Frozen Food Favorites
There’s nothing better than fresh fruits and veggies, but sometimes I have to rely on frozen food to get me by. Not only is it super convenient, it also tends to be cheaper, and it keeps for a lot longer. The issue is usually navigating through the freezer section, to find things that aren’t loaded up with artificial ingredients and preservatives.
So I made a quick little list of some of my frozen food staples.
Frozen Foods I Love
Frozen Fruit
- Berries last longer and they’re much cheaper, especially when they are out of season! I also like to freeze my bananas when they start getting too ripe. (Peel them first!)
Ezekiel bread (or any sprouted grain bread)
- It keeps longer in the freezer, and a few minutes in the toaster brings it right back to life!
Vitatops (and VitaCakes)
- They’re kind of expensive, but they’re pretty tasty! You could also just make these apple pie oatmeal muffins and freeze them.
Frozen dinners (without the weird stuff)
- Amy’s makes some of my favorites, but I also like Kashi and Lightlife.
Frozen dinners can come in handy if I need to pack my lunch, or I don’t have time to cook something. I like that the sprouted grain bread keeps in the freezer (really, any kind of bread would) so it doesn’t go stale before I can finish the loaf. And I actually prefer frozen berries for yogurt and smoothies! Vitatops make a great dessert when you just need something sweet.
Things I Don’t Love
- Steamed broccoli– I just don’t think this tastes great. It’s not bad in a stir fry, but fresh is so much tastier
- Frozen meals with 10,000 ingredients– Take a look at what’s in there… and watch out for strange preservatives and chemicals
- Soy crumbles– I really wanted to like these, but I used them in this vegetarian chili and I just hated the texture
Oooh I haven’t tried those Vita-Tops ever, but people SWEAR by ’em. Might be just the thing for this gal’s massive sweet tooth!
Jolly Green Giant green beans are actually pretty good! I also keep veggie burgers and brown rice in my freezer for easy week night dinners. We do eat the steamed broccoli but I like the roasted versions MUCH better. That was tonight’s dinner : ) TJ’s has a great frozen oatmeal that I would recommend and a tasty frozen spinach artichoke dip.
I need to try sprouted bread. I love Amy’s frozen meals and frozen berries too. I need to get some Kashi meals to change things up, but I try not to rely on frozen meals for lunch. Until this week, I was doing pretty good at keeping them stocked in my freezer and not touching them. I feel so lazy when it’s freezing cold outside!
I like the Ezekial english muffins. And I keep a lot of frozen banana pieces in the freezer to throw into smoothies!
I love Ezekiel bread. It is seriously the best, especially toasted or as the base of a grilled cheese sandwich. So delicious!
Frozen fruits and veggies for sure!!!
Frozen bananas! I have to have them in our freezer at all times for smoothies, banana ice cream and to occasionally dip into nut butter 🙂
Least Favorite: Soy Crumbles. Oh man, just like you… I really wanted to like them. I tried them, and forced Joshua to eat them thinking they wouldn’t be bad. Wow, I felt bad for feeding him such a nasty dinner, lol
Haha yeah I thought they’d be fine in chili but I didn’t like them at all!
Nice choices! Love that you are honest about the need for frozen or quick dinners occasionally. I think it is so great to see real life on blogs besides just the healthy stuff, and now I am so gonna try that Kashi meal 🙂
Absolutely! As much as I wish I didn’t have to rely on packaged food, sometimes it’s what I do! 🙂
Liz, you should try Dr. Praeger’s brand burgers…minimal ingredient list and very tasty! Perfect for when you need something quick. 🙂
Ohhh I think I’ve seen those at Trader Joe’s! I’ll have to keep an eye out 🙂