I found the coolest thing at the supermarket the other day: Birds Eye 12oz frozen vegetables. You throw these suckers in the microwave for 5 minutes, and your veggies inside the bag. They are ridiculously convenient and taste is on par with steaming on the oven top. Not to mention they were on sale for 10/$10.
Absolutely no excuse not to eat your veggies now!
Just wanted to share with everybody, because they’re a great option for eating veggies at work or when you’re in a hurry.
I used to get these back in England. I would wait until they were on sale and then stock up the freezer. You’re right, they’re extremely convenient, especially if you’re tracking calories.
I would use them for dinner, more than for work; when I got back home late from school, tired, I’d put a bag in the microwave next to a precooked chicken breast and I had dinner ready in 5 mins.
I would be concerned about xenoestrogen leak from the bag.
Thanks for the info.
As a college student, I swear by these things. I buy the broccoli, spinach, carrot, and mixed vegetable bags. You can also find squash, cut into squares, which you take from the plastic container and place into a microwave-safe bowl. It’s definitely the best way to quickly prepare your vegetables.
Doesn’t microwaving destroy the nutrients of the veggies?
Doesn’t heated plastic release carcinogenics on the food?
[quote]warlock wrote:
Doesn’t microwaving destroy the nutrients of the veggies?
Doesn’t heated plastic release carcinogenics on the food?[/quote]
The bag is lined on the inside to keep the outer part from melting on the food.
Microwaving it at the specified time doesn’t destroy anymore nutrients than boiling them.
[quote]warlock wrote:
Doesn’t microwaving destroy the nutrients of the veggies?
Doesn’t heated plastic release carcinogenics on the food?[/quote]
They are probably fine.
If you think Birdseye is good then give Steamfresh a shot. They went on sale last week $5/5 and I bought out the entire freezer.
[quote]warlock wrote:
Doesn’t microwaving destroy the nutrients of the veggies?
Doesn’t heated plastic release carcinogenics on the food?[/quote]
Did you have to say it. I am never going to eat my vegetables now.
In a pinch I often use left over chicken breasts, brown rice, a little spinach and a steam fresh pack. In about 15 minutes and little effort I have a healthy dinner.