(Part 2) Best canned & jarred vegetables according to redditors
We found 182 Reddit comments discussing the best canned & jarred vegetables. We ranked the 127 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
https://www.amazon.com/Hela-Spicy-Sauce-Touch-Curry/dp/B07644F3BQ
One of these or other Hela brand sauce I’d guess, basically a curry/ketchup blend but it has more intense tomato/spice flavor then american ketchup which is more vinegar/sugar
Neither of which really compare exactly. You can actually buy Brown Sauce as it is usually called on amazon.
Most Grocery Stores will carry it, but it's actually in a box with the tube (Think Tooth Paste looking) inside the box.
https://www.amazon.com/365-Everyday-Value-Double-Concentrated/dp/B074M9NT8C
Reminds me of these: https://www.amazon.com/Jake-Amos-Pickled-Buffalo-Ounces/dp/B01N12SO0V/
Never seen pickled eggs in a bag before, though. That just seems odd.
Get on black garlic, dude. Most (all?) of the benefits, none of the drawbacks.
> They would be taking on the expense, but with the US Postal Service having still probably the most comprehensive last-mile coverage of any transportation system in the US, I think the cost is significantly less than some here are expecting.
So, a little back-of-the-envelope estimating. A twelve-pack of canned corn, in 15oz cans, has a shipping weight of 14.6 pounds, according to Amazon. Let's use a family of four, who might need three cans for dinner every night for a month (one meat, one corn or potatoes, one green vegetable). That's a 12-can case every four days, which is 7.5 cases for the month, which comes to 109.5 pounds of shipping weight.
Let's break that into four boxes at 25-ish pounds each. (Remember, this only covers the cans needed for dinner, not including breakfast and lunch.) To ship one 25-pound box from Los Angeles to NYC costs $66 and change. That's $264 for all four boxes. Now obviously savings can be had by not shipping so far, and getting corporate rates, but it's still going to be a significant expense - and one that's not buying any food.
(Remember, this isn't a whole truck of boxes of corn all loaded in one place and being driven to another place where they are all unloaded. This is a truck full of heavy boxes, each of which goes to a different address, some of which may be quite remote.)
Will that $264 really be covered by buying the food at wholesale rather than retail? I don't know, but my back-of-the-envelope estimations make me skeptical. With the current system there's no box-packing expenses, no expenses to figure out which type of food box each family needs (vegetarian, kosher, etc.), no delivery expenses, and no infrastructure needed to track down boxes that haven't arrived.
I'd love to see some more detailed/accurate estimates for the cost of this program, to see where the money would go, what it would be used to purchase, and how that would translate into usable food value for the end recipient.
Looks really good!!!! This is very similar to the recipe I use. My secret ingredient is a can of Chilpotle In Adobo Sauce, you can find it at most grocery stores like Kroger or Walmart for like $2. I just blend the contents of the can in to a paste and put in a few spoons with the chicken in the pot along with the rest of the spices (or a packet of taco seasoning in a pinch). I freeze the left over paste for future use, should be good in the freezer for up to a year. It kicks up the flavor big time!
I think brand is more important than the crushed vs whole peeled choice. The brand I prefer has crushed tomatoes that are hard to tell apart from whole their peeled tomatoes in recipes, so I usually have crushed on hand, and use them. Some brands' crushed tomatoes have more than just tomatoes in the ingredient list.
The US doesn't protect the name San Marzano, which is a region of Italy. True San Marzano tomatoes are grown in Italy. There is a popular US brand called "San Marzano" which are grown in CA: "These tomatoes, however, are not grown in Southern Italy - instead, they come from authentic San Marzano seeds grown in fertile California dirt.". Some like these tomatoes, while others prefer true Italian varieties. Here is a review at Epicurious, and here is a review at The Kitchn.
I go through canned pumpkin like crazy. I love how low calorie it is. More details on what I do with it:
- 2 tbsp of cacao powder and 1 tbsp sweetener, microwaved to eat warm like a chocolate pudding (it has a brownie batter consistency)
- 4 tbsp powdered peanut butter or 2 tbsp powdered peanut butter plus 1 tbsp regular peanut butter, eaten warm or cold
- 1/4 cup of oats plus some cinnamon, microwaved to eat warm like oatmeal
- plain Greek yogurt, sweetener and pumpkin pie spices like a pumpkin pie filling
Canned pumpkin is kind of expensive in grocery stores, but I found the 365 brand on Amazon for $1.99. A couple months ago there was a promo to save 33% or something like that when you bought $35 in While Foods branded items. I legit bought $35 worth of pumpkin when that sale happened.
