FRESH VS FROZEN GREEN BEANS

While we usually think fresh foods are the best nutritionally, that is not always so.  For instance, fresh green beans that have been purchased 3 days after picking and refrigerated have been found by the FDA to only retain 36% of their vitamin C.  However, green beans that are picked and frozen within a day retained twice as much.  Frozen vegetables that are frozen without additives such as butter and sauces can be as nutritionally sound, maybe even more so, than fresh.