Are there any good foods in the canned, boxed, bagged or frozen-food aisles?
MH: Absolutely, they’re just few and far between. Things like frozen blueberries or canned black beans can still be good for you, as long as they don’t contain a bunch of unhealthy and unnecessary ingredients. My conservative philosophy is, “If it has a label, don’t eat it.” That said, I realize that’s not always realistic for all of us all of the time. We like to have convenience foods to help us deal with our time crunches, and I don’t have a problem with that. But I do recommend that people read the labels. Choose packaged foods made with real-food ingredients over those with factory-created components. EL: Is there any difference between a frozen bag of peas and fresh peas in terms of nutritional value? MH: If they’re organic peas you pick from your garden, yeah, probably. Otherwise, frozen peas and frozen vegetables oftentimes are better than those that have been stored and shipped and packaged. The best thing is to eat foods from your farmers’ market; foods that are locally grown
