About frozen mixed veg?

[Sparrowlegs248]

I have bought some for the first time, mainly because ds 17 months old likes peas and I thought he might like this too.

I'm 37 wks pregnant and cba to cook properly, so we've just had the frozen mixed veg with our chicken and potatoes. It feels a bit crap! Like it's not proper veg.

It was OK. Better then no veg I suppose.

Pretty sure my mother would be horrified though. Do others count it as proper veg?

I use the steam bags, they are more expensive but all my kids will eat them. 2 bags does veg on the side for 2 adults, 2 kids and baby.

I genuinely like frozen veg. Love the convenience, no qualms about the taste.

Nigella actually recommends using frozen spinach for some of her recipes.

Some is horrible but I always have the following:

Peas
Sweetcorn
Broccoli
Spinach
Microwave bags containing broccoli, peas, sweetcorn and spinach.

We eat it, ots that or home grown fresh round our way. We buy veg that looks like veg, defrost in a colander during the day then flash boil in a pan for a few mins. Its generally nice although I don't like frozen carrots. Yes we count it as real veg.

I like frozen okra, it's not as nice as fresh but still pretty good.

Frozen spinach is v good for dishes where you need a lot - eggs/white fish florentine, spinach and ricotta cannelloni.

I think as a stand alone part of a meal frozen veg can ruin it a little, but using diced onions in chilli or Mediterranean veg in a pasta is good. I find stuff you would normally boil like broccoli and carrots tend to be the worst

yabu.
frozen veg is fine and contains (usually) more nutrients than picked a week ago shipped around the world fresh stuff.
we use mostly peas and sweetcorn, cook in microwave for a short time.

I like it for curries and things with sauces but no so much on its own!

I can't cope with mixed veg. Sweet corn - yes. Peas - yes. Mixed peas and sweet corn - wrong. Everything about it is wrong.

Not keen on the mixed veg but we use frozen veg a lot. No peeling or chopping or waste. However I do think it depends how you cook it. Microwaving is ok but boiling turns it to mush. I now put all of ours in the steamer and they're perfect. They don't need quite as long as fresh veg though otherwise they'll go mushy

I use the microwave ones for egg fried rice think it's grand.
Frozen vegetables all the way, Aldi frozen onions, mushrooms, peppers , casserole mix , I'm really lazy!

I've just found frozen garlic and herbs, and bags of stir fry veg, and last year started to use the diced onion - it all feels so decadent - just open the pack and chuck it in - fast and no mess.

Sweetcorn, peas, green beans, and cut sliced leeks are good - tried carrots - never again - and I don't think frozen potato would ever taste good. Broccoli & cauli not good frozen either.

I think it all depends on what the veg is and what you are using it for!

Peas obviously freeze really well. Frozen spinach is great for most recipes, although I would use fresh spinach if serving it alone, rather than in a curry, etc.

I don't mind separate frozen veg, but that mixed stuff is several kids of disgusting. I swear they inject it wth rubber & zap it to remove any flavour. It's vile.

I use frozen veg all the time, better than wasting a load of fresh because it makes too large a portion. This thread has explained to me why I have massive frozen carrot angst though. The best I ever had was Tesco value juilienne but they've stop it now

I imagine mixed frozen veg is not as good as several bags of frozen single veg. I have brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and squash. I steam them in the microwave, adding them separately to the dish so that the veg that requires a longer cooking time gets it, and the other stuff is not mush.

I live alone and I find it's the best way to get a variety of veg without it going bad before I can finish it.

Between job, school run, kids' hobbies, social life and bedtime there is a 20 minute window to cook. Frozen veg is my friend on weekdays.

Frozen broccoli makes fab broccoli soup. My (v fussy) children love it.

mixed spoils it. Some bits are always overdone and mushy.

If you cook (something else) until it is properly done, then do the peas, separately, for a couple of minutes, that's much better.

It doesn't taste of anything, that's my problem with it.

I use them.

You only cook them for a couple of minutes with a bit of olive oil and water and they are OK.

Wish they didn't put carrots in. I loathe them!

Nutritionally it's equally good. Taste wise- I think peas and sprouts come out well. Frozen spinach is good in some curries- the strange texture seems to suit saag paneer for example.