Healthy ways to consume frozen foods

Frozen peas

FOR Moms who are accustomed cultivate its own food for the baby certainly often confusion to the menu that will be served. Especially when Moms were not having enough time.

Well, if already such as this, usually processing of frozen food be the last option. In addition to fast and practical, easy to be processed, as well as durable, the baby you've surely love. Yet when viewed, the nutritional content of this frozen food is not as good as compared to fresh food.

However, it does not mean Moms should immediately throw out stock of frozen food the existing in the refrigerator, yes! Because of this frozen food is still keep healthy and can be consumed the child, its requirement of Moms know ways to anticipate it. Want to know? Here's a tips given by dr. Generous C. Nadeak, SpGK.

Maintain quality

As is known, frozen food is food which be frozen with a temperature below the freezing point of water with the aim to preserve food. For example; meatballs, nuggets, french fries, sausage, peas, fish, meat, chicken, and others. As for the advantages of type of this foodstuffs, ie practical - not eating when its process -, easy to cook (without having to add other spices), could be stockpile in the home which can be cooked at any time, and many are available in the market.

But remember Moms, if not maintained the quality can damage and lower the nutritional value of which contained in contents the foodstuff it. Well, in order that frozen food is really durable and safe, freezing temperature must be precise and the freezing process also should be hygienic. Ideally, before it is used or processed, frozen foods should always be stored at a temperature of minus 40 degrees Celsius or the temperature dependent which listed on the packaging.

But in reality, the situation is often not always can be met, whether frozen food is saved at the supermarket or at home. Although frozen food that already thaw can be frozen back, but the quality is keep declining and can be contaminated with bacteria or germs.

So, what should be done? To maintain in order to the food cold chain keep qualified, notice:

- In bringing the frozen foods of distance calculations or long time travel from supermarket to home. Frozen food should be stored in a cooler box in which there is dry ice.

- Too often opening and closing the fridge can also affect the storability.

Often dead-lights will make the refrigerator is not functioning optimally so that frozen food will thaw that can reduce its quality.

- Buy frozen food in a small package that can disposable. If the packaging is big, separate previously with enough which want be processed in container or a small place which closed (airtight) in order not back and forth opening and closed packaging.

- So it seems is not broke, do not thaw frozen food with letting it at room temperature or imbuing in hot water because the bacteria precisely can grow in these conditions. Should move it on the part of refrigerator overnight previously. Usually, frozen foods will melt perfect when stored in the refrigerator during overnight. Do not forget to give the mats on foods, in order that the water of his discharge does not pollute your refrigerator.

Process to keep healthy

Frozen food is actually not recommended because many contain substances that are not necessarily needed by the body. For example, a food preservative or preservative fruit, salt (sodium / sodium), flavorings or monosodium glutamate (MSG). Besides it also, the high fat content. Whereas fat needed by the body generally range from 20-25 percent of the total food consumed. Because the nutrient content of frozen food was not as good as the fresh food, then for anticipation it Moms can process it with a healthy way, ie:

- Add the vegetables and fruits as a source of fiber in order that balanced nutritional needs fulfilled.

- If you want to be fried should one type of food only, the other can be pan-fried, baked or steamed to reduce oil. Use olive oil or other unsaturated fats.

- Do not too often give frozen food on children. Consumption should be once a week as a variation or emergencies only.

- When frozen consume foods, balanced with vegetables, fruit, and 2 cups of milk a day.

- To neutralize after eating frozen food can consume oranges afterwards.