Frozen strawberries - good or bad for health

Frozen strawberries - good or bad for health:

If you love strawberries at any time of year and would like to keep and stock up until the next harvest, then, undoubtedly, one of the best and most reliable ways to preserve the beneficial properties of this berry is freezing.

Nutritional value and nutrient content

When freezing strawberries, it preserves nutrients, vitamins and minerals that strawberries contain in large quantities. Virtually all the vitamins, trace elements and nutrients that are essential for life, growth and development of a healthy body.

Fat proteins and carbohydrates.
Vitamins: A,B1,B2,B6,C,E, folic acid, niacin (vitamin of calmness).
Microelements: Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Sulphur, Phosphorus, Chlorine.
Macronutrients: Iron, Manganese; Copper; Fluorine; Chromium; Zinc; Iodine; Boron; Selenium; Nickel; Vanadium; Cobalt; Molybdenum.
Due to the large list of useful ingredients, there are many recommendations for strawberry consumption.

Frozen strawberries are health benefits

One of the most significant advantages of frozen strawberries is the availability and ease of use at any time of year. Due to the large amount of nutrients, vitamins, micro- and macro nutrients, people who do not have warnings about the use of strawberries, can use both fresh and frozen strawberries as food in various variations:

1. Anti-inflammatory agent
Anti-inflammatory and antiseptic agent for colds, in the form of crushed berries with sugar.

2. Strengthen heart vessels and prevent diseases
It is recommended to use for strengthening of walls of heart vessels, removal of swelling, reduction of goiter - as a natural source of iodine, along with saturation of the body with trace elements, such as B6 and B12 there is a positive change in the nervous system, has a calming effect.

3. A healthy diet
It is a dietary berry, so dietitians recommend it if a healthy diet is maintained. It has no contraindications for diabetics.

4. Useful for the liver
It has a positive effect on the urogenital system and helps to restore the liver. Reception of freshly squeezed strawberry juice will help to remove stones from the kidneys.

5. Vitamin C
Vitamin C has a positive effect on men's potency, promotes hematopoiesis and internal secretion glands. Zinc is a part of the sexual desire of both men and women.

6. Facial mask
It is useful to make strawberry face masks once or twice a week, adding different ingredients depending on the skin type and condition. These masks help remove pigment spots, reduce acne, narrow pores, improve complexion, peel, moisturise and nourish the skin, refresh and tighten.

Strawberries are well combined with dairy and sour-milk products. It makes a very tasty mousse, yoghurt, strawberry jelly.  It is most useful to eat strawberries in between meals at intervals of 1.5-2 hours.

Since, the real benefit for the body have those fruits and berries grown during the season and absorbed the necessary amount of nutrients - it is recommended to carry out preparations in the summer. And one of the least time-consuming methods is freezing.

Preparation and storage
Of course, strawberries must be ripe, well and carefully harvested beforehand.

If you buy strawberries in the middle of the season, when choosing berries, pay attention to the appearance, they should be clean without damage or rot. In order for strawberries to stay longer fresh and juicy during transportation, until the moment of processing or consumption - it is necessary to keep the bowl when picking.

If the strawberries are collected immediately before processing - to speed up the process, it is easier to collect them without the stalks. In order for strawberries to be dry and clean, they must be harvested after the morning dew has dropped.

The simplicity and convenience of this method is that after the collection or purchase of fresh strawberries, there is no need to further process it, just do the following:

Remove the bowl.

• Perform a visual inspection of each berry.
• Pack it in plastic bags or use containers to store frozen food.
• After being shipped to the freezer, the berries become dense and perfectly stored. The shelf life after freezing is up to 12 months. Before use, the berries should be washed with cold water and left to defrost at room temperature.

After defrosting, strawberries can be used in any way:

• In the form of dessert.
• Prepare an appetizing bake.
• Smoothie or jam.
• It has the same spicy aroma, although the shape and texture of defrosted strawberries can be changed, it does not lose nutrients, vitamins, micro- and macro nutrients.

It is much more practical to buy and store strawberries in a frozen form, as it is possible to buy it during the harvest season, choosing high-quality berries from the bed, not treated with pesticides and harmful substances.

Precautions for strawberry consumption
It's important to understand that there are warnings about strawberry consumption:

Natural acids - sorrel and salicylic acids contained in strawberries, although they remain in smaller amounts when frozen strawberries, but can cause allergic reactions, redness and rashes.
Pregnant women are recommended to use 2-3 berries per day very carefully, if there is no allergic reaction, you can increase the dose.

Small children, pediatricians, are advised to start giving strawberries not earlier than 1 year old. According to the same scheme, gradually, starting with one or two berries, due to the lack of allergic reaction it is possible to increase the dose.

People with increased acidity and gastrointestinal problems should not eat strawberries on an empty stomach and in large quantities, as it can cause heartburn, belching, heaviness in the stomach and cause exacerbation of gastric ailments.

In the case of hypertension, in combination with some medicines, it is worth reading carefully the strawberry instructions, which can cause kidney stress.