Vegetarians & Vegans Support Group
Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming the flesh of any animal . Veganism excludes all animal products from diet and in some definitions from attire also. Vegetarians have varied motivations including religious, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, environmental, social, economic, health, political, and personal concerns. Join many others in sharing your experiences to...
My mother went shopping today and she asks me what I want and I tell her fruits and vegetables, but she tells me she can't really get that many cause we don't have that many food stamps and won't get any until tomorrow. Then she starts asking me about frozen food. I don't like frozen food, there's very few that you know we can eat, and I just don't find it healthy. She asked me "do you want tater tots" I just grimaced at her. I wish she would be a little bit more accomodating to me about wanting to wanting to eat more organic with being vegetarian. Just because I'm vegetarian doesn't mean I want to eat frozen crap all the damn time. She wouldn't even let me go shopping with her and my sister because I "take too long". :'/ It kind of upset me... I don't want to just eat healthier, but I want my family to also...
Some veggies obviously freeze ok, some not so much. Is your objection that your mother was talking about pre-made frozen meals? It's true that stuff loses its flavor pretty quickly, and depending on how it was cooked in the first place, can lose a lot of nutritional value in the process.