Are frozen veggies really raw?

[Cruditas]

Last night I made a salsa and had a bag of frozen corn and english peas in the freezer. I started thinking that most people that put up fresh vegetables blanch them before doing so. Are frozen veggies raw?
Thanks for the help:heart:

[Raw Angel Mom]

No, they aren't raw. In the past, i used them anyway for recipe due that they aren't in season. Anything to help you to transition. Make sure they are at least organic, corn is many times genetically modified.

[Cruditas]

Thank you for the quick answer Raw Angel Mom!
I thought that was the case but wasn't sure. So...if you buy raw and put up the seasonal things, should you freeze them or dehydrate? We have a super local farmers market and am trying to plan ahead. Does anyone ever eat the little field peas or butter beans raw? Has anyone ever frozen them? There are so many great veggies coming up in the next month or two and I need a little guidence.

[Raw Angel Mom]

It is best that you freeze it yourself for storage in the future, but it is far best eating fresh. Frozen food will age you too, it has more nutrient then the cook version of course. Again, this is about to help you to transition to raw food. It is important not to be too religious and to do what feels right to you. It is a great idea, to store up for your recipe.

Dehydration is better but i wonder, how you could do that with peas and corn, unless you make a crackers from them.

If you are doing raw for health reason, then stick with live fresh food as much as possible. Flax see will still sprout after dehydration. It is amazing.

p.s Research about the beans, some aren't made to be eaten raw. I don't know about the butter bean.

[SunshineMN]

You can sprout dehydrated green and yellow peas. We've done it. Unfortunately while I like fresh green peas, I don't really like them dehydrated and sprouted as well. I imagine if I did something more with them then try them on a green salad they might be better, such as mixed in with a more substantial salad or marinated with a homemade italian dressing. They do sprout quite easily and grow well however, so give them a try!

I'm not much of a fan of beans and I know there are several that they consider toxic. Since I don't really like beans I've never done the work to figure out which are safe or not but I'd find several resources and cross reference with each other before I felt safe about sprouting and consuming them. Garbanzo or chickpeas are the only one I know for sure, besides lentils, that are safe.

Field peas I'm assuming are the ones grown for human consumption? Be careful to make sure they aren't GMO and aren't loaded with pesticides before you decide to eat them. I do eat raw peas I get at the farmer's market because I know the farmer growing them doesn't spray them.

You can also dehydrate corn and use them in recipes by soaking them until they are soft first, just like sun-dried tomatoes. I'm fairly sure dehydrated corn won't sprout, though I've never tried it. Don't use field corn however, it's GMO and loaded with pesticides. Use sweet corn and cut it off the cob yourself to dehydrate. If I have a dehydrator by the end of summer I'll be doing some sweet corn myself, however I won't be buying it from WalMart, I'll get it from the farmer's market. I've read WalMart has decided to sell GMO sweet corn for human consumption this year without labeling it. :(

[Living Food]

Don't use field corn however, it's GMO and loaded with pesticides.

Most sweet corn is genetically modified too (something like 80-90% of ALL CORN in the US is genetically modified, excluding organic). Corn is a particularly nasty one because it's generally genetically modified ("bioengineered" is the correct term) to produce bt toxin...and those genes can be passed to the bacteria in your stomach, which will cause them to produce said toxin 24/7.


I've read WalMart has decided to sell GMO sweet corn for human consumption this year without labeling it.

NO GMOs are labeled in the US; almost all non-organic processed food contains them, actually, because almost al non-organic processed food contains either wheat, soy, corn, canola, or a combination of the four (almost impossible to find non-GMO versions of those crops in the US unless they're organic).


Be careful to make sure they aren't GMO and aren't loaded with pesticides before you decide to eat them.

As far as I know peas aren't a crop that is a widespread GMO.


Garbanzo or chickpeas are the only one I know for sure, besides lentils, that are safe.

Adzuki and mung beans are too; there might be others (probably are), but best to play it safe. Butter beans, green beans, string beans, etc are all edible raw as far as I know, though. They're different then legumes like soybeans (don't even eat them sprouted, they can cause major problems), kidney beans, and the other common beans. Beans that we eat in the pod are generally edible raw.

[delmar]

You can also dehydrate corn and use them in recipes by soaking them until they are soft first, just like sun-dried tomatoes. I'm fairly sure dehydrated corn won't sprout, though I've never tried it. Don't use field corn however, it's GMO and loaded with pesticides. Use sweet corn and cut it off the cob yourself to dehydrate. If I have a dehydrator by the end of summer I'll be doing some sweet corn myself, however I won't be buying it from WalMart, I'll get it from the farmer's market. I've read WalMart has decided to sell GMO sweet corn for human consumption this year without labeling it. :(Corn is a seed. so you can sprout it after dehydrating it. No matter what kind of corn you want I would look into heirloom seeds from an organization like seed savers exchange. Pop corn Indian corn, sweet corn, it's all good if you use heirloom seeds.

[Cruditas]

Thanks to all for the help!! I did do a little research and found that most say butter beans, limas and the like are not suitable for raw consumption. It is to bad they have destroyed the corn like they have because it is sooo good.

[delmar]

It is to bad they have destroyed the corn like they have because it is sooo good.If you love corn, don't settle for that! Get some heirloom seed and be part of the solution.