thebacabunch Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 ....had me thinking. I know a lot of folks do fresh only. I would say I am about 75 percent fresh food, but I do have certain items I buy canned. http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/6-ways-transform-canned-vegetables-181700091.html I buy: canned tomatos (they don't grow where I live so I can't can them myself) garbanzo beans for hummus and spanish dishes good quality albacore tuna green beans (love them, childhood guilty pleasure) pears peaches mandarins for out of season breakfast and, though not a canned item, I will buy the instant potatos at costco with no preservatives. Some things seem pretty universal like pickles, olives, gardinera, etc. I am curious to know what kinds of things everyone buys this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Most of the stuff I can think of: tomatoes black, garbanzo, and kidney beans baked beans tuna Hunt's spaghetti sauce mandarin oranges if making a particular kind of cool whip salad or if the kids talk me into it fruit cocktail (kids again) pineapple clams for clam chowder pie filling to use as ice cream or cake topping very occasionally soup and chili for fast lunches We can our own peaches usually, otherwise I'd buy those. I don't really like the taste of the usual canned vegetables, like corn, peas, and beans. I have to have fresh or a good quality frozen for those. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Corn Refried beans (every once in awhile) meats for dh's emergency lunches ready to eat soups for dh's lunches again. I keep a few different types of basic soups on hand for emergency moments That's stuff that I would buy canned. As for things I would can myself and we eat canned, peaches pears green beans beats (never pickled *shudder*) tomatoes tomato paste pasta sauce and I know I'm forgetting a couple things, but those are the basics. There have been times when I'm just too tired to care and then we'll end up with more bought canned stuff in the pantry, but usually, most stuff I can myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomatoes Beans Coconut milk Tuna, but rarely Evaporated milk Pumpkin puree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomatoes, tuna and mackerel. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBanjoClown Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 diced tomatoes w/green chilis stewed tomatoes peas and carrots (for the boys - they love these, but we are not buying them very often because I try to serve fresh as often as possible) corn chicken broth cream soups black olives Dh buys canned tuna, but he is the only one who eats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kidlets4me Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Black beans Tomato paste Tomato sauce Green beans Baked beans Tuna Pineapple Black olives Refried beans(occasionally) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Brunswick sardines Heinz baked beans (UK version) Our store bought pasta sauce, roasted red peppers and curry are in glass jars. Frozen fruits are in bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 . Tuna Beans (black beans or garbanzo, when I don't have time to cook from dry) Tomatoes of varying type: diced, crushed, sauce Black olives Pumpkin Coconut milk I buy canned things that (generally speaking) just come that way. IOW, there really isn't a viable alternative to coconut milk in a can, olives don't come "fresh", etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomatoes Pumpkin enchilda sauce refried beans bamboo water chestnuts tuna soup Everything else is fresh or frozen. Except for the tomatoes, they're generally foods that are hard to get over here in other forms. The tomatoes are bought fresh as long as possible and then in cans/jars in the winter. The article linked had one of our favorite veggies at the top, though: french cut green beans, steamed or stir fried, topped with slivers of a hard cheese OR steamed, with an italian dressing and toasted almond slivers. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I buy some canned items but someone on these boards went off on a thread one time berating those of us who didn't eat totally fresh. Apparently we are ruining our kid's eating habits. Some people get their knickers in quite a knot. green beans Le Seur peas corn for when we don't want to cook frozen corn on the cob fruit for a whipped cream treat (we call fluff) chicken noodle soup chicken and beef broth for cooking tuna black beans for soup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 coconut milk beans (rarely) tomatoes tuna (rarely) sauerkraut (rarely because we make our own) gravy (yes you read that right...gravy!) Oh, this too! My kid learned how to make schnitzel last year and any time he makes it he includes red cabbage sauerkraut, buttered noodles, and gravy. (It's a very healthy meal. :laugh: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 tomatoes tomato sauce beans pumpkin evaporated milk chicken broth a few soups tuna beets pineapple creamed corn (cornbread ingredient) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Cat food, tomato products, broth (for when a big frozen container from the freezer is too much - I also get the bigger boxes of broth), beans and refried beans, evaporated and condensed milk for baking, hominy, tomato and chicken noodle soup, green chilis. Sardines for hubby. Salmon for patties. Pumpkin. Tuna I get in the bigger family-size foil pouch. Used to get it canned. Most veggies are fresh, peas and corn forzen. I was raised on canned veggies, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I try to find as many thing as possible in jars instead of cans. I am afraid of the stuff they spray in cans. But I do buy some canned stuff; same as everybody else: canned tuna and salmon canned cat/dog food tomatoes (but I try to get these in those boxes instead but is that really any better, I wonder? it's more expensive!) Some soups, refried beans, black beans and chili Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I think it's important to have a stock of canned foods especially if an emergency arises. I buy salt free veggies like corn, green beans, string beans. We also buy chick peas and other canned beans. I have