Survival Food
Regular readers will know we are big fans of frozen food here at Mum’s. Put simply, it is convenient and inexpensive with no compromise on taste or goodness. This Christmas, regardless of the temperatures outside, make sure you make the most of frozen.
Fixing the family finances When parents across the country are faced with the ever rising cost of living restricting their food budgets, frozen food can offer an easy and cost effective way of providing quality, nutritious food for your family. Research has shown that families can save more than £400 per year simply by switching to frozen on the ten most purchased items in the supermarket. Choosing products including whole chicken, spinach and salmon can save significant amounts on the weekly shop without scrimping on quality.
Fresh, Festive & Frozen
Saving the planet The waste reducing benefits of frozen means that it is likely families will save even more by not throwing away uneaten ingredients every week. Figures from Defra suggest that the average person spends up to £26.68 per month on food that they ultimately throw away. Frozen food can be stored for several months without losing any goodness which could mean an end to wrinkly peppers and shrivelled up onions at the back of the fridge and a significant saving to boot. In addition, frozen ingredients, in particular fruit and vegetables, are easily portioned and can help you to cut down on waste from your family’s plates by only cooking what you need. The rest can go back into the freezer for the next meal and you won’t end up with half a bag of sprouting potatoes or several half used packets of wilting herbs.
Don’t scrimp on nutrition and flavour Despite common misconceptions, choosing frozen food for its waste and financial benefits doesn’t mean sacrificing quality, flavour or nutrition for your growing family. In fact, frozen food is frozen at its peak which means that all those valuable nutrients are locked in from the start and food doesn’t start losing its good- ness on its way to your shopping basket. This is backed up by nutritional analysis research which demonstrates that there is no significant nutri- tional difference between frozen and fresh alterna- tives and that frozen food is as effective as fresh in providing family nutrition. Finally, when it comes to flavour and taste, research has shown that even top chefs can’t tell the
WWW.MUMSSURVIVALGUIDES.CO.UK 33
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64