Is canned food bad for you?

Rosa_Damascena

Apintplease said:

As part of a balanced diet, there is no "bad" food

Canning is one of the oldest preserving methods we still use

Canned fish is fantastic and brings fish to a price point we can all afford a couple of times a week

And surely life is too short to be soaking and boiling beans?????

And who hasn't turned to a tin of meat for a cheap meal or vol u vent filling?

As a child we had no choice, domestic freezers were beyond most. I grew up on tinned peas, tinned burgers etc

Would I eat a Frey bentos pie now though? Not a bloody mission. But tinned pulses and veg and fish are staples of my food cupboard

Strangely I haven't! I like quick no-hassle food, and it doesn't come quicker or less hassle than a bowl of cereal. I like tinned rice pudding though, much quicker than cooking my own and is good enough.

Apintplease

Rosa_Damascena said:

Apintplease said:

As part of a balanced diet, there is no "bad" food

Canning is one of the oldest preserving methods we still use

Canned fish is fantastic and brings fish to a price point we can all afford a couple of times a week

And surely life is too short to be soaking and boiling beans?????

And who hasn't turned to a tin of meat for a cheap meal or vol u vent filling?

As a child we had no choice, domestic freezers were beyond most. I grew up on tinned peas, tinned burgers etc

Would I eat a Frey bentos pie now though? Not a bloody mission. But tinned pulses and veg and fish are staples of my food cupboard

Strangely I haven't! I like quick no-hassle food, and it doesn't come quicker or less hassle than a bowl of cereal. I like tinned rice pudding though, much quicker than cooking my own and is good enough.

But Rosa, you are the first to admit that you dont do cooking as such, and aren't you vegetarian?

Slinky

One thing you need to watch for is the potential for acidic foods to react with the can once opened. A lot of products have a note on the side about decanting into a bowl after opening for this reason, but I'm sure that many people don't do this.