What to look for when buying vegetables

• If possible buy vegetables in season when they're at their freshest, tastiest and most nutritious. 
• Choose crispy vegetables, with brightly coloured leaves. Pick produce that's unbruised and has intact, firm skin. Avoid wilted, droopy-looking vegetables with slimy leaves and bruised flesh - these are old and will deteriorate quickly. 
• Eat a variety. No one vegetable will give you everything you need. Different vegetables contain different types and amounts of antioxidants. When doing your shopping choose a variety of vegetables and you'll be adding value to your diet. 
• Don't regard frozen vegetables as second-best. Snap-frozen soon after picking, frozen vegies retain a lot of the nutrients fresh ones lose during transport and storage. Frozen peas can have 60 percent more antioxidant carotenoids and similar levels of vitamin C and folate, to fresh peas that have been stored and cooked. 

1

Like this Blog? Vote it Up!

Tags:vegetables, shopping