supermarket OWN frozen vegetables

Do you have a Co-op near you? Or in Scotland a Scotmid (Co-op) That is another supermarket to choose from.

Allira, me too, such a noticeable difference between Birds Eye and even the ‘best supermarket’ ones 🌷

I know I am going rogue but the one freeze shop I miss when in the UK is Picard. There are about 900 in France selling top quality food. They also sell some ‘readymade’ food/meals. The difference between them and the UK shops is the variety and choice of fresh frozen fruit/vegetables and not a long line of cabinets full of chips and more chips.

Silvertwigs

Allira, me too, such a noticeable difference between Birds Eye and even the ‘best supermarket’ ones 🌷

They're all just a bit 'mealy', Silvertwigs.

I buy frozen vege from from a large Sainsbury’s mostly - leeks, soffritto, butternut squash, whole leaf spinach, sweetcorn, broad beans, petit pois mostly.

They are all much of a muchness.

I used to live next to a very large field that grew peas. It was fascinating to watch the huge harvesters and freezer Lorries arrive when it was time. They used to strip the peas and get them frozen in 2 hours!

They must have been full of nutrients as they were preserved so quickly.

I always have frozen veg in the freezer and generally buy them from Sainsburys. As it’s my nearest supermarket. They also often have a 3 for two offer. We usually have sweetcorn, spinach, peas and broccoli and sometimes broad beans. I also buy a frozen berry mix. I find them really useful to add to the number of portions of fruit and veg we eat everyday - just by adding them to pasta dishes, soups and so on. The only one of variable quality is their broccoli which sometimes has really thick stalks.

mokryna

I know I am going rogue but the one freeze shop I miss when in the UK is Picard. There are about 900 in France selling top quality food. They also sell some ‘readymade’ food/meals. The difference between them and the UK shops is the variety and choice of fresh frozen fruit/vegetables and not a long line of cabinets full of chips and more chips.

Ocado stock a number of their products mokryna

I recommend Waitrose frozen stir-fry veg mix - really useful…

I like the Mediterranean veg. which I get from Tesco I also like their broccoli & cauliflower mixed. I find Lidl is very much cheaper with their vegetables and just as good except for these two.

Never had any problems with Sainsbury's frozen veg.

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Petit pois are just as good as Birdseye's but a lot cheaper. Three for two at the moment as well.

I buy frozen sliced mixed peppers, onions, parsnips, chopped ginger, chilli and garlic, and diced sweet potato and butternut squash, because they’re all such a faff to prepare fresh and there’s no peeling, or skin and seeds to dispose of.
I cook peppers and squash for the dogs.

I freeze enough French beans to last the year, dislike frozen broccoli, cauliflower (which doesn’t like me either!), and I don’t like frozen mushrooms or carrots. Petits pois occasionally, potato wedges or chips, and I like frozen mashed potato in easy to portion pieces. I eat far more cooked vegetables this way, and stick to buying fresh salad ingredients.

I mainly shop at Morrison’s with a top-up at Waitrose ( and M&S or Aldi, but not for frozen veg).

Thank you Grans - we generally stick to fresh veg (apart from peas and broad beans). But some great ideas here (swede, celeriac, butternut squash) that we’ll definitely try - will save time and my hands. Will look for organic versions though - we do prefer the flavour. And I didn’t even know that organic ginger existed!

Grr - frozen ginger!!

Lahlah65

Grr - frozen ginger!!

It's great in stirfries, curries etc.
No more buying and grating pieces of ginger then finding you have to throw half away.
Although I suppose you could grate and freeze your own.

Talking about ginger, I buy and freeze root ginger in small pieces. You can take a piece out, grate as much as you want, while still frozen , and tuck it back into the freezer.

i am on my own and use morrisons and iceland, i have a pass for morrisons so i only need to spend £25 pound, i buy frozen veg and fruit and have found they are good, most are frozen in all supermarkets at the peak of freshness, i make a lot of casseroles or slow cooked so it is easier and they sometimes taste better, i have used tesco and found they are good for veg.