I make about 6 different frozen veggies for my family for the week esp
for our 1 yr old son to take to daycare. Frozen Broccoli, frozen
spinach, frozen peas, frozen carrots, etc. etc.

I nuke about half a bag of each vegetable and then store all of them
in a big plastic container mixing in some butter while they are still
warm. Lasts the week.

Is it OK to keep / store cooked frozen veggies in the fridge this
long? (5-6 days)

Or do they start to lose their nutrients and go bad after X number of
days? We're not getting sick so I know they must not get _that_ bad. I
am just more concerned about them losing their nutrients/calcium,
etc.

Thanks
paul

meatnub wrote:
> I make about 6 different frozen veggies for my family for the week esp
> for our 1 yr old son to take to daycare. Frozen Broccoli, frozen
> spinach, frozen peas, frozen carrots, etc. etc.
>
> I nuke about half a bag of each vegetable and then store all of them
> in a big plastic container mixing in some butter while they are still
> warm. Lasts the week.
>
> Is it OK to keep / store cooked frozen veggies in the fridge this
> long? (5-6 days)

I don't see why you would. It takes a few minutes to zap enough
veggies for one meal.

>
> Or do they start to lose their nutrients and go bad after X number of
> days? We're not getting sick so I know they must not get _that_ bad. I
> am just more concerned about them losing their nutrients/calcium,
> etc.

Calcium is a mineral and probably isn't lost, but the vitamins start
to diminish right away, and I would say you're losing the
nutritional value you gain by using frozen instead of canned when
you do things this way. (Frozen veggies are frozen at their peak,
and are often more nutritious even than fresh veggies that have been
around a while.)

Serene