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For a change of pace from your frozen veggies, pick up some of the fresh cut-up veggies I mentioned next time you're at TJ's and roast them in the oven. Really delicious. And I agree completely about the levels of cooking you mention. I like to once in a while do that sort of "real" cooking, but just grilling up some meat and roasting/sauteing/steaming some veggies can be much more enjoyable than nuking a frozen meal.

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I mostly go the frozen route for several reasons: 1) Frozen veggies don't need to be eaten in a fixed amount of time, too often I buy fresh and either forget about them or don't eat them in time. 2) I can make frozen veggies in a fraction of the time it takes to wash/cut/prep. fresh, 3) Frozen is generally cheaper than fresh depending on veggie/season, 4) Some have said certain frozen is healthier than fresh

I realize 3/4 are pretty weak, I used to buy peppers/zuch/tomato/avocado/cuc/lettuce/spinach, now I pretty much stick to those packages and buy avocado/tomato...

Speaking of which, I have a pretty money recipe from TJs:

Buy 3 cans of their wild alaskan salmon (tuna can shape, no bones, no skin), clean it
Add 2 packages of their Guacamole (I use the one that also has salsa in it (this is in the fridge section)

Mix together. I normally eat 1-2 tomatoes with this mixture/pwe serving... it's pretty fantastic. 3 cans makes enough for SEVERAL meals.

Also have you tried their frozen mahi mahi, salmon, they marinate them really well and they are super easy to cook.