Vegetables out of a bag unhealthy?
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Famof72015
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I'm trying to stay away from anything in a bag or box but I really am unsure if vegetables in a bag are unhealthy for you?
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Why would the packaging make a vegetable 'unhealthy'?20
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Pretty sure frozen veg are just as good. Not sure about tinned ones.0
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How do you buy vegetables without bags?9
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if putting food into a container makes it unhealthy in some way, we're all in trouble.18
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There is nothing wrong with food that comes from a box or bag.9
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Op, do you mean fresh but bagged vegetables from a supermarket?They're no different,just more expensive4
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Frozen veggies are the best. Honestly, they are a timesaver, convenient.. why wouldn't they be healthy?4
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Frozen veggies are not bad. In fact they are ripe when they are frozen. Fresh veggies from the produce are actually picked early then gassed to speed up ripening. The frozen veggies with added sugar and sauce you want to avoid.6
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I've actually read that frozen is better because they are frozen when they are fresher which preserves the nutrients. Fresh veggies lose their nutrients the longer they sit.8
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If they're plain veggies that have been frozen? Nope, not unhealthy at all! In fact, most veggies (and fruits) are flash-frozen at peak ripeness, so they are often a little ""fresher" than the ones that have been sitting out on the shelves.
I buy and eat frozen, bagged veggies all the time. Very convenient, super good for you, quite delicious
There's honestly no reason to avoid things that come in a bag or a box, as long as you make good overall choices and don't go to overboard. I buy frozen salmon to thaw out and cook. Those come in a bag. Eggs technically come in a box. Apples are often sold by the bag. Bagged flours, boxed/canned oats, bagged dry beans and legumes...3 -
If you buy vegetables out of a bag, and then put them in a bag at home...do they become unhealthy?7
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As in... just vegetables? THEY ARE FINE. Frozen or fresh. They are fine. Don't get hung up on arbitrary rules. Sure, limit the amount of heavily refined and processed convenience foods you eat, but don't use notions like "bagged" or "boxed" as your metric.8
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This is a perfect example of why the arbitrary term "clean eating" and many of the subjective rules associated with it, are so unhelpful and confusing. There is nothing wrong with eating frozen vegetables - from a nutrient standpoint they are just as good as fresh, and from an availability/seasonality perspective - they are often superior.
OP - why do you think that you need to avoid foods that come in a bag or box? Are you also going to avoid other things like rice, quinoa, dried beans and pasta that are pretty impossible to get from store to home without some sort of packaging?17 -
I honestly wasn't looking for smart *kitten* responses, so thank you to those who answered my question and didn't make fun of it. I teach my my children to not make fun of people to everyone who just made fun of my question, thanks it made me feel great for asking.6
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comptonelizabeth wrote: »
Yeah, but the farmer wrecked them by carrying them to the store in a basket. Seriously though, just eat the vegetables. Whatever they are packaged in has very little influence on their nutritional value.2 -
Famof72015 wrote: »I honestly wasn't looking for smart *kitten* responses, so thank you to those who answered my question and didn't make fun of it. I teach my my children to not make fun of people to everyone who just made fun of my question, thanks it made me feel great for asking.
Glad you got your answer.2 -
I've actually read that frozen is better because they are frozen when they are fresher which preserves the nutrients. Fresh veggies lose their nutrients the longer they sit.
This.
Right now it's an off growing season where I live (MI), so fresh produce is being shipped in from all over the country (or even other countries). By the time it actually gets to my grocery store the stuff is pretty old. Frozen veggies/fruit though are picked and then frozen, which locks in their nutrients.
In the summer I enjoy getting fresh produce from the farmers market, but otherwise I buy frozen whenever possible.7 -
Some advocates for "clean eating" will say that one shouldn't eat "anything out of a box or bag". This question illustrates why that is bad advice.
Those of us who don't buy into "clean eating" will point out that all food is processed to some degree, including fresh fruits and vegetables. Advocates for clean eating" will accuse their opponents of bad faith with statements such as "When I say 'processed', I clearly don't mean things like frozen vegetables'". Yet apparently some people out there DO think this way.
OP, frozen vegetables out of a box are a good choice. You should reconsider whether you want to base your diet off of unhelpful, arbitrary rules.14 -
Famof72015 wrote: »I honestly wasn't looking for smart *kitten* responses, so thank you to those who answered my question and didn't make fun of it. I teach my my children to not make fun of people to everyone who just made fun of my question, thanks it made me feel great for asking.
Can I ask what a normal days worth of food looks like, with nothing out of a packet? Presumably you have your own farm?5
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