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Five reasons to love your freezer

We’re not talking faddy diets here but about making the most of frozen food and recipes that can be frozen. Here are five good reasons to love your freezer.

• Freezing is a natural way of preserving food without additives. Many types of fruit, veg and fish are frozen within minutes or hours of harvesting to minimise the loss of nutrients.
• Provided food is frozen correctly and not kept on ice for too long, there’s minimal taste difference from fresh.
• Defrosting just the amount you want helps to reduce waste.
• Frozen foods are often cheaper than fresh.
• You can save money if you make larger batches of cooked dishes, then freeze in portions.

Make some, eat some, freeze some.

These recipes are great to make on a weekend when you have an hour to spare, then freeze for quick and easy week-night meals...

Good recipes to freeze

These homely dishes take around 30 minutes or less to prepare but can be frozen so you get two meals for cooking once – one to eat immediately, and the remainder to save for later. 

Frozen food

The credit crunch and a desire to cut down on waste has seen frozen food come in from the cold. See our tips and recipes that freeze well.

Freezing meals

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