Spaghettios. Some soups and tuna. Baked beans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I really had to stop and think about this. I used to use lots of canned foods. Now I realized I don't use alot. Items I have on hand that are in a can: Tomatoes/tomato paste Black Olives Black Beans/garbonzo/kidney (although I usually use dried beans and make them myself) the occasional can of progeresso soup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomato paste The very occasional can of tomatoes Coconut milk - sometimes I buy the tetrapak variety with no preservatives, sometimes the sulfated one in a can Some beans, although I mostly cook from dried Pineapple Pumpkin puree Evaporated milk, but I usually don't even use this but end up throwing it away when it expires. I have this feeling I "should" keep evaporated milk around. I can't think of anything else. I am not really a can-crazed person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tuna, clams for clam chowder, olives, mild banana pepper rings, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomatoes and tuna. And I'd really like to process enough of my own tomatoes this year that I can drastically reduce what I do purchase canned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomato paste and coconut milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomato products Canned beans (for use only when I don't have time to cook them from dried) Pumpkin Tuna/salmon Evaporated milk Pet food That's all I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 sardines wild salmon coconut milk tomatoes various beans occasional soup for the kids occasionally fruit in 100% juice: pineapple, pears, peaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 My list wasn't entirely accurate. I was thinking about the canned products that I buy, not my home canned. Home canned: tomatoes, pasta sauce pickles dilly asparagus Zesty California mix peaches in white grape juice green beans pintos black beans dark red kidney beans navy beans chicken (I do up about 60 lbs. of chicken breast once per year when I can buy it in bulk, free range but not organic, local grown - $1.59 lb. at the packing house) If dh had the time to take up serious salmon fishing again, I would can salmon as well. But, he hasn't gone in years. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomato paste/diced tomatoes (salt free) Refried beans (vegetarian/fat free) Olives Baked beans (for quick meals for my husband) Pumpkin puree Although I cook most of our beans from dried, I try to keep a couple of cans of garbanzos and/or black beans in the pantry for times when I haven't planned ahead. And, like you, I keep a box of instant mashed potato flakes, which I use to "smooth out" home-made mashed potatoes. Edit: I just have to say I found it interesting that I don't buy any of the canned items mentioned in that article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I buy some canned items but someone on these boards went off on a thread one time berating those of us who didn't eat totally fresh. Apparently we are ruining our kid's eating habits. Some people get their knickers in quite a knot. I say if a person has a problem with what I feed my family, they are more then welcome to come and be our cook and grocery shopper. Canned items I usually use: Tuna Broth Canned ham for a casserole Diced New Potatoes Tomato Sauce Peas Creamed corn Cream of celery soup Cream of Chicken soup Progresso Gumbo Tomato Soup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tearose Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 tomatoes--diced, whole, crushed, Rotel for salsa (I prefer tomato paste from a tube) beans (but trying to be better at planning ahead and using dried) corn (DH doesn't like frozen, for whatever reason) tuna--but we don't eat much of it pumpkin/squash coconut milk (rarely) evaporated milk (like coconut milk, once in a long while) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I have currently canned Green beans corn creamed corn spaghetti o's with hotdogs for dh and youngest son beefaroni various condensed soups kidney beans (for chili) pears oranges stewed tomatoes chicken I'm sure there's more but then I'm the mom who also buys stove top stuffing, tons of boxed cereal (yep the high sugar stuff like cocoa puffs) knorr noodle sides and rice a roni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I try to find as many thing as possible in jars instead of cans. I am afraid of the stuff they spray in cans. But I do buy some canned stuff; same as everybody else: canned tuna and salmon canned cat/dog food tomatoes (but I try to get these in those boxes instead but is that really any better, I wonder? it's more expensive!) Some soups, refried beans, black beans and chili I prefer glass jars, too, although they scare me in my overpacked pantry. Although I do buy canned goods, too - just the regular sort of things. Except in emergencies, we don't eat many canned veggies at home, although we do take them camping. The most common canned goods that we use somewhat regularly are coconut milk and some Progresso soups. (If I had to make my own clam chowder we would never have it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Very little. Some tomatoes but I normally buy them in jars. I do buy Eden brand beans to have around the house. Those cans are BPA free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Cans only? No glass or pouches? Usually: Vegeterian refried beans Black beans Fava,garbanzo beans water chestnuts, bamboo shoots corn Clams for clam chowder sardines (dh's "treat" *shudder*, I have to leave the room when he eats them) Rarely(like a couple times a year): Chili beans evap milk or condensed milk for a recipe pumpkin Creamed corn Pineapple/fruit cocktail for a recipe again yams Tuna and salmon I buy in pouches. Olives, pickles, beets, artichoke hearts, pasta sauce and tomato paste I buy in glass. This does not count the stuff I have in our emergency box in case of earthquake or the like. I also have can soup, pasta and fruit in there. I keep track of expiration dates and rotate through, use up and replace as needed for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomatoes (whole, diced, puree, paste) Green Chilies Beans Tuna Soups (I