Green beans?! 390mg of sodium?? Wiggidy WHAT?

Elokyn

Okay so I started to heat up some canned french cut green beans last night and checked on here first and my food diary started flashing red lights and slapping me in the face.....390 mg of sodium in half a cup? Is that right?? I look up other types and it's virtually no sodium....I don't understand...do I need to make all my greens fresh? Was it input wrong? Am I doomed to never have my fav green again?? lol help would be appreciated

tralalara

I've found that anything canned is high in sodium. Try the frozen steamer kind.
Pop the whole steamer bag in the micro for 8 minutes and you're done. Easy peasy.

MommyofLily

LOL I like your Wiggidy WHAT? part!! I'm guessing it's probably right. Do you still have the can to check the label? Fresh is ALWAYS better than canned or frozen. Any kind of processing, even just canning or freezing will change the nutritional content of veggies negatively. That's why it's more expensive to get fresh stuff, because it's better for you! Seems backwards doesn't it?!

Johnnyswife

Okay so I started to heat up some canned french cut green beans last night and checked on here first and my food diary started flashing red lights and slapping me in the face.....390 mg of sodium in half a cup? Is that right?? I look up other types and it's virtually no sodium....I don't understand...do I need to make all my greens fresh? Was it input wrong? Am I doomed to never have my fav green again?? lol help would be appreciated

Canned is crap...I like frozen if I can't afford fresh. They still come out with a nice firm texture. The canned stuff adds salt and other junk to flavor it.

Alleghany

I've found that anything canned is high in sodium. Try the frozen steamer kind.
Pop the whole steamer bag in the micro for 8 minutes and you're done. Easy peasy.

Ditto!

LOL on the "Wiggidy WHAT"! :laugh:

jillybeanruns

Sodium = a preservative.

Fresh, frozen, canned. That's the order in which you should buy your vegetables. Fresh is often more expensive but has the most nutrients. Frozen has nearly the same nutrients as fresh and is cheaper. And canned is just crap really...the vegetables lose their nutrients and you get all the additives/preservatives in there.

Ms_Natalie

Wiggidy WHAT? lol xx



p.s. try getting into fresh veg but try frozen types too...I find them just as good x

Lisa1971

I never do canned! Frozen or fresh is much better!

LittleSpy

Fresh is ALWAYS better than canned or frozen.

Actually, in most cases frozen is just as good as, if not better than, fresh. That is, frozen without sauce or preservatives or other additives. And that is also assuming fresh isn't freshly picked at it's peak ripeness from your own home garden. Check your labels.

Canned is pretty much always going to be full of sodium and canned veggies are going to lack nutrients when compared to fresh & frozen as well because they've kind of been boiled to death.

tralalara

just checked my bag and it is 0 mg sodium. Just add to taste.

Elokyn

Great advice ya'll! Thanks so much! So, my boyfriend does NOT like crunchy vegetables. Can I still make fresh and frozen veggies soft without adding too much bad stuff??

toots99

Okay so I started to heat up some canned french cut green beans last night and checked on here first and my food diary started flashing red lights and slapping me in the face.....390 mg of sodium in half a cup? Is that right?? I look up other types and it's virtually no sodium....I don't understand...do I need to make all my greens fresh? Was it input wrong? Am I doomed to never have my fav green again?? lol help would be appreciated

I've heard you should rinse them off, that helps reduce the sodium.

funkyspunky871

Does rinsing it off really help?

I don't like fresh or frozen. I don't know why, but I've always loved canned veggies. It's what I grew up on. So, I've sort of... Been avoiding vegetables all together.

LittleSpy

Great advice ya'll! Thanks so much! So, my boyfriend does NOT like crunchy vegetables. Can I still make fresh and frozen veggies soft without adding too much bad stuff??

You can boil the crap out of them. :laugh: But you'll lose a lot of nutrients that way. :ohwell:

tralalara

I microwave them a little longer than the recommended time because I like them a little softer too. They are more dry than canned (of course) but you could spritz them with a little butter spray or healthy oil. And a sprinkle of salt. Yummy.

asltiffm

For soggy veggies just put them in a stew or soup. That way the nutrients leach into the water that will be used in the soup and nothing gets thrown out.

jodi_bannister

I know that in the UK, you can get tinned vegetables with no added salt. It is just like buying tinned fruit in fruit juice rather than syrup. Also, rinsing them before cooking them does help. It rinses off some of the salt that is added to the water to keep them fresh. I also like tinned green beans, but I am a bit of a vegetable addict.