Eating Better Made SO Easy!
No one can argue that COVID-19 has had a negative impact on so many aspects of daily life and, as a byproduct, many of our diets are worse than ever right now. Between the fatigue from having to produce endless meals at home, the need to find time between working at home and homeschooling to source groceries (sometime waiting in long lines to do so), and feeling tapped out on strategies to to eat healthy, we are eating less nutritiously than ever. The huge surge in profits since March at the country's large processed junk-food manufacturers proves it.
We all know that upping the unprocessed plant-based presence in our diets is beneficial to our health, the environment, and produces better meals. But it can be a challenge: buying, storing, prepping, and using fresh vegetables & fruits is time consuming, and often the great produce we stock our fridges with goes bad before we can even figure out what to do with it.
Our solution? Pinwheel's "Fresh Frozens": our frozen produce is picked at the peak of ripeness, cleaned, prepped, flash frozen in individual pieces (no clumping) so it's convenient to use in whatever quantity you need, and stays at peak texture and nutrient levels for up to a year in your freezer. And when you're ready to use it, it's ready for you! No thawing, prepping or advance planning is needed; at moment's notice you can add your favorite veggies to any recipe you're making. Having a stash of these popular and versatile items in your freezer makes it SO simple to eat better!
And last but not least, we LOVE these items because it allows us to provide you LOCAL produce from small farmers in their off season, instead of having to rely on "fresh" produce that's been harvested and transported from another continent, losing nutrients every step of the way.
It's the ultimate convenience food.
Here are some of the flash-frozen produce currently available at Pinwheel (sold by the half pound):
- Broccoli Florets - Brussels Sprouts - Mixed Grilled Veggies
- Local Chopped Spinach - Butternut Squash Chunks - Grilled Eggplant Planks
- Local Sweet Corn - Local Sweet Peas - Roasted Root Veggies
- Local Blueberries - Mango Chunks - Cauliflower Florets
And here are suggestions on how to use them in dishes you already make to enhance their taste, have more nutritional value, and make you feel healthier (and maybe shed some of the accumulated "Covid 19" pounds!):
- add them to pasta, couscous, or mix into rice
- add to omelets or frittatas
- boil in some stock & puree with salt pepper & any herbs for a great, satisfying soup
- heat in the microwave with a pat of butter, salt, pepper and fresh or dried herbs for an easy side dish
- blend with yogurt/milk of your choice for a quick smoothie
- stir-fry with our All Natural Chicken Breast, Organic Turkey Filets or Ground Turkey
- briefly sauté in olive oil until heated through, season with salt & pepper and combine with feta cheese, olives, and diced fresh tomato in a veggie wrap
- add to mac & cheese to make it a semi-healthy dish!
Share your Fresh Frozens creations with us - we'd love to feature them on our social media feeds and WILL REWARD YOU with a discount on your next order in appreciation!