Asklemmy

43856 readers

1670 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

speaking of alternatives, what brand do people hate that actually has a decent alternative? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Kerred@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

137 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I know people prefer to complain instead of act, but what is something people don't like but has an alternative?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Frozen veggies over fresh. I'm so fucking sick pf buying veggies then having a ticking clock on them. Frozen gives me all the nutrients and I can leave them in the freezer for months and not lose anything.

For me it's the watties frozen stir fry mix. Cheap and has a good range. I do however pick out the pea pods because they suck.

There was a medditarrian mix that was amazing to cook in the air fryer but after buying 8 bags in a week they took it off special and it went from $4 to $8

[–] sgtfluffybutt 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Aren't frozen veggies usually fresher as well. Like they are frozen within a couple hours of being harvested?

Pretty much only buy frozen veg now

[–] Mutelogic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, but some veggies "translate" thought the freezing process better than others. Peas, for example, cook up really nicely after freezing.

[–] s_s@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Fresher" probably isn't the right term, but freezing (and canning) usually has some advantages since the flash freezer is closer to the farm than your house.

They can be picked closer to ripe. Riper foods often contain more nutrients and taste sweeter.

Also, frozen veg can be made of varieties that are not as tough (required for transportation), so they can be selected for other traits such as flavor.

But you can also get those advantages by having a garden.