am struggling with learning how to make them well.) Pumpkin Artichokes Bamboo shoots/water chestnuts Most fruits and veggies I either buy fresh or frozen. Anything else that I buy prepared would be in glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Baked beans Other sorts of beans Sweetcorn Tuna Fruit occasionally Soup Tomatoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Beans Tomatoes (I use fresh too) Tuna Soup, occasionally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomato sauce, corn, peas, olives, evap milk--that's about it. Some soups. Mostly I buy frozen and that seems to taste more fresh than canned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 We don't eat that much canned food, now that I think about it. Tomato products Black beans Pumpkin Evaporated milk Green beans (for a green bean casserole) Half my list we only use on Thanksgiving or Christmas. I used to use many more canned goods, but I make my own cream of whatever soups now. Not for some kind of high-minded health benefit, but because they taste much better and dh will cry if I use the stuff out of a can. He's spoiled. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tomatoes (puree, stewed, paste etc) olives coconut milk pinto/black/kidney/garbanzo beans chopped chilies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I'm sure there's more but then I'm the mom who also buys stove top stuffing, tons of boxed cereal (yep the high sugar stuff like cocoa puffs) knorr noodle sides and rice a roni. Don't worry, I've got you beat. We eat Hamburger Helper on occasion. I mix in canned vegetables too! We always have: frenched beans corn creamed corn mixed vegetables tomatoes - diced, crushed, sauce, rotel chili spinach tuna bamboo shoots coconut milk ( You CAN make it yourself. It's cheaper and I've done it. This is much faster.) green chilis pumpkin cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup (Yep, I feed this to my family too!) corned beef hash black olives nacho cheese fruit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Don't worry, I've got you beat. We eat Hamburger Helper on occasion. I mix in canned vegetables too! The only reason I don't use hamburger helper, is because my husband grew up on the stuff due to having two parents with crazy work hours. He's asked me to please never make that or spam, because he had "more than his fair share" growing up. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 beats (never pickled *shudder*) Pickled beets are evil. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 This is what I always have: tomatoes (crushed, whole, paste, etc) chick peas & beans (not green beans) soup (for power outages and other emergencies) tuna/salmon I'll buy these for specific recipes: pumpkin puree for pie condensed/evaporated milk water chestnuts pineapple, mandarin oranges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Pickled beets are evil. That is all. LOL My grandmother ate them all the time. I was an adult before I realized you could get beets that weren't pickled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Pickled beets are evil. That is all. I love pickled beets -- the kind that come in a glass jar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Well less than I used to since dd is allergic to citric acid and can't eat pineapples, mandarin oranges, tomatoes etc. beans tuna sardines some other vegetables but family prefers Frozen but I want it for emergency reasons some soups but less than we used to since dd's allergy canned apricot and peach nectars= one of the very few juices dd can drink I think that is about it for actual canned. Other things are in bags or boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Pickled beets are evil. That is all. Beets are evil, pickled or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Anything Bean related Waterchestnuts Sauerkraut Anything tomato related Soups The small cans of beets Pumpkin Some fruits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Canned goods on a reg. basis: sliced stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce beans; black, garbanzo, great northern, black eyed peas, ranch or chili beans, refried jalepenos (dh eats them w/ everything) Pumpkin (puree, not pie stuff!) Jars or Cartons: pickled beets, spaghetti sauce (Newmans) organic chicken broth pickles peanut butter Occasionally: green beans, peas, corn... though I prefer frozen or fresh fruit- peaches, pears, mandarin oranges, applesauce soups- (tomato, [organic carton for gf dd], vegetarian veg. or chicken soup) chopped green chilis pimento olives tomato paste Jar of honey (we get it from mil's neighbor) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Pickled beets are evil. That is all. Beets are evil, pickled or not. Beets are Awesome! Yum, Yum, Yum! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redheadmom Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 LOL My grandmother ate them all the time. I was an adult before I realized you could get beets that weren't pickled. Both my grandmothers did too. I could be wrong...I think the reason that they were pickled was because back then women canned a lot of their own foods. Beets are low acid so adding vinegar and making them pickled increases the acidity and makes them safer to can. I love beets, the regular un-pickled kind :) Canned goods we keep: Beets Various beans Tomatoes if I run out of home canned Soups & fruit randomly Pumpkin filling I am sure that there are other things I am forgetting, but those are the main ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tuna beans(kidney, 6 bean salad,chick peas, regular ol' brown etc) tomato (sauce, paste, diced, crushed etc) soups (by the case, though I generally make homemade, having canned chicken noodle or veggie that the kids can make themselves is handy, and the cream soups for my casseroles etc) evaporated milk, I prefer this to powdered in my cooking, and seldom keep regular milk in the house) jam & peanut butter are in jars not cans but same deal Apple sauce Occasional things: pie filling, especially pumpkin, fruit(rare to buy it but the kids love fruit cocktail on occasion), pickles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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