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Your secret cooking weapon: Frozen food

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Americans are more aware of what we eat than ever before, wanting to know what’s in our food and where it’s coming from. Consumers are seeking out the latest lifestyle trends including plant-based meat alternatives, organic, and options that will help them adhere to gluten-free, vegan or paleo diets. They are also demanding convenience and adaptability – looking for small meals, as well as a variety of cultural options and unique flavors that you may not expect to find in the frozen food aisle

Luckily, a limitless variety of on-trend easily prepared foods are accessible in the frozen food aisle of your local market! Frozen food sales are rising fast in the United States. In fact, after several flat years, frozen food sales rose 1.4 percent in the last year, according to Nielsen, and young adults helped drive the surge. In 2017, millennial homes spent 9% more than average households per trip on frozen foods.

More About Ceci Carmichael:
Ceci Carmichael moved to New York City from Washington D.C. where she pursued an acting career, appearing on stage, television and in over 150 commercials. In 1998, following a passion for food and cooking, she graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education becoming a personal chef and going on to start a catering company, Swell Food, shortly thereafter. Ceci conceived, produced and hosted a pilot for a show called True Food. This led to her being discovered by the Food Network, where she hosted Calling All Cooks and Good Food Fast. She later became the cooking expert on Fine Living’s Simplify Your Life, helping families streamline their time in the kitchen. She can now be seen as one of the cooking experts on Home Made Simple on OWN. In her down time, Ceci runs a Kitchen Coaching business, where she instructs and motivates clients to start cooking in their own kitchens. Ceci is a volunteer chef for Wellness in the Schools, which cooks fresh, healthy food from scratch in New York City Public School cafeterias.