Do you buy much tinned food?

baked beans ordinary and 5 beans but supermarket brand
tinned peaches and fruit cocktail plus if i can get it the tropical fruit cocktail
tinned grapefruit and pears for hubby
i also buy lots of chick peas and similar
Hubby also likes tinned meat meals like curry stews etc. i am vegan so do not eat these. used to buy frozen but they take 45 mins to cook so waste of oven use. if he wants one of these he can quickly pop in microwave in a dish
tinned milk evaporated either as a standby if out of milk or to have on fruit
rice puds custard semolina etc

Have a stock of legumes and tuna/sardines etc -Also Sainsbury’s tinned apricots are good and Aldi tinned cherry tomatoes are on a par with Mutti

Always have a supply of tomatoes, beans chickpeas tuna apricots prunes and pineapple. I remember when we were first married, working long shifts, no freezer I often opened a can of cooked minced beef, added Smash and tinned peas and thought it a very nice meal !!

I found a tin of garden peas yesterday at the back of the cupboard. The date was 2 years ago but they were really nice and reminded me of how we always used to have them.

Very similar to everyone else but also my guilty secret, Fray Bentos pies

Beans, baked beans tomatoes, Heinz tomato soup, chickpeas, coconut milk and condensed milk, potatoes (never used to, but they’re great spiced up in an airfryer.) Spam, Corned Beef, pilchards, tuna and salmon. I don’t buy them every week, but they’re useful to have in. Tinned foods have the other advantage that you can recycle the tins.
I’ve started buying fresh orange juice in plastic bottles since I discovered the wax cartons aren’t recyclable.

I have never seen kimchi and other fermented foods in tins!
Doesn't that stop them being "live" ?

I have had tinned olives occasionally which I'd forgotten about...

Like others, I like to keep a small stock of canned food such as tuna, beans, sweetcorn and mixed veg.

Living alone I can’t be bothered to cook so find it useful to have something in so I can make a quick meal.

I always have baked beans, chopped tomatoes and sweetcorn. Sometimes tuna.

I buy some tinned food that will stretch my weekly shop out till it is next due i.e. tinned fruit/veg/fish.

Just looked in the larder cupboard

Baked Beans
Spaghetti hoops (GC)
Tomatoes
Sweetcorn
Coconut Milk
Tuna
Pineapple rounds.
One can tomato soup (winter emergency food)

tinned tomatoes, beans of several kinds, including baked beans, evaporated milk (used manily in cooking as a substitute for cream), spaghetti in tomato sauce, fruit, soup, fish (pilchards, mackerel, sardines, tuna), coconut milk, tomato paste in tiny one portion tins, and no doubt other items. I have a whole shelf of timmed food.

Thanks Aely, That makes sense.

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 .

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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.