My good friend u/kinenchen told me about this sweet pesto hack: https://smile.amazon.com/Amore-Pesto-Paste-2-8-Ounce-Tubes/dp/B001ET5XWG
These tubes are vegan, and are cheaper than the jars and can be found in produce section, total life saver I love pesto so much.
I use canned baby corn for the corn meal part of a low carb tamale recipe. I'm not sure if it being the main star of the dish would push the carb count too high, but it might be worth a shot.
Ninja Edit: Baby corn is about 4g net carbs per can. I've also used it in stew to add more textured veggies.
https://www.amazon.com/DeLallo-Whole-Hearts-Palm-Ounce/dp/B01B5Q9KLW/
You can find the brand on amazon, but they are overpriced there. They sell them for $4 at my local grocery store.
https://www.amazon.com/Bianco-DiNapoli-California-Organic-Tomatoes/dp/B01CUTWKL0/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1GIPUA5NJBZRY&keywords=bianco%2Bdinapoli%2Bcanned%2Btomatoes&qid=1566095395&s=gateway&sprefix=bianco%2B%2Caps%2C420&sr=8-5&th=1
Canned tomato sauce is a somewhat thickened tomato puree, often with a few flavoring ingredients such as garlic, onion, and perhaps some herbs added. I believe passata would be a reasonable substitution. Link to a typical canned sauce.
I'm not sure where it can be found, but I have a great short cut for making it! We always use jarred roasted eggplant like this: https://www.amazon.com/Tazah-Roasted-Eggplant-23-650/dp/B074JJDPSB (If you want to roast your own eggplant it's super easy too) Here's a simple recipe too: https://fortheloveofyum.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/mutabbal-middle-eastern-eggplant-and-tahini-dip/ Hope this helps!
In case you can't open the link for the jarred eggplant, here it is: https://imgur.com/a/ApoA0Xe
I'm going place my bets on the balsamic vinegar being the issue. Depending on its age, it can shoot right to dessert territory. I don't think you need a can of paste, tbh. I recommend buying the tube instead of a can next time so you won't be forced to use the whole can.
Pasta sauce jar: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0195HV6E2
Hi! I used this brand - Dell' Alpe San Marzano DOP.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000SEOJC8/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?qid=1452044330&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX220_SY330_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=San+Marzano&dpPl=1&dpID=51Yy3k0QYGL
Hey, I just found these on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Chile-Peppers-Medium-Flavor/dp/B00TU56GZ4
They are still expensive, but not nearly as bad as most suppliers I've seen.
Also, if you've ever considered a trip to Austin, TX, the local HEB grocery stores import Hatch chiles every year around this time. You can buy them fresh or frozen, way cheaper than the online suppliers. They also have a lot of stuff that incorporates the chiles, like salsas, sausages, quesos, even chocolate bars!
Austin is an amazing town for food and music, regardless. They have some of the best barbecue joints on the planet, plus some of the best examples of Tex-Mex in the state. There are also about ten or so hamburger joints that have been around forever, that take advantage of the area's easy access to top quality beef. We went to Austin recently and had burgers at Dirty Martin's, est. 1926. My friend from California said it was by far the best burger she had ever eaten.
Just a thought!
I had searched around ketorecipes and found Jicama and Turnip provide the same crunch.
Apparently Baby Corn is relatively keto friendly, shows 5g carbs, 2g net.
Pesto in a tube!
http://www.amazon.com/Amore-Pesto-Paste-2-8-Ounce-Tubes/dp/B001ET5XWG
Although that might not be as awesome as when someone rerationed it in 20 days into my NOLS course :)
I mean, single-use glass and metal are still SUPER common. Canned food is either in glass jars or tin cans; and drinks like wine, liquor, beer come in glass or aluminium. And soda also comes in glass and aluminium in addition to plastic bottles.
I always make a point of buying "canned" food in Recart paper cartons when I have the option. So far they have them for beans, crushed tomatoes and for coconut milk at my grocery store.