are a few books that do not recommend using frozen foods and then re-freezing those veggies or fruits. The recommendation in those books advocate that only 100% fresh foods be used for homemade baby foods. Oftentimes, those same books will recommend that only Organic foods should be used and that anything other than Organic and Fresh isn't good and should be avoided entirely.

It is always best to use Fresh whenever possible; using Frozen foods is the second best choice. Caveat: read the labels as many frozen vegetables contain added salt.

Inadequate draining of vegetables before freezing, slow freezing or fluctuation of storage temperatures above 0°F may cause undesirable formation of large and excessive ice crystals. This can affect the texture as well as appearance of frozen vegetables.

Frozen products containing specialty herbs - such as dill, mint, radicchio, rosemary, sage, tarragon, etc. Frozen lettuce - open leaf - such as boston, chicory, green leaf, red leaf, romaine, watercress, etc. When packed without any combinations of other foods and the ingredient panel confirm that the package is free of additives, colorings, etc., then certain kinds of frozen vegetables would be permitted without a Hechsher.

Import/exporting dogs from distant gene pools (International breeding) allows access to a wider, more varied gene pool. Bringing back successful Breed/Performance dogs who are no longer alive, or long past their breeding life Preserving genetic selection. Dipping back into a gene pool before a particular genetic defect became apparent in a breeding line.

No. All of our food is made and delivered fresh to your event. We love food. We want you to love our food.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are highly nutritious. Fresh produce is often highest in key vitamins and minerals. Nutritionists believe that because fresh produce looks appetizing, has an appealing texture, and often tastes much better than processed, that people are more likely to eat it and improve their overall nutrition.

Yes, but they can all be good choices. Fresh foods are usually thought to have the most nutritional value. Often, though, frozen foods can be more nutritious than fresh foods because they are often picked ripe and quickly frozen, whereas nutrients can be lost in the time between harvest and eating fresh foods. Canning is more likely to reduce the heat-sensitive and water-soluble nutrients because of the high temperatures needed in the canning process.

Rocky Mountain Seasoning is a great all purpose vegetable blend as is the Lake Shore Drive Seasoning. You never know what the future will bring! For now, we're happy to ship the finest fresh spices directly to your front door.

Unlike fresh semen, which can live in the reproductive tract of a bitch for 5-7 days, frozen semen will only live 12-20 hours once thawed. It must preserve all it's energy to penetrate and fertilize the eggs, so the best conception rates (90% in our practice) are achieved with surgical insemination, where the semen is injected directly into the uterine horn. Since vaginal insemination has statistically low conception rates (under 20%), we do not suggest using your valuable semen in this fashion.

Yes you can use them once thawed. Allow them to thaw naturally at room temperature. Freezing may cause the bottles to crack. Place the crack bottles inside appropriate container to capture any leakage during thawing.

Embryos are being continuously shipped between IVF clinics worldwide for many reasons. At Barbados Fertility Centre we have very stringent protocols, which we follow to prevent any damage to your embryos in transit, to the clinic of your choice.

Freezing BroccoSprouts will not hurt the antioxidant potential of the sprouts at all. Unfortunately, when the sprouts are thawed they become quite mushy and soft. If you plan to use the sprouts in a soup or other dish where this will not be a factor, then freezing will be fine. If you desire a fresh, crunchy sprout, they are best kept in the refrigerator. As long as the sprouts are kept refrigerated they should stay fresh for several weeks.

Sea veggies can contribute a lot to a Raw/living foods diet: minerals, enzymes, vitamins, protein, healing fiber, and marine phyto-chemicals. Sea vegetables contain significant amounts of vitamins, especially the B vitamins. A serving of Dulse (about 7g, 1/3 cup) provides about 10% RDA Vit B-2 (Riboflavin) and about 42% RDA Vit B-6. Laver is rich in these B-vitamins and also contains 7% to 10% RDA Vitamin A. Alaria offers even more Vit A, up to 20% RDA, along with the B vitamins.

David: Once you artificially add heat or energy to food, you alter it biologically; you kill it essentially. Science explains that the enzymes in food begin to break down at 102 degrees Fahrenheit. When foods are eaten that are deficient in enzymes, the body has to use its own enzymes, which are secreted by the pancreas, to break down the food.

Use a wire blanching basket and covered saucepan, or fit a wire basket into a large kettle with fitted lid. Use one gallon of water per pound of prepared vegetable. Put vegetable in blanching basket and lower it into vigorously boiling water. Place lid on blancher and start counting blanching time as soon as the water returns to a boil. (The water should return to boiling within 1 minute, or you are using too much vegetable for the amount of water). Keep heat high for total blanching time.