Originally Posted by
ILuvParis
You don't need to freeze the fruit for a smoothie, but you can use frozen fruit in addition to, or instead of ice, to make it really icy - if you like them that way.
Using frozen fruit, ice and little or no liquid will give you that super thick, smoothie bar effect.
Originally Posted by
thegeneral
That depends on the fresh fruit I guess. The only reason you'd really need to do that is to wash off pesticides. That likely depends on the kind of fruit, whether or not it is organic and if it has been washed already.
Everyone seems to be missing something here. Frozen fruits and vegetables are always pre-washed.
Originally Posted by
Gaucho100K
Never heard of the need to wash frozen fruit..... and yes, I agree that whenever possible one should avoid frozen foods, not just frozen fruit.
Actually, frozen fruit and vegetables shouldn't necessarily be avoided. Remember that freezing actually helps prevent the vitamins and minerals in the produce from degrading.
Now, frozen dinners are a completely different thing.
Originally Posted by
Cholula
Just read this an hour or so ago and had never heard of freezing grapes. But they sound great.
So I was compelled to run down to the local market and pick up several bunches of seedless green and red grapes. Washed them, picked the grapes off the stems, air-dried them and loaded them into Ziploc bags.
They're freezing as I write this.
They are like mini-popsicle bites and really quite good.