Healthy tinned food?

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Hi everyone

Is there such a thing as healthy tinned or packet foods? 

Farway

Yes, in the same way as there is healthy, and unhealthy, fresh food

RobM99

Tinned vegetables by any chance (unless in brine - just why? I can add my own salt if I so choose!).

Toonie

As with fresh food if you look at things as ingredients rather than meals. You want to find things which are not processed too much, so things like tinned veg, tinned potaotes, tinned fruit (preferably in juice not syrup) are all good. But then saying that it's all about balance and having tins or packets is very useful.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

tinned food usually has a longer lifetime.

Here's a cheap Christmas dinner, all you need, invite your friends round.

ellenvan

Tinned fish = e.g., salmon, tuna sardines etc.

WeegieWumman

Within hours of being picked on the farms, many of the tinned fruit & veg arrive at the factories where they are washed, prepared, cooked, canned and labelled.  
Meanwhile, FRESH fruit & veg are only beginning LONG journeys in lorries, boats etc. and crossing several borders to reach their final destinations.    

adindas

People are choosing tinned, canned food because of their durability, preservation. Also to some extends they might be a cheaper alternatives.

Unless they do not have enough time for preparation, which occasionally happen to many people, they will need to do a long travel to get fresh food, why anyone would want to eat a tinned, canned food is beyond me.

JIL

It's about balance.

Beans on toast is considered to be healthy.
Whole wheat pasta comes in long life packets.
Tinned tuna and tomatoes are highly nutritious.
Tinned fruit in juice

We have to store foods in some way, it's just a question of making the better choices.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

maybe something with 'designer label', buy fresh, don't buy yellow sticker stuff.

Folks using Aldi/Lidl now who were a bit posh, but still drive there in their 4x4.

WeegieWumman

I've always tried to have a variety of tinned & packet foods in the cupboard in winter.  In the event of impending bad weather. even if you can get to the supermarket easily, the goods are flying off the shelves.  Better to be safe than sorry.