Canned and Frozen Veggies and Fruits: PT

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, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll wrote:

>

> So true! Thanks for helping us keep that in mind.

> I love to stock up on canned veggies and beans

> when they are on sale. They really are a kitchen

> time-saver, too.

>

> ~ PT ~

>

>

> , " maxium62001 "

<maxium62001@>

> wrote:

> >

> >

> > Don't be so fast to discount canned vegetables. There are

instances

> > when canned offers greater nutrition. All the time, I read about

folks

> > rinsing canned beans. While salad dishes and others may call for

it,

> > the canned juice is fine in soups and stews. Reserve the canned

> > liquids, and freeze them in freezer sacks, for later use; once

frozen,

> > other liquid can be added on top. These are great for veggie

broth, you

> > have already purchased them, and the liquids contain a tremendous

> > amount of vitamins and minerals. We have to remember that

vegetables

> > and fruits are canned and/or frozen at their peak of freshness,

and

> > much, supposedly, fresh produce is picked early.

> >

> > http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/aa021698.htm

> >

> > Blessings, for a wonderful August week, Jack

> >

> > August 5:

> > If I had a single flower for every time I think about you,

> > I could walk forever in my garden.

> > Claudia A. Gandi

> >

>

You are so kind to allow me to express that point of view. I love

fresh veggies, but frankly, cost can be a factor, at times, and it is

nice to know that you need not auction the farm to get nutritional

value. After years of canned liquid disposal, and while taking a

dietary managers course, I learned of the vitamins and minerals I had

been pouring down the sink. I could never abide the flavor of the

canned liquids, but when I started cooking, in the mid sixties, cans

weren't lined, as they are now, and there was a distictive can taste.

Peace and blessings, for a wonderful week, Jack