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Sprinting down the street
I’m fortunate in that my YNA eats almost everything good for him. I, however, don’t...so it’s a real balancing act having different food stuffs on hand every day, without it going bad.
In other words, just because Archie had parsnips for dinner, that doesn’t mean I’M having it. And I’m talking about individual items, not chops.
So, I’m trying to learn how to freeze certain things properly so it doesn’t go bad. Your additions and suggestions appreciated. I gleaned most of this info from the internet, from those nuts raising vegetables instead of birds:
1) Zucchini (green or yellow squash)
Peeled or unpeeled, sliced, blanche 3 minutes, leave to cool and dry, freeze. (No salt in any of these techniques.)
I then feed raw or steamed.
2) Fresh Beets
Whole beets, leave an inch or so of stem on, must be FULLY cooked/boiled, around 25 minutes, before freezing. You can peel when cooled down and chop, or freeze whole.
Since they’re already cooked, no further cooking needed.
3) Parsnips and Turnips
Same as squash above, but Blanche about 10 minutes.
I feed them raw or further steamed.
4) Green beans, corn on the cob, bok choy, hot peppers, mixed bag of small broccoli and cauliflower floretes.
No prep needed before freezing, unless you plan to freeze your hot peppers for months and months. Never really necessary, since you can buy such small quantities anyway. I chop my corn into very thin cobs and feed sparingly, since it’s not very nutritious in the first place.
I can feed this all raw, but I often steam the corn and broccoli/cauliflower floretes.
5) Large Red and Green pepper
There’s a certain freezing prep technique for this, which I don’t remember and don’t need, because like hot peppers, you can buy individually...and Archie eats them like crazy.
6) Leafy herbs like basil, dandelion leaves, parsley
I have no idea, and stopped feeding this stuff because I’m going broke since it goes bad so quickly.
7) Shredded kale and other similar lettuce salad mixtures
As far as I know, you can’t freeze it.
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What else can you think of regarding freezable vegetables? I’m hesitant to buy packaged frozen stuff because I assume it’s been processed.
In other words, just because Archie had parsnips for dinner, that doesn’t mean I’M having it. And I’m talking about individual items, not chops.
So, I’m trying to learn how to freeze certain things properly so it doesn’t go bad. Your additions and suggestions appreciated. I gleaned most of this info from the internet, from those nuts raising vegetables instead of birds:
1) Zucchini (green or yellow squash)
Peeled or unpeeled, sliced, blanche 3 minutes, leave to cool and dry, freeze. (No salt in any of these techniques.)
I then feed raw or steamed.
2) Fresh Beets
Whole beets, leave an inch or so of stem on, must be FULLY cooked/boiled, around 25 minutes, before freezing. You can peel when cooled down and chop, or freeze whole.
Since they’re already cooked, no further cooking needed.
3) Parsnips and Turnips
Same as squash above, but Blanche about 10 minutes.
I feed them raw or further steamed.
4) Green beans, corn on the cob, bok choy, hot peppers, mixed bag of small broccoli and cauliflower floretes.
No prep needed before freezing, unless you plan to freeze your hot peppers for months and months. Never really necessary, since you can buy such small quantities anyway. I chop my corn into very thin cobs and feed sparingly, since it’s not very nutritious in the first place.
I can feed this all raw, but I often steam the corn and broccoli/cauliflower floretes.
5) Large Red and Green pepper
There’s a certain freezing prep technique for this, which I don’t remember and don’t need, because like hot peppers, you can buy individually...and Archie eats them like crazy.
6) Leafy herbs like basil, dandelion leaves, parsley
I have no idea, and stopped feeding this stuff because I’m going broke since it goes bad so quickly.
7) Shredded kale and other similar lettuce salad mixtures
As far as I know, you can’t freeze it.
———-
What else can you think of regarding freezable vegetables? I’m hesitant to buy packaged frozen stuff because I assume it’s been processed.
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