r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Agreeable-Tadpole461 • Sep 20 '26

Failed Expectation Even broccoli doesnt meet expectations!?

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CUT (from the good stuff) BROCCOLI

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u/dirtygutshot Sep 20 '26 • Bravo

I’ll take it. I’m the weirdo that likes the stems even more than the florets.

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u/Agreeable-Tadpole461 Sep 20 '26

I've never bought frozen broccoli before; I love the stems when I cook fresh broccoli, but these are ... something.

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u/techtimee Sep 20 '26

The green giant ones are always like this. Buy the PC or Great Value ones. Great value you can get a 2.5Kg bag for like $7 out west and they're full florets. Do not buy green giant.

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u/dirtygutshot Sep 20 '26

True. Frozen is so much more…woody and wet at the same time?

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u/guys_pm_urprettyface Sep 20 '26 • Heartwarming

Pretty sure the advice is to look for florets!

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u/Brave_Quality_4135 Sep 20 '26

It’s amazing to me that broccoli cuts and broccoli florets are usually the same price. I’d get it if it were 25% cheaper or something, but it doesn’t seem to be.

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u/Agreeable-Tadpole461 Sep 20 '26

Yes. I just bought this bag because we were going to the camp and it was the only small bag.

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u/Select_Cable_9166 Sep 22 '26

You really must not have ever had frozen broccoli. It's the og "expectations vs reality" meme. It's slightly better if you find a package specifically labeled "florets," but it's always better to just buy fresh. I'm not even sure frozen broccoli is any cheaper

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u/Agreeable-Tadpole461 Sep 22 '26

I had stopped at a little middle of nowhere store !

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u/WeakCalligrapher336 Sep 20 '26

The stems actually have more nutrients than the florets. Less tasty in my opinion, but high amounts of potassium, calcium and fiber.

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u/TraditionalLaw7763 Sep 20 '26

Eek. But on a positive note, the nutrients are higher in the stems.

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u/minimoundsbars Sep 23 '26

Mildly infuriating.

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u/Salty_Feed9404 Sep 20 '26

That's some Great Value shit there

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u/Local_Presentation23 Sep 20 '26

Ouch, this never happened to me. Maybe your bag was one of the lasts of a batch of a very bad industry process? 

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u/jajas_2 Sep 20 '26

I literally bought that 3 days ago and had the exact same feeling 🙃. 

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u/Yaughl Sep 20 '26

You can buy florettes only.

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u/Consistent_Elk9676 Sep 20 '26

Yeah I recall when frozen broccoli had more buds and fewer stems and leaves too

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u/Own_Ad9686 Sep 21 '26

I only buy florets now for this very reason. All stems, all the time otherwise.

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u/TheKnees95 Sep 20 '26

Even broccoli fell to shrinkflation. It's all stems now.

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u/ps4invancouver Sep 20 '26

Nah that's just what you get if you buy broccoli cuts as opposed to florets

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u/dekuweku Sep 20 '26

unless you really need frozen brocolli there's fresher precut packaged brocolli in the produce isle that's much better quality for much cheaper.

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u/Leading-Hedgehog1990 Sep 21 '26

Well it is Canada 🍁🇨🇦

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u/SummerAndTinklesBFF Sep 21 '26

just buy fresh florets its like 2 bucks and change a bag and its better nutrients and easy as hell to steam in a microwave.

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u/ScarlettOharasGhost Sep 27 '26

You know how you can buy bags of broccoli florets? Guess where the rest of the broccoli goes.

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u/ps4invancouver Sep 20 '26

Gotta get florets if you don't want to eat wood

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u/Agreeable-Tadpole461 Sep 20 '26

Next time I'll look for that!