Product Reviews

At Menus4Mums, we know that busy parents who want to put tasty and nutritious food on the table for their families value quality products which save them time.  That’s why we decided to have a close up look at frozen food and to list our top frozen products worthy of space in your freezer.  Here they are – and look out for the meat discount offer below:

1.  Frozen Vegetables: Using frozen vegetables enables us to eat seasonal foods at any time of year and without clocking up huge food miles.  Plus they’re flash frozen within hours of harvest, thus preserving those valuable vitamins.  Best of all, they’re very quick to cook and are less expensive than buying fresh vegetables.  We all use frozen peas, but have you tried broccoli or green beans yet?

2.  Frozen Meat:  We surprised ourselves here because when it comes to meat, we’ve tended to go for fresh from our butcher or supermarket and frozen it ourselves.  But we’ve recently discovered online companies offering premium frozen meat.  Not only that but it was ethically sourced, was clearly labelled and lasts for 12 months in the freezer.  The meat we reviewed was provided by Good Taste Foods who are kindly giving Menus4Mums fans a special introductory discount.  Simply enter “M4M01″ and get £10 off your first box and £5 off any other boxes you order at the same time.  Visit www.goodtastefoods.co.uk to see their selection.

2.  Frozen pastry.  Now, at Menus4Mums, we love cooking, but we don’t see the point in making our own puff pastry with a small child hanging off our legs when there are such good ready-made alternatives available.  Frozen pastry is the same quality as fresh, and ideal for turning the leftovers of a casserole into a pie for dinner.

3.  Frozen fruits.  Great for out-of-season puddings such as Blackberry & Apple Crumble in February!  We were particularly impressed with the “basics” ranges which are ideal for whipping up a healthy smoothie.

4.  Frozen herbs.  Most recipes just require part of a pack of fresh herbs, and whilst you can always freeze the remainder in ice cube trays for future use it is a bit of a pain.  We therefore like the lack of wastage from tubs of frozen herbs.

5.  Frozen garlic.  We love garlic, but you can sometimes run out of the fresh stuff at the most inconvenient times.  Frozen garlic in tubs is therefore a good standby to have in the freezer.

What frozen foods would you recommend?  Please email us or post a message on our Facebook page.