Frozen Veggies

If you can’t get your hands on some fresh veggies, make sure you select the best from the freezer section. Choose products that contain just vegetables without any kind of sauce. Typically, if they’re made with anything, it’s a cream or cheese sauce, and you’re better off if you make your own.

If you like extra flavor, sprinkle Parmesan cheese on the veggies. One half-cup serving of Birds Eye Broccoli and Cheese Sauce contains 90 calories, 3 grams of saturated fat, and more than 20% of your daily sodium, while the same serving of steamed broccoli with a tablespoon of Parmesan cheese contains 37 calories, 2 grams of fat, and about 5% of your daily sodium.

FitFlax with flax seed, chia seeds and lignans is a great source for omega 3's, and a great topping for veggies. Enjoy the benefit of flax seed and the benefit of chia seeds with FitFlax.

Clarence Birdseye is considered to be one of the founders of the modern frozen food industry and is credited with inventing a fast freezing process that preserves the quality of food. In 1929, Birdseye sold his company and patents for $22 million to Goldman Sachs and the Postum Company, which eventually became General Foods Corporation, and which founded the Birds Eye Frozen Food Company. Birdseye continued to work with the company, further developing frozen food technology.

In 1930 the company began sales experiments in 18 retail stores around Springfield, Massachusetts, to test consumer acceptance of quick-frozen foods. The initial product line featured 26 items, including 18 cuts of frozen meat, spinach and peas, a variety of fruits and berries, blue point oysters, and fish fillets. Consumers liked the new products and today is considered the birth of retail frozen foods. The "Birds Eye" name remains a leading frozen-food brand.