If you think that frozen foods couldn’t be synonymous with healthy ones, you are quite mistaken! It’s true that many foods that are frozen are simply not good for you. If you eat nothing but pot pies and hot pockets every day, your cholesterol will probably shoot through the roof!

But frozen vegetables and fruits can actually be good for you. In fact, in some cases they are better than fresh vegetables, as their nutrients are frozen right after picking rather than lost a bit in transport. They’re also considered much better for you than canned veggies and fruits as well. So nix the cans this March and go for the frozen foods aisle! Here are some ideas to help you out.

Try frozen fruit. You may have never purchased it before; if so, you might ends up delightfully surprised at how delicious these can be. Some people even pop them in their mouths frozen, as-is, for a cold sorbet-like sweet snack. Why eat ice cream when you could eat frozen raspberries or strawberries, right? You can also thaw them out and use them like you would use any fresh fruit. Our favorite way to use them in our house is to sprinkle them on cereal or oatmeal. Wash a few blueberries under warm water in your fingers for a few moments and they are good to go.

Serve a fruit and a vegetable with every meal. You know we’re supposed to eat five to seven a day, more or less—but who really does? To ensure that you do, Throw some things together from the frozen foods aisle to make sure that you’ll get your five a day. Just by adding some fruit to your cereal and lunch salad you’ve got two servings; have some edamame for a snack and add two veggie sides to dinner, like some delicious butternut squash and zucchini or perhaps some peas and carrots mixed in with some whole grain rice. Pretty easy, right?

Cook them up right. If you’re going to cook your fruits and vegetables, do so until they are just tender; that way they will retain their flavor. Cook them in water or a steamer rather than sauces that add too many calories; you can add herbs, spices, your favorite low-calorie dressing and a bit of olive oil if you like. Don’t thaw them out before cooking; simply start right after taking them out of the freezer.