Once food is thawed in the refrigerator, it is safe to refreeze it without cooking, although there may be a loss of quality due to the moisture lost through defrosting. After cooking raw foods which were previously frozen, it is safe to freeze the cooked foods. And if previously cooked foods are thawed in the refrigerator, you may refreeze the unused portion. If you purchase previously frozen meat, poultry or fish at a retail store, you can refreeze if it has been handled properly.

Yes, WildLife Whole Prey Frozen Pet Food Diets can be thawed and refrozen with very little ill effects to the nutrient content.

We don’t recommend refreezing. Whenever in doubt about a food’s safety, especially if the odor or appearance of a thawed food seems "off", throw it out without tasting.

No. Defrosted food should not be refrozen unless first cooked to over 70°C (it is recommended that food reach 70°C for at least 2 minutes or 75°C instantaneously to ensure proper cooking). Once you have defrosted your freezer and switched back on the power, you can store frozen foods straight away. It is only in the case of new freezers that you must wait a number of hours before storing frozen foods (You should consult your manufacturer’s handbook for more information).

OMAFRA has a factsheet on what to do if your freezer goes off called "Take Care with Your Frozen Foods" which will give you information on what can and can't be refrozen. The "Food Handlers Storage Guide" will give you information on how long to store foods in the cupboard, freezer and fridge. These publications can be ordered online or by calling 1-888-466-2372.

The seafood is flash frozen into individual vacuum sealed portions. As long as the fish is cool to the touch when it arrives, and the vacuum seal is not broken, it is safe to refreeze. This will not compromise the quality at all. Seafood will keep for 6 months in your freezer.

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.

We do not recommend refreezing thawed pie crusts, as this affects the quality of the pie. You can, however, bake the thawed crust as directed, and freeze.

Again, we do not recommend refreezing our product once it has thawed. The USDA says in Article 69: You may safely refreeze frozen foods that have been thawed if they still contain ice crystals or are still cold... below 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Refreezing partially thawed foods can reduce the quality of the product, especially in flavor or texture.

There is always a wide variety of food available in the cafeteria, everything from strictly vegetarian cuisine, to good old comfort food like chicken nuggets, hot dogs, hamburgers and anything else imaginable.

Plentiful, tasty, basic. Mutton, rice and noodles form the basis of our diet, just as it does for the local people. Over the years our hosts have improved the trail rations to include some vegetables, eggs, peanut butter, cheese and even yak, now and then. If you are a vegetarian you must speak to the trip leader about your specific requirements.

Yes. If the meat has been thawed in the refrigerator and is still good quality (color, odor), then it is safe to refreeze.

You may refreeze, thaw & refreeze ostrich meat. Many chefs do. The meat is incredibly lean and we only suggest you wash off excess blood as it might carry over the flavor of iron which the meat is very rich in.

We DO NOT recommend doing this as it negates the value of the TRUFRESH? freezing method from the product.

Yes. Remember that the food plan is a well-balanced guide to sound nutrition and healthy eating. The length of time between meals is also an important part of the balance of the plan. The amounts of food and the meal times are no accident. We metabolize our food in direct relation to the balance that is designed into this food plan. Your body will become accustomed to eating this amount of food and will also adjust to the times you eat. Remember that you are not on a diet.

Hmm... that'd be a toss-up between street vendor hot dogs with all the fixings, ice cream, or anything that has any taste whatsoever. Let's face it: 98% of healthy food tastes lousy if it tastes anything at all. I don't like to talk about it, but I was a Mountain Dew crack whore. It got to a point where I was cringing on street corners, offering to blog for any stranger who came by, so long as I got my hit.