On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:42:18 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>
>"Leila" > wrote
>
>> Sheldon, among others, was commenting on this same topic recently. I've
>> certainly had good results with frozen spinach, and find that frozen
>> green beans make pre-schoolers very happy. Safeway's organic frozen
>> veggies are also a great value compared to fresh organic produce out of
>> season.
>
>I think that author was a victim of eat locally grown produce in season
>thinking. Yeah, that means I don't eat vegetables all winter. I mean,
>that's great if you live in a temperate climate of some sort, but ... ain't
>nothing growing here now! Except house farms, but that's another
>story. At any rate, I would be lost without frozen vegetables and I
>can't imagine why they would be snubbed. Nice baby brussels sprouts,
>corn, broccoli florets, peas especially, I could go on and on. They
>are all delicious to me. Right out of the freezer at the supermarket.
>
>nancy

I'm with you all the way!

I don't take this stuff seriously. This guy is a food writer, he has
to write about something to earn a living, He has the need to develop
a rarefied palate about such things and the time to do so. The big
problem with the "I don't eat produce unless it's absolutely fresh and
lovely" standard is that the number one priority should be getting
most people to eat more fruits and vegetables at all, not having them
obsess about in-season or top-quality!

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!