if
Which Is Best? on the market. But even though
Fresh, Frozen, or Canned produce may have been transport-
Many people prefer fresh pro- ed a thousand miles and have sat
duce because it tastes better. They in the bin for a day or two, it is still
also believe that nutritionally, full of nutrients,
fresh is better. This is true in theo- To get the most from fresh pro
ry, but not invariable. In an ideal duce, shop frequently and always
world you would pick fruit off the use fruits and vegetables as quick
tree, harvest vegetables from your ly as you can. Do not peel, slice, or
backyard, and eat them the same chop anything until just before
afternoon. Since very few of us you are ready to cook and/or serve
live near the Garden of Eden, or it. If you do not have to cut, don’t,
any other garden, we have to rely String beans, for example, retain
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more flavor and vitamins if cook
ed whole, with only the stem ends
removed. Avoid buying precut
produce such as cateloupe or fruit
salad. Ask the manager how long
cut fruit has been sitting around.
Never soak fruits and vegetables,
and wash them as little as is con
sistent with cleanliness. Choose a
quick-cooking method (micro
waving or steaming, for example)
over a long, slow boil, which de
stroys certain vitamins and allows
minerals to leach out. To keep
cooking time to a minimum, cook
with as little water as possible and
cover the pan. No matter how
careful you are, processing of any
kind destroys some nutrients.
If produce looks or feels wilted
and pallid, or if you have inadvert
ently allowed the broccoli to sit in
the crisper for a week, you would
be better off with a frozen or even
a canned vegetable for dinner.
Frozen food that has been
scrupulously handled can actually
be more nutritious than fresh food
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that has sat in the grocery for days.
Frpzen fruits, in particular, may
retain more Vitamin C than fresh
fruit that has been abused in trans
port or storage. Do not buy pack
ages with ice crystals on the out
side; this indicates that the food
has thawed and been refrozen.
When buying frozen fruits and ve
getables, pack them in a double
bag and get them home as fast as
possible. Your home freezer
should stay at 0 degrees F (that is
32 degrees below freezing).
Lebanon Society 20
Farm Women Society 20 held a bake things and work at the stand at
family picnic at Levitz Park. the Lebanon Area Fairgrounds for
Plans were finalized for the food The next meeting will be held on
stand at the District FFA Show on August 13 at Carol Hershey’s
July 23. Members volunteered to home.
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The extended heating process
of commercial canning partially
destroys some vitamins, especial
ly Vitamin C and some of the B
vitamins, as well as Vitamin A.
Minerals survive heating. Storing
canned vegetables for more than a
year can increase nutrient loss un
less room temperature is kept be
low 65 degrees F. Though most
canned produce lacks the flavor
and texture of fresh or frozen,
from a nutritional standpoint it is
certainly worth eating. &
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