Okay, I am loving this woman, Jane Lear, and her thoughts in her article "Surprise! Frozen Seafood Is Often the Best Option". First of all, I am a pescetarian living in a land-locked state, so fresh fish is often inaccessible, over-priced or low-quality. Jane makes some great points about why and how frozen seafood is a healthy option, and she has some good links on there to help you determine which frozen fish is eco-friendly. Second of all, I love her comment "I'm not sure when [convenience] became a dirty word."
We are busy people. We are often too busy to grow, pick, clean, peel, shuck or otherwise prepare our own fresh food. Three cheers to all those folks who are capable of doing these things on a daily basis, but I hereby absolve the rest of us from frozen/packaged food-induced guilt.
There are lots of lovely grocery stores around that sell all kinds of frozen foods and/or pre-cut, sliced, and diced foods that are perfectly healthy. Sometimes they are even healthier than fresh foods that have been flown halfway around the world over the course of many days, losing nutrients all the while. The key is to make sure these "convenience" foods have not been coated in sauces or preservatives (including salt) that transform them into unhealthy options.
Of course, local and fresh is ideal, but if it is a whole food, frozen fresh and unaltered, it is probably very good for you and your family. Defrost with pride.
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