![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-a-grocery-expert/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/close-shot-woman-carrying-shopping-771060767.jpg&description=CASH-STRAPPED shoppers in the UK are increasingly turning to frozen versions of their favourite products in order to save money. Shoppers are also spending less on fruit and vegetables and fresh meat, fish and poultry, according to research company NielsenIQ. Vicky Smith, who runs the More Than a Mummy blog, started buying a lot more frozen food a few years ago when she was made redundant Frozen food has lots of advantages, including price and convenienceCredit: Alamy Some frozen products have had a bad rap in the past, but the quality is often just as good as fresh because the food is frozen as soon as it is picked or butchered. Vicky Smith, who runs the More Than a Mummy blog, said switching to frozen food has helped her to stay on top of her budget and help her kids eat more veg. 'I started buying more frozen products when I became a lot more budget conscious a few years ago after I got made redundant,' she told The Sun. 'I just find it really convenient too.' But she said buying frozen has other benefits too. Here are her four reasons why it's so good - and one thing to be aware of. It's often cheaper Frozen food can often be much cheaper per kilogram than its fresh equivalent. For example, in Tesco, a 900g bag of frozen broccoli costs £1, or £1.11 a kilogram, whereas fresh broccoli is £1.92 a kilogram. And frozen spinach costs £1.76 a kilogram in Asda, but £3.33 a kilogram if you buy it fresh. 'I think the difference has got even wider recently, so it's a good way to save a lot of money," Vicky said. You might get even better value for money whereas fresh vegetables have peel and seeds to deal with, such as butternut squash. You're paying for this in the weighed price but not in a bag of frozen prepared veg. Although this is harder to generalise because those vegetables are often sold at a unit price, rather than per kilogram. Meat and fish can also be much cheaper. A 2kg bag of mixed chicken portions in Sainsbury's is £3.75, or £1.88 a kilogram, whereas fresh){kind=link}
CASH-STRAPPED shoppers in the UK are increasingly turning to frozen versions of their favourite products in order to save money.
Shoppers are also spending less on fruit and vegetables and fresh meat, fish and poultry, according to research company NielsenIQ.
Some frozen products have had a bad rap in the past, but the quality is often just as good as fresh because the food is frozen as soon as it is picked or butchered.
Vicky Smith, who runs the More Than a Mummy blog, said switching to frozen food has helped her to stay on top of her budget and help her kids eat more veg.
“I started buying more frozen products when I became a lot more budget conscious a few years ago after I got made redundant,” she told The Sun.