On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:45:39 -0700 (PDT), bulka
> wrote:

>On Apr 18, 5:18*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
>> The selection of plain frozen vegetables at the grocery stores is
>> getting smaller and smaller because they are being pushed out by
>> "microwave ready" bags of vegetables. *One of my favorite frozen vegs is
>> french cut green beans (they are great in stirfry) but most of the
>> stores have stopped selling them altogether to make room for microwave
>> bags of peas or broccoli or whatever (in addition to the regular bags of
>> peas and broccoli that haven't totally gone away yet.) *It's also
>> getting hard to find frozen okra that's not already breaded.
>>
>> Is everybody so busy now that they can't spend the 10 seconds to open a
>> bag and dump it in a covered glass bowl? *Or even just stab a few holes
>> in the plastic bag? *Or are they just stupid?
>>
>> Of course the microwave bags are 12 ounces instead of 16, and they cost
>> a little more on top of that.
>>
>> Bob
>
>In winter I rely on the frozen veg section. At some stores, I have to
>resort to "medleys". Have to befriend someone to find spinach.
>Haven't had to go "microwavable" yet.

All the frozen veggies you want at Walmart, 'specially large sacks of
spinach that I buy all the time.

Not one cook-in bag in the lot:
http://www.walmart.com/search/search...x=25&Find.y=16