I hardly ever use things from a can anymore...

I mostly have canned tuna, tomato sauce or paste, and a variety of beans when I don't have time to soak the bagged dry ones. We cook Spanish food often, so the beans and tomato sauce are a must. My cats and dogs eat dry food so no cans there. As for vegetables, I have a store close by that has a large variety of produce so now that it is cold and my garden is pooped out, I go there once a week and get the deal packages on various bell peppers, etc. clean and cut them up and put them in the freezer...also like frozen organic veggies in the bag.

I never was much of a can eater in the first place. I almost always make everything from scratch. I even make all of my own homemade soups. I have the odd thing I use from a can, but very seldom. I eat all of my vegetables either fresh or frozen. The only thing I have in cans in my cupboard are all for fast eating items. So I do have a few things but not much, maybe a can of soup and a can of fruit and a can or two of mushrooms. But not much. I will be back in a minute as I want to see what else I have in the cupboard that is in a can. Okay I am back and that is it. Just a couple cans of some things, but not much.

I don't use canned foods as often either. I'm not sure why - I didn't even notice until I read your post.

we still use a good amount of canned food, me more than my Mom. In general though, we mostly save our canned food for hard times when we have a hard time getting fresh, dried, or frozen.

Hey whywiki, Nope, I still use alot of stuff from cans. I use some canned veggies like canned potatoes, corn tomato sauce. I use canned cat food every day. So in my house there still are plenty of cans to throw out in the recyle can. I kind of wish I could do away with the cans because every time I have a can I have to go take it out to the recyle can outside the apartment right away because I don't want it sitting inside the house to attract bugs. I guess as long as they make cat food in cans, I will have cans to throw out.

I am trying to can my own veggies. Unfortunately my garden did not produce much this year. I do still rely on the grocery store for several canned veggies. I try to buy fresh as much as I can. Are you cooking with fresh items or are you canning/freezing your own as well? I am looking to be more self sufficient and not so dependent on the stores for my foods.

I still use lots of canned tomatoes, salmon, soups and sauces..