CONFESSION TIME // I feed my kids frozen food, and they love it!

Here goes… (deep breath)... I feed my daughter frozen food. 

There, I’ve said it.

I don’t mean that I actually serve it to her rock hard, and covered in ice – of course I do cook it first. But immediately prior to that, it came from a plastic bag, stored in my freezer section.

And, just to clarify further, I’m talking about frozen veggies – not Turkey Twizzlers or chicken nuggets. 

If I’m rushing about, or really busy with work, I have a stash of those cook-in-the-bag veggie mixes with corn, broccoli, peas, and carrot. I just chuck them in the microwave for a few minutes, stir in some brown rice, cooked chicken, or tuna, and hey presto – dinner’s up! 

Big Sis absolutely loves them too – especially the broccoli and peas (go figure – a kid who willingly eats her greens!!).

People often assume that fresh or chilled food is better for you, but research has shown that frozen food can be just as healthy and nutritious and taste just as good, which is music to a stressed-out parent’s ears.

When I was introducing Big Sis to solids, I spent untold hours wielding a hand mixer over a bowl of steamed sweet potato, and broccoli. It was messy and tedious and time consuming. By the time Lil Sis arrived, I’d cottoned on to some of the shortcuts. I stocked up on good quality pre-frozen baby and toddler food that had been cooked at a high temperatures, then immediately frozen to seal in the goodness without resorting to preservatives. 

Now the girls are older, I always have peas, corn and mixed veggie bags in the freezer for those days when I’m pressed for time (or can’t be bothered cooking!).

I’ve built up quite the repertoire of frozen food recipes AND massively cut down on wastage, which is something we’ve tried really hard to do – especially since lockdown began.

For inspiration and frozen food recipes, visit this brilliant site, FRESH FROM THE FREEZER.

Why make life harder than it has to be?