As you peruse the stacks of ‘fresh’ vegetables, do you ever wonder how long it was since they were picked? Unprepared vegetables don’t have a use by date so you have no idea how long ago the fruit or vegetable has been hanging around since being plucked from the branch or dug up. One of the little thought of benefits of frozen food is that the freezing process is short, sharp and fast. Vegetables are usually frozen within hours of being harvested. This also means there is minimum attrition of vitamins and minerals so there is a definite nutritional benefit to frozen food.