Do you eat many canned foods?

Zeromilediet
Zeromilediet Posts: 787 Member
in Food and Nutrition
In this article http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120412113557.htm researchers found a connection between blood levels of some of the phthalates and increased prevalence of diabetes, even after adjusting for obesity, blood lipids, smoking, and exercise habits. Individuals with elevated phthalate levels had roughly twice the risk of developing diabetes compared with those with lower levels.

Researchers think that phthalates may disrupt the production of insulin in the pancreas. Monica Lind, associate professor of environmental medicine at the Section for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University says in Science Daily

Although our results need to be confirmed in more studies, they do support the hypothesis that certain environmental chemicals can contribute to the development of diabetes.

In addition to choosing organic cosmetics and avoiding plastics whenever possible, your diet also has a lot to do with your exposure to phthalates. A study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, found concentrations of BPA were reduced by 66 percent and concentrations of phthalates were reduced by between 53 and 56 percent just by eating fresh foods. Some food manufacturers like Eden Foods are BPA free but even ones that make organic claims are not.

I prefer to eat fresh foods and buy a soap and body cream from a lady who makes it at home without chemicals. It's impossible to get away from chemicals in our environment, but every little bit adds up I think.
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  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    nope.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    I have a few canned items:
    No salt added Black Beans
    No salt added stewed tomatoes
    No salt added diced tomatoes
    No salt added chili beans
    No salt added kidney beans
    Pumpkin (pureed, not the pie filling kind, straight pumpkin)
    Some cans of soup that I will probably not eat. Bought these forever ago.

    I think that's it, everything else is fresh or frozen. I cannot stand nasty canned fruit or canned vegetables YUCK! **edit: except tomatoes, black, kidney and chili beans that is.
  • luvmycandies
    luvmycandies Posts: 489 Member
    not really. prefer fresh
  • Jeaninedj
    Jeaninedj Posts: 43
    I saw this article on the Huffington Post this morning and I don't eat many canned things (beans mostly) nor do I buy cheap makeup/body washes/shampoos, etc. that contains crap. I'm more concerned about avoiding parabens but I really do take most studies like this with a grain of salt, i'm not saying the article is lies but I'm not going to throw out every can of beans I own. Everyday i'm bombarded with "this new study says to avoid this" or "you have to avoid this or you'll die" and then another study will come out a week later questioning the results or completely contradicting the previous article. I try and use common sense when it comes to things but if I took the advice of everything i've read about what to avoid or watch for - i'd be a sad sight. I'd probably die of starvation or the stress from worry.
  • Toddrific
    Toddrific Posts: 1,114 Member
    The world is a wonderful chemical soup. Everything is chemicals.

    Enjoy 5 dollar a can BPA-free items.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    yes. mostly cos I'm lazy... should I try to phase them our?
  • Lissakaye81
    Lissakaye81 Posts: 224 Member
    I do, but I think I am going to finish the stuff I got and start canning my own stuff in glass jars instead.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    I do, but I think I am going to finish the stuff I got and start canning my own stuff in glass jars instead.
    my mom used to can. so much work. how do you learn how?
  • xtinalovexo
    xtinalovexo Posts: 1,376 Member
    the occasional canned fruit or veggie, but not often.

    oh and tuna.
  • mmn7303
    mmn7303 Posts: 2 Member
    jrossmrv my mom used to can. so much work. how do you learn how?


    A great website for learning to can is pickyourown.org .
  • anima_gemella
    anima_gemella Posts: 243 Member
    the only canned food would be canned tomatoes and tuna
  • sissypunks
    sissypunks Posts: 92
    i home can most of ours from the garden every year taste is WAY better and u know what u r getting !
  • Veganbambina
    Veganbambina Posts: 108 Member
    only when I absolutely HAVE to. Like, for pumpkin puree or coconut milk.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I tend to use frozen over canned. It's safer.

    Every time I use the can opener, I get stampeded with cats.
  • muwchck
    muwchck Posts: 261 Member
    I still have a good bit of canned stuff in my cabinets, and I'm slowly using it all. I have been working to cut back on my sodium, so I switched to fresh or frozen. I'm much happier with how things look and taste now too.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    I do, but I think I am going to finish the stuff I got and start canning my own stuff in glass jars instead.
    my mom used to can. so much work. how do you learn how?

