Frozen, Canned Or Fresh Foods

There's only a few items that I buy in cans regularly, but now because of the new virus I've bought a few veggies and fruits and beans in cans to tide me over in case I have to isolate myself. I prefer frozen or fresh, I always cook my own beans and cook my own soups. But, in case of a possible power disruption, I feel safer having a few cans of food to last me a week or so.
 
I initially started to buy frozen most of the time because fresh and canned are heavier and harder to carry on the bus. But I also prefer them because in local store there's more variety with frozen veggies. I do get canned or fresh occasionally, though.

Topic puts me in mind of t.v. show I saw last night- the husband got into "couponing" and bought quantities of "canned bananas." His wife replied: Bananas don't need cans- they're already wrapped by God!! :p
 

Lee said:
I don't buy canned vegetables, only Frozen or fresh in season. But do buy canned peaches or pears and love fruit cocktail.

Pork and beans, canned tuna, a few soups stews n the pantry.

Canned meat....Spam is called that for a reason
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We use either fresh or frozen veggies at home, when we go camping we buy canned. Fruits are always fresh or canned. Soups, tuna, chicken, sardines, etc. are canned. Don't really buy canned meats, definitely not Spam, but for camping we'll buy some Hormel tamales, and a few things like that which don't need refrigeration. We always have left over cans of various items that we buy for vacation in the house, so we have a bit extra if there's an emergency at home.
 
It depends on the item, time of year, price, etc...

I've been studying and experimenting with more shelf-stable foods in cans, pouches, and boxes.

I need to do a better job of managing a combination of fresh, frozen and shelf-stable items.

This experiment with social distancing will be a good test for me as to how I will manage if I need to start buying less frequently and begin depending on delivery services if I give up driving, lose my mobility, etc...

The good news is that the options available to us are better now than they've ever been.
 
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I buy fresh or frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables. Almost no canned produce except pineapple.

Just checked the pantry. My canned foods include soup and beans (also dried beans but cans are more convenient), enchilada sauce, diced tomatoes - plain or with other stuff in them, peanuts, black olives, and pumpkin.

On the other hand, my refrigerators and freezers are stuffed with all manner fruits, veggies and other foods.
 
I buy a little of everything. If I have a productive garden most of my veggies come from that and I freeze a lot.
I get so turned off by the produce in our supermarkets, they call it fresh but you can see by looking at it that its been laying around for quite awhile.
We only have two supermarkets to choose from and one is very expensive. They know they can get away with inferior quality.
 
Like most of you my veggies are all fresh or frozen... except canned corn, Herats of Palm, and beans ( of all types)...

I have canned or jars of Sauces... Canned Tuna, Crab, and smoked Oysters

I Don't buy canned meat... nor do I buy canned soups..( I make my own soup ) however even though I don't like the taste of canned carrots or peas on their own , that's where canned carrots and peas come in useful in conditions that we' re in now where fresh food shortages are a problem, because you can make your stock for your soup as you usually would , and add your lentils and beans or whatever into it, then drop a can or 2 of carrots and peas into it to bulk it out

I buy canned fruit.. but only fibrous fruits, like Prunes, apricots and blackberries, so they can be added to porridge oats for breakfast or to Moroccan style stews .. I also buy Vacuum packed pitted prunes, currants and dates...

Like you C'est Moi...I also have several types of flour and yeast so I can make bread relatively quickly if needed ( by hand , no bread maker here)

Currently tho' in my store prepper style spare cupboard due to the Covid-19 situation I've stocked up mainly with Canned beans, Carrots and peas, Packet Rices.. Dried Pastas, and Jars of sauces.. as well as Canned fish..
 
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