Guest guest Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 First off, I've found that frozen blueberries are less expensive than fresh and off course will be easier to get year round. How much less nutritious are frozen blueberries as apposed to fresh? What is the best source of clean, healthy blueberries that would be free of pesticides. Hopefully at a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 Jam: frozen produce are in many cases superior to fresh (sometimes the fresh is not so fresh). For pesticide free blueberries, or other produce, try your local health food store. Bear in mind that what is labeled organic may not always be organic. Washing produce in soap and water, then rinsing works well for removing pesticides. So does rinsing with a mixture of vingar and water. Since blueberries are fragile, I'd use a one time rinsing of vinegar and water. on 9/30/2002 11:20 AM, ran7972002 at Jammer7@... wrote: > First off, I've found that frozen blueberries are less expensive than > fresh and off course will be easier to get year round. > > How much less nutritious are frozen blueberries as apposed to fresh? > > What is the best source of clean, healthy blueberries that would be > free of pesticides. Hopefully at a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 I know that pesticide residues are fairly easy to remove, but I worry a lot about bacterial contaminants. Can fruits and veggies be rinsed in a very dilute solution of bleach (the strength used to purify water)? I also read long ago that taking vitamin C before a meal would help. Any thoughts? This paranoia is beginning to have an effect on my eating habits, especially since a recent incident in my state with romaine lettuce. : ( Ridiculous, I know, but real for me. Dot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2002 Report Share Posted September 30, 2002 --- " ran7972002 " <Jammer7@c...> wrote: > How much less nutritious are frozen blueberries as apposed > to fresh? ``Blueberries are an excellent candidate for freezing. After thawing, they are only slightly less bright and juicy as in their original harvest state.'' - http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/aa081699a.htm Presumably the enzymes will mostly have been destroyed - but I expect frozen blueberries will remain very nutritious. > What is the best source of clean, healthy blueberries that > would be free of pesticides. Hopefully at a reasonable price. Supermarkets seem the most common source of fresh blueberries where I live. In the UK, Tescos have been stocking them for some years - and Sainsbury's and Asda have apparently started stocking them recently. Perhaps bigger branches have had them longer. They're seasonal - but the stores seem to be slowly mastering keeping such produce on the shelves all year round. For example, I'm apparently able to buy strawberries 365 days a year now - if I so choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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