Hollywood's Driftwood Middle does things a bit differently than other schools in Broward, and it was recently honored for its efforts. Driftwood is the only school in the county with a health and wellness magnet program and recently received a Healthier Generations School Award. It was among more...
The technique: Simply place your frozen vegetables on a lightly greased oven-safe pan, spritz with coconut oil cooking spray (add seasonings if you desire but I honestly add nothing!) and roast in a 450 degree oven for twenty minutes.
Some varieties of fruits and vegetables freeze better than others. If you are not sure how well a fruit or vegetable will freeze, test it first by freezing three or four packages. Then sample the food after freezing. This only shows the effect of freezing, however, not the effect of storage. As a rule, all vegetables that need to be cooked freeze well. Vegetables such as cucumbers, lettuce, radishes and tomatoes lose their crispness when frozen and become limp. Most fruits can be frozen successfully. Good containers keep frozen foods from drying out and preserve food value, color, flavor and texture.