Hey..question about food!! can I freeze my veggies???:)?!
ok!.!.i just went to the grocery and want to start eating healthy!.
but the thing is vegetables potatoes tomatos onions!.!.they all go expired in a few days and I cant keep it bugeted!.
what can I do!? Can I freeze them as well so that theyd last!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
but the thing is vegetables potatoes tomatos onions!.!.they all go expired in a few days and I cant keep it bugeted!.
what can I do!? Can I freeze them as well so that theyd last!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Potatoes and onions should not go bad in a few days unless you are storing them wrong!. Potatoes should be stored in a cool dark environment!. Onions as well but they need to be stored seperately from your potatoes as the moisture from the potatoes can cause the onions to rot faster!.
All other produce should be kept in your crisper drawers in the fridge!.
Potatoes, tomatoes, and onions can be frozen but you need to do a little preparation prior to throwing tomatoes in the cold!. Tomatoes should be blanched which is to say put in boiling water for 2 mins and then removed and put in ice water!. this will allow you to slip the skins off very easily!. You can then give them a little squeeze to remove the excess seeds and chop them and store them in plastic containers or freezer bags!. Onions can be simply chopped and frozen!. Potatoes need to be peeled, chopped (or sliced, or shredded) and then blanched!. (Will turn out similar to frozen hashbrowns)
Cabbage and carrots also would need to be blanched!. Slice or chop into the desire size 1st!. Then blanch it by putting in boiling water for 2 mins, then into ice water!. Drain the water well and freeze!.
Keep in mind that any produce that you are freezing will NOT be able to be used again as if it were fresh!. You only want to freeze things if you plan on cooking them later!. The cold temps freeze all the liquid in the veg causing cellular damage which results in a limp wilted appearance when you thaw so it will not be crisp and fresh as it was prior to freezing!.
Pretty much anything you see in the frozen food section can be frozen at home!. Most everything needs to be blanched prior to freezing!.
Lettuce will not freeze well!. It will be a wilted icky mess when thawed out!.
A good source for home produce preservation is the Ball Blue Book!. It tells you how to freeze pretty much anything as well as how to dehydrate and can food as well!.
A good website to check out for the same info is the USDA!.
Here is their link about freezing foods : http://www!.uga!.edu/nchfp/how/freeze!.htmlWww@FoodAQ@Com
All other produce should be kept in your crisper drawers in the fridge!.
Potatoes, tomatoes, and onions can be frozen but you need to do a little preparation prior to throwing tomatoes in the cold!. Tomatoes should be blanched which is to say put in boiling water for 2 mins and then removed and put in ice water!. this will allow you to slip the skins off very easily!. You can then give them a little squeeze to remove the excess seeds and chop them and store them in plastic containers or freezer bags!. Onions can be simply chopped and frozen!. Potatoes need to be peeled, chopped (or sliced, or shredded) and then blanched!. (Will turn out similar to frozen hashbrowns)
Cabbage and carrots also would need to be blanched!. Slice or chop into the desire size 1st!. Then blanch it by putting in boiling water for 2 mins, then into ice water!. Drain the water well and freeze!.
Keep in mind that any produce that you are freezing will NOT be able to be used again as if it were fresh!. You only want to freeze things if you plan on cooking them later!. The cold temps freeze all the liquid in the veg causing cellular damage which results in a limp wilted appearance when you thaw so it will not be crisp and fresh as it was prior to freezing!.
Pretty much anything you see in the frozen food section can be frozen at home!. Most everything needs to be blanched prior to freezing!.
Lettuce will not freeze well!. It will be a wilted icky mess when thawed out!.
A good source for home produce preservation is the Ball Blue Book!. It tells you how to freeze pretty much anything as well as how to dehydrate and can food as well!.
A good website to check out for the same info is the USDA!.
Here is their link about freezing foods : http://www!.uga!.edu/nchfp/how/freeze!.htmlWww@FoodAQ@Com
Uh, potatoes and onions do NOT go bad in a few days!. Keep them in a cool, dry place, out of sunlight, and they can last more than a week, sometimes several weeks!.
Tomatoes go bad faster; don't buy more than you can eat at a time!.
If you cook things first, you can freeze them!.
Look into getting frozen veggies (green beans, peas); they last!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Tomatoes go bad faster; don't buy more than you can eat at a time!.
If you cook things first, you can freeze them!.
Look into getting frozen veggies (green beans, peas); they last!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Hey,
You can freeze tomatoes but I'm pretty sure you can't freeze potatoes and onions sorry! Try other things like broccoli, spinach, etc!.
Hope i helped you,
RebeccaWww@FoodAQ@Com
You can freeze tomatoes but I'm pretty sure you can't freeze potatoes and onions sorry! Try other things like broccoli, spinach, etc!.
Hope i helped you,
RebeccaWww@FoodAQ@Com
I grow tomatoes, you can freeze those!. I know you can freeze potatoes, also, but I don't know about onions!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
not sure about tomatoes but i freeze peppers and onions all the time and use them as neededWww@FoodAQ@Com
i suggest green bags!? theyre this new brand better than ziploc that keeps your food better cause it takes rotten air out and stuff so yeaWww@FoodAQ@Com
yuppers u sure canWww@FoodAQ@Com