Shoutout to the bag of frozen veggies that saved my grocery budget

I kept throwing out half the fresh produce I bought every week, which was basically throwing money in the trash. Last month in Austin I started buying those big 2 pound bags of frozen mixed vegetables for about $2 each instead. I toss a handful into whatever I'm cooking, rice, soup, even scrambled eggs, and nothing goes to waste anymore. Has anyone else found that frozen stuff actually works better for certain meals than fresh?

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the_richard1mo ago

That science experiment line killed me because it's painfully accurate. My crisper drawer was basically a morgue for good intentions. Taking your ramen idea further, I started doing the same thing but with frozen spinach in my pasta sauce and frozen corn in my homemade salsa. The thing nobody talks about is how frozen veggies are actually picked at peak ripeness and flash frozen, so sometimes they taste better than the sad, pale stuff at the grocery store that's been sitting in a truck for a week. Plus, you can buy them when they're on sale and stock up without feeling guilty. My trash can is less sad too, but honestly my wallet is the real winner here.

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julia921mo ago

The frozen veggie bag is the only thing in my freezer that doesn't judge me for eating cereal for dinner three nights in a row. I used to buy fresh broccoli with big plans, then watch it turn into a science experiment in the crisper drawer. Now I just dump a handful of mixed peas and carrots into my ramen and call it a balanced meal. Honestly, my cooking skills haven't improved, but my trash can is a lot less sad.

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