Did you know that using frozen vegetables is one less thing you need to feel guilty about?

When it comes to the Mom Guilt Radar, we’re pretty much out there on the cutting edge. So when we heard the reports that frozen veggies tend to be more consistently nutritious than fresh, we were thrilled. And what do we have to thank for this wonderful revelation? Well, turns out because of the time involved between the field, the supermarket and the table, fresh isn’t always best. If your fresh vegetables are picked in California on a Monday and don’t make it off the truck in Georgia until the following Tuesday, well those veggie nutrients have deteriorated quite a bit.

Most frozen vegetables sold today are flash-frozen almost immediately after harvesting, and the frozen state preserves all the vitamins and other good-for-you stuff.

Do you think this might be why the frozen vegetable case at the grocery has exploded? There are way too many combo choices to suit us – and often times the sauces and seasonings added to the various blends taste downright noxious.

It takes a bit of rooting around in the freezer case to find what we’re looking for – vegetables, plain and simple. If there’s going to be a sauce or seasoning involved, we want to be in charge of it.

Take our recipe for Super Simple Succotash. Granted this is an old-fashioned side dish, but it’s hard to beat on nights when you want something quick, easy and very low in fat. This is the same Succotash that both of our grandmothers used to make, except they had to harvest and freeze the vegetables themselves.

What frozen veggies find their way to your table most often? We’d love to hear your comments following this post!