I think it is a great idea to buy locally, and it makes sense that it would also equate to eating healthier.
In my curiosity to find out what is the best way to eat produce: fresh, canned or frozen, I found that frozen and fresh are still the "ideal". Canned produce makes it a close race, though, depending on how the fruits and veggies were picked, processed and stored.
We've heard that we need to eat our fruits and veggies, but many times our produce is coming from distance locations, and in the process of shipping and storing, many of the nutrients may have been lost by the time you are actually consuming the produce! (of course, we lose some of the nutrients in the cooking process as well).
So, I think buying produce close to home would help us eat healthier, and our bodies may have the chance at gaining some more of the lost nutrients!
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I think it is a great idea to buy locally, and it makes sense that it would also equate to eating healthier.
In my curiosity to find out what is the best way to eat produce: fresh, canned or frozen, I found that frozen and fresh are still the "ideal". Canned produce makes it a close race, though, depending on how the fruits and veggies were picked, processed and stored.
We've heard that we need to eat our fruits and veggies, but many times our produce is coming from distance locations, and in the process of shipping and storing, many of the nutrients may have been lost by the time you are actually consuming the produce! (of course, we lose some of the nutrients in the cooking process as well).
So, I think buying produce close to home would help us eat healthier, and our bodies may have the chance at gaining some more of the lost nutrients!
June 7, 2008 - 1:42pmThis Comment
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