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.

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.

No. Aspirin should not be used in canning. It cannot be relied on to prevent spoilage or to give satisfactory products. Adequate heat treatment is the only safe procedure.

Canned foods sit around on a shelf and leach many of their nutrients into the water in which they are packed. When we open canned foods, we most often toss out the packing liquid thereby, tossing out some nutrients as well. Canned foods often contain many different preservatives along with a high amount of sodium and sugar(s) depending on the type of canned food. The majority of canned fruits are packed in heavy syrups and sugars that are not good for baby.

Absolutely! Nutria® is not intended to replace fresh fruits and vegetables but to help support the important nutrients provided in them. It is well recognized that the majority of people do not consume the suggested servings of these foods on a daily basis. Fresh fruits and vegetables also provide dietary fibre and water, two important elements to good health.

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.

Our frozen fish is better than fresh! It is flash frozen at a very low temperature (-40) as soon as it is brought in to the dock. This seals in all the nutrition and fresh flavor that you may miss from the fish that took two extra days to arrive on your plate fresh. Frozen is also easy to prepare as most seafood can even be cooked frozen! See our recipe page for details.

Yes. Climate, soil, crop maturity, harvesting methods, transportation, and storage all affect the vitamin content of fresh foods.

No. Unlike other programs that deliver some of your food but require you to purchase your own fresh fruits, vegetables and other items The Slimdown is 100% nutritionally complete. Because your meals are prepared fresh and never frozen or freeze dried, we include delicious fresh salads, vegetables and a wide variety of fruits on the program. There is nothing for you to add except beverages -- and we recommend lots of water!

The three-part study conducted by the University of Massachusetts found that recipes using canned ingredients are similar in nutritional and taste value to those made with fresh or frozen items.

There are a number of reason why liquid could be lost from jars of home canned foods. The most common reasons include: packing the jar too full, food packed so tightly that liquid does not fill the spaces between the food, starchy foods absorb extra liquid, liquid covering raw food is not boiling, jars in boiling water bathe are not covered with 1-2 inches of water, pressure in pressure canner fluctuates during processing, removing jars too quickly from the boiling water bath canner.

Freezing changes the texture of any meat to a greater or lesser extent, in part because of dehydration. And, when you buy a frozen turkey, you never really know how long it has been frozen. One thing is for sure: During defrosting, meat purges some of its inherent moisture, resulting in a less juicy result. In storage and during shipping your turkey’s temperature will register between 28ºF and 30ºF.

How is it possible that a Creator, so full of love, created a world and a nature where animals can live only by killing other animals that have to endure terrible pain and suffering ? Nobody can give me a satisfactory answer. If men kill each other, it is sin; they need not. But, animals cannot live without killing the other animals for food. What do you say ? We are anxious for your opinion.

I don't agree that fresh is automatically better when it comes to spinach. If you need the crispness or look of raw leaf spinach, then clearly you need to use fresh, but if you are cooking the spinach for any length of time, it is a waste of both time and money to use fresh. The cost of frozen spinach is many, many times less than that of fresh and the difference in taste (trust me, I've done the blind taste tests) between the two after cooking is negligible.

Freezing does not cause food spoilage unless the seal is damaged or the jar is broken. These often happen as the food expands during freezing. Frozen foods, however, may be less palatable than properly stored canned food. In an unheated storage place, protect canned foods by wrapping the jars in paper or covering them with a blanket.

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.

Research has shown that eating more fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of getting cancer and other chronic diseases.

All fresh, frozen, dried or canned fruits and vegetables are acceptable, as long as they do not have sugars or fats added. A diet with dried, frozen and canned fruits and vegetables can be just as nutritious as one with fresh fruits and vegetables.