Do you buy much tinned food?

Tinned tomatoes,baked beans,assorted mixed beans,sweetcorn,sardines,tuna, soup,mushy peas. Always handy for emergencies.

I listened to a podcast that pointed out that people buy fresh fruit and vegetables but actually tinned and frozen are fresher. I’m still working through my pandemic tin stockpile.

Tomatoes, coconut milk.

I cook beans and lentils, may be cheaper.

MayBee70

I listened to a podcast that pointed out that people buy fresh fruit and vegetables but actually tinned and frozen are fresher. I’m still working through my pandemic tin stockpile.

Sorry Maybee, Am I being dim? How can a preserved product be fresher than a fresh one?

There are some tins I like to have ‘in stock’ - chickpeas, baked beans and tomatoes - and use all of these regularly.

Tinned pineapple is usually on hand as the retro pineapple and cheese on a cocktail stick is a favourite of all the GCs.

Salmon for fish cakes, sardines for my treat when it’s just me, apricots and pears for emergency puds.
I do have to remember to check the dates from time to time.

Another bonus with tins is they last years .

All types of beans, chickpeas, mushy peas, sweetcorn, tomatoes, tuna in spring water, sardines in tomato sauce, M&S tomato soup, fruit (only in juice not syrup).

Yep all that too. Especially chick peas, I cook a lot with those.

TillyTrotter

Another bonus with tins is they last years .

I added some tin tomatoes to a curry, two years out of date- fine 👍🏻

Tinned tomatoes, tuna and salmon and hot dog sausages but not really anything else

StripeyGran, some "fresh foods" really aren't that fresh by the time they have been transported, sorted, shelved and sold. Then they often sit in the purchaser's fridge for a while before use.
Tinned goods are usually tinned and sealed very soon after harvesting, retaining more nutritional value until the moment the tin is opened for use. Strange but true.

Beans - every type I can find
Fish - as above
Tomatoes - Cherry, Plum, whole, chopped and puree
Lentils, chickpeas and creamed coconut for quick curries
Corned Beef and Pate
Sweetcorn, Mushy Peas and broad beans
Pineapple chunks/rings are the only fruit I rarely buy fresh

Surely, it's not so much what we buy as how often.

I have the tins i mentioned 'in stock' but wouldn't buy any of then every week.

StripeyGran

MayBee70

I listened to a podcast that pointed out that people buy fresh fruit and vegetables but actually tinned and frozen are fresher. I’m still working through my pandemic tin stockpile.

Sorry Maybee, Am I being dim? How can a preserved product be fresher than a fresh one?

Frozen vegetables can retain more nutrients and vitamins than fresh which have been transported, perhaps kept for a while before going out on supermarket shelves etc.

Even farm shops don't always have ypthe freshest foods. Years ago we had provided easily perishable fruit to a local farm shop but DH was upset to see they stored it at the back for a few days before putting it out.

I have just returned to buying tinned veg. They are much cheaper than fresh (not very fresh have others have said) they are good for the planet because they will last for ages and there is no waste.
Plus I don't have to peel and chop them with the waste and time that ensues- the empty can goes into re-cycling.
They are just as healthy as frozen and I think have more taste, especially if served with other tasty things.
The best thing is though, they are much cheaper.
So for me needing to eat healthier food, especially veg, sticking to a budget, and getting tired of preparing fresh stuff where half of it is thrown away (think broccoli in shrink wrap) I am a happy returning to the old days when raising a family tinned peas carrots and sweetcorn were part of my everyday cooking!

We have tins of soup, mushy peas, marrowfat peas, baked beans, kidney beans, borlotti beans, cannellini beans. Tins of fruit, chopped tomatoes, coconut milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk, sardines, tuna, spam, custard and rice pudding.
Gosh my cupboard sounds like a shop.
I use everything in there, and regularly replenish it.

Baked beans, tuna, sardines, fruit, beans and pulses, soup, coconut milk, custard. Some of these also come in cartons so it depends on whether there's a special offer on but tinned food is so useful for every day cooking. I don't like tinned potatoes.

I only like tinned tomatoes. I don't like custard, baked beans, sardines, tuna, I could go on.

Tined food is a great standby. I'm a big fan of tinned fruit in particular, it's nicer than fresh fruit.
And soup too. I can't always be bothered to make my own these days.

All kinds of beans from "baked" to gunga, chickpeas, tomatoes, sweetcorn, occasionally passata, coconut milk...

I think we all seem to buy similar things. Other than fruits.

When I was pregnant with my third child ,who is now 23 , I had a real thing for tinned fruit . The lady at my local shop said I was the only person who bought it regularly. I still love mandarin oranges, pears and pineapple . I also buy all sorts of beans, tomatoes, soup, peas and tuna . I really miss Chesswood creamed mushrooms in a tin . I used to love then on toast . I remember a student friend buying a whole breakfast in a tin!

Every single tinned food mentioned above plus kimchi and other fermented foods as they are my favourites. If a war broke out whats in my kitchen and in bags in my dining room would keep us fed for a year.
That's not even including the dry goods. I was brought up with the attitude just in case of an emergency.

I also have a good number of tins too - they’re convenient, inexpensive, and will last for a long time. Tinned tomatoes, beans, and tinned fish are all staples in my pantry, along with tinned fruit in juice or water when I don’t have the fresh stuff. I think finding a balance is key; a combination of fresh, frozen and tinned is the best option. I do not have a problem with having a few tins on hand for quick, healthy meals.

Hardly any but I do always have a basic emergency stock. I put one empty tin out for recycling this week, cannellini beans

tomatoes, various plain beans, a very nice brand of tinned mackerel and sardines, coconut milk. That is all

Having a few in is just basic housekeeping

Hardly use tinned food. My outside freezer is full of home grown tomatoes and the beans,tuna and anchovies come in glass jars I do keep tinned condensed milk in for making a quick ice cream but I now use coconut milk in waxed cartons .