    Canning is easy. It only takes about a day's worth of cookin' and canning to stock up for several months at a time. My grandmother and I used to make homemade jam and can all the veggies from the garden once every month or so. It's a great idea for saving money.
  • Nastasha915
    Nastasha915 Posts: 124 Member
    I do have a few canned items. I live alone so fresh food tends to go bad before I can eat it sometimes. I try to buy it when I need it or know I'll use it within the week. Canned foods can come in handy sometimes.
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    yes, I eat canned foods all the time. I try to buy the "no salt added" as much as possible. It's just easier for me during the week, cause I usually don't have much time to make dinner after work and relax
  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    I am trying to stay away from them and get the real thing. Lately, I've had some canned green beans, but that's it.
  • Behl9
    Behl9 Posts: 95 Member
    I actually had a group of girls knock on my door yesterday, they were doing a canned food drive and I had nothing canned to give them. We ate canned veggies and fruit when I was growing up but I don't care much for them now. Prefer fresh or frozen.
  • ThisisMiss
    ThisisMiss Posts: 187 Member
    Not really... chickpeas and other assorted beans and tuna from time to time... occasionally some pineapple or soup. My father buys a lot of canned diced or steamed tomatoes and tomato sauce, but I don't really use it when cooking..
  • millionsofpeaches
    millionsofpeaches Posts: 372
    I have a few canned items:
    No salt added Black Beans
    No salt added stewed tomatoes
    No salt added diced tomatoes
    No salt added chili beans
    No salt added kidney beans
    Pumpkin (pureed, not the pie filling kind, straight pumpkin)
    Some cans of soup that I will probably not eat. Bought these forever ago.

    I think that's it, everything else is fresh or frozen. I cannot stand nasty canned fruit or canned vegetables YUCK! **edit: except tomatoes, black, kidney and chili beans that is.

    These are the exact same items that I eat from a can... And usually only in the winter. I plan on canning my own tomatoes this year to use through out the winter for sauce. I probably should soak and cook my own beans but it really is time consuming.
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    I tend to use frozen over canned. It's safer.

    Every time I use the can opener, I get stampeded with cats.

    Ha! Me too. They think it is super time when they hear the can opener.

    I eat canned tomatoes and tuna. That is about all anymore. I hope to get rid of the tomatoes by freezing a bunch this summer so I will have the all winter when the tomatoes at the store are expensive and taste nasty. I don't see getting away from the canned tuna but I buy the low sodium kind and that is spendy so it is more of a treat anymore.
  • karmamaof2
    karmamaof2 Posts: 22
    Only tuna and coconut milk, but I buy brands that use BPA-free cans. I have small children, and giving them as few contaminants as possible is a high priority for me, even if it means buying something that costs a bit more. We eat tuna less than once a week, so the added expense for BPA-free is minimal.
    I stopped buying canned beans years ago, when I figured out that I could get a 25lb bag of organic black beans for less than $1.35/lb. It takes under 30 minutes to cook a weeks worth in the pressure cooker, so not a huge investment of time either.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    I tend to use frozen over canned. It's safer.
    please explain.. or was that a cat joke?
  • GO_NadZ_xO
    GO_NadZ_xO Posts: 445 Member
    Salt reduced baked beans. They have a really low fat content and are surprisingly nutritious. They're actually pretty good for you :)
  • ILoveJesus72
    ILoveJesus72 Posts: 181 Member
    I use can items. Tuna, beans, tomatoes. If I use veggies I usually rinse them even though I buy the salt free kind. I'm not too overly concerned with yet another study that tells me about even more stuff I put in my body that shouldn't be there. It's just too hard to keep it all straight.
  • samf36
    samf36 Posts: 369 Member
    The only canned I eat is what I can in glass jars at home.
  • itgeekwoman
    itgeekwoman Posts: 804 Member
    I only have tuna canned, and am trying to buy that in vacuum packs instead. I don't like the bpa that is released when the steam heats up the coating in the cans prior to the contents being canned. I had heard about a study that showed marked results in bpa increase for a family that ate only canned food in a week versus a family that had no canned food.

    I believe there were baselines for each family member before the test. It was enough to convince me to not even bother with canned food. Also, I only eat natural and whole foods. Canned foods are processed and have less nutrients than fresh. I always eat fresh never frozen fruits and vegetables.. except blueberries as they are so expensive and I buy them fresh and store them in the freezer.

    That's my story!
  • Celeigh12
    Celeigh12 Posts: 763 Member
    Soda cans are lined with BPA as well. Less than what is found in canned soups and veggies, but still used to prevent the soda from reacting with the aluminum.

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