Del Monte, the canned food aisle staple, files for bankruptcy
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You find more stems in the generic brands, but I don't find it worth the increase in cost. Del Monte definitely has better quality control, but it's price point is a lot higher. $1.25 a can for Del Monte vs. $.50 for generic when they are on sale
I buy a fair amount of their asparagus (can't remember which - Del Monte or Green Giant). Whichever one it is, it says on the nutrition label if the juice is drained the carb level is lower. In fact it is so low the fiber is more than the carbs, so for keto/atkins purposes the carbs are sub-zero - like -1 or -2. I drain them and add real butter. They are my go-to vegetable if I don't have time to grill raw veggies. The Wal-Mart brand has 3 or 4 more carbs. Green Beans are good too, but I can't eat the WM stuff because of the stems they leave on - way more than other brands.
Generics tend to use cheaper ingredients in many cases (not all) so I always check the labels. Saving money is great, but you have to be careful.
Yeah, I do need to pick out stems from the Walmart brand, but my food budget isn't that great so I'm left with less choices. I try to watch for GMO foods and avoid them as well.
I know the feeling fren. I'm currently unemployed thanks to layoffs in the tech industry. I'm in the green-bean phase right now. Fortunately I had a good "bench stock" of canned goods I can pull from. I just have to remember to restock when things get better.
I'm a little anal with my "prepping" for food shortages so I had a spreadsheet that kept track of supplies with protein, calories, and servings so I can just do an inventory and restock based on what isn't there anymore. I won't touch anything other than canned goods because they have to rotate anyway. MRE-type stuff lasts 25 yrs. Eventually I'll get a freeze-drier and make my own since the commercial stuff is pretty expensive.
Oh man, great minds think alike. I have a spreadsheet so I can scale for number of people. I've also included water and salt. Water from a rain collection system (such as a roof) and storm totals to calculate potential gallons collected. I have weather data for areas that I could likely be in. I've factored in monthly averages as well as annual.
I've had spare food, including canned food, stashed for a few decades now, and rotate it. I'm hoping when the Patriots win, this will no longer be as necessary.
I always end up throwing out half a can, so I just spend the money on one can lol
I put a cheap fold top sandwich bag over the can and put it in the fridge. Dollar tree has 100 bags for $1.25.
It's actually not supposed to be good to do that. Something about the metal cans leaching.
Edit: googled it - I'm wrong
I do remember something about the liner in the cans at one time, but I think enough people caused a stink and that changed. Who knows when it comes to a product from China though. I don't buy foreign food