I love going to the Farmer’s Market and filling my basket with all the fresh goodness of locally grown vegetables. I have such high aspirations.
I come home, fill up my vegetable bin and that’s pretty much it.
A week or two later, I’m taking them outside to the compost pile in the woods. I tell myself the rabbits are happy.
Fresh is always better than canned or frozen, but I’ve learned that fresh does not always fit my lifestyle.
The longer your fresh vegetables sit in the vegetable bin, the more nutrient loss you will have; especially if you’ve purchased your fresh vegetables from a supermarket chain. By the time those vegetables arrived in your kitchen, they have lost up to 50% of their nutritional value. Search your local Farmer’s Market for your freshest vegetables.
One way to get the highest nutritional value from your fresh vegetables is to cook them at a low temperature for a short amount of time. Steaming your vegetables should be your option of choice.
When you find yourself with a vegetable bin full of fresh vegetables that you can’t use before they go bad, try freezing them. They will retain their nutrients and you will cut down on your waste.