Picnic prep with Frozen foods. Top tips from frozen food suppliers

Spring beckons that we start preparing for a summer because isn’t that what we are all waiting for all winter and through spring. How to make the most of Springtime? Make a bucket list of all the fun and exciting things you can do in the summertime.

One of the most popular spring/ summertime activity is having a picnic. Picnics with your friends or family are without a doubt on one of the best things about summers. Sitting under the sun with your favourite snacks and a great hike on the way to your favourite picnic spot. Seems like a great way to spend summer vacations. 

Here in the UK, we celebrate picnic week from 15th June to 24th June. Frozen foods are a great way to prepare for a hearty and delicious picnic menu. Frozen foods are a healthy and cost-efficient alternative of grocery that can make your day to day cooking so much easier. This is especially the case if you were prepping a picnic.

Here are a few of our best-frozen food tips and tricks that will make your picnic more fun. 

Dishing out on the Salads

Salads are a great way to incorporate frozen foods into your picnics. They are easy to prepare and even if you are a rookie in terms of cooking you can make a great salad. Salads require pre-chopped vegetables which you can easily find frozen. Frozen, pre-chopped vegetables are the definition of ease and accessibility according to wholesale frozen food suppliers. To save time cooking whether you are meal prepping for yourself or you are prepping for the busy week ahead at a restaurant, frozen, pre-chopped vegetables will save your life. 

Salads can be of different levels. You can make a variety of salads depending on your culinary expertise and what you like to eat with your salads. 

In the spring/summertime you can incorporate fruit salads that are best served cold. It makes for a summer-time special and you can take it with you easily in an airtight container. 

Sandwiches for the win

Salad is great but you want sandwiches for a proper meal. Adding frozen avocados on top of sandwiches makes for a delicious, plant-based cream. You can make a delicious chicken/tofu sub with avocado. We recommend using frozen chicken because of the degree of safety that it provides. Sandwiches on a sunny day with some salad on the go, it’s mouth watery to think about. 

Something Sweet

Dessert is a special affair and especially on a picnic, you’re likely to pine for something sweet to eat after a fulfilling sandwich and some salad. What are some of the best-frozen food dessert options? There are several ways you can make oats into a sweet, yet healthy treat, such as the black forest breakfast oats recipe. You can also have frozen berries added to a homemade mug-cake or season some frozen yoghurt with berries and chopped fruit of your choice. All these recipes are simple and easy to make. 

Refreshing Smoothies 

Summer is all about light eating and here’s what we recommend; smoothies made from frozen berries and vegetable along with delicious flavoured protein powder. Not only will it be refreshing on a summer day, it is packed with deliciousness and all you must do is throw a bunch of stuff into a blender.

There are some many smoothie recipes online that you can try. Among our favourite smoothie blends at the moment is the Mango Madness recipe made from orange juice, coconut yoghurt, frozen mangoes and ground carrots. 

Here is what else you can do with the same smoothie blend; freeze it and enjoy as a home-made popsicle. Popsicles are loved by kids but that doesn’t mean adults cannot enjoy them/ Have you been thinking of throwing a summer party and did not know how to add something light with frozen foods?

Which one of these recipes from frozen food suppliers are you going to try this National Picnic Week?