Can Vegtables Healthy???

[vtec96]

Well we all know that the best vegtables are Fresh Vegtables, not frozen or canned... well OBVIOUSLY TRUE......

However, canned veggies are fresh vegtables just packaged into a can and sealed air tight, right?

I looked into a can of corn or something and seen the ingredients as corn, water, and salt (no preservatives or added ingredients). Other than a little added salt, wouldn't these still be very healthy? After all - they're air-tight?

Interestingly, I read on a "Libbys" or other brand that there was a study done and canned veg's are just as healthy as fresh veg's! well I dont beleive 100% but prob very close...

What does everyone think about this?
Why do "Cans" get such a bad rap?

 

[anthrax]

Canned vegetables

* are usually full of salt (as a preservative)
* have been cooked a loong time (which destroy a lot of vitamins)

Frozen vegetables are wayyyyyyyyy better (for your health and for the taste)

 

[gymrat]

Frozen vegetables are wayyyyyyyyy better (for your health and for the taste)

Very true bro. Alot of poeple have a misconseption that frozen vegtables are not very healthy, which is wrong. When you each as much broccili as i do, frozen is the way to go.


later

Gymrat123

 

[vtec96]

Thanks for the info!! Did not know...
I guess Frozen is the way to go....

 

[MR. BMJ]

Yep, go with fresh or frozen whenever possible. But...a can of green beans isn't gonna hurt much either.

MR. BMJ

 

[8-]]

Canned vegetables are better than nothing, but frozen is so much better.

I also find that they taste a lot better than canned vegetabls as well.

 

[vtec96]

Well you know how anything that is frozen (like Fish) gets a bad rap since they say once something is frozen it is not the same quality.

And since can veggies were never frozen, I thought they would be better than frozen......Guess this is a lesson learned in veggies 101

 

[8-]]

Most good quality frozen veggies are frozen almost immediately after being harvested and so retain a large proportion of the nutritional value that they had when fresh.

 

[anthrax]

frozen vegetables could even be fresher than "fresh" ones as those one could stay for a long time in the supermarket and in your fridge

 

[8-]]

frozen vegetables could even be fresher than "fresh" ones as those one could stay for a long time in the supermarket and in your fridge

Very true.