I selected fresh in the poll, even though I sometimes use canned (tinned for those of you in Aus/UK) or frozen.
Why?
Fresh corn is only available at a reasonable price a few months out of the year, and the brand of canned corn I buy is quite decent.
Canned tomatoes and tomato paste for sauce (yes, yes, they're a fruit). Making sauce from whole tomatoes is both more time consuming and cost prohibitive - and much of the year, the tomatoes aren't that great.
Cut green beans - they are often quite expensive fresh, and I actually like the canned variety well enough.
I try to buy fresh when I can. There's a challenge when you live alone to keep vegetables fresh between trips to the grocer, unless one goes very frequently. I don't like to throw food away.
Why?
Fresh corn is only available at a reasonable price a few months out of the year, and the brand of canned corn I buy is quite decent.
Canned tomatoes and tomato paste for sauce (yes, yes, they're a fruit). Making sauce from whole tomatoes is both more time consuming and cost prohibitive - and much of the year, the tomatoes aren't that great.
Cut green beans - they are often quite expensive fresh, and I actually like the canned variety well enough.
I try to buy fresh when I can. There's a challenge when you live alone to keep vegetables fresh between trips to the grocer, unless one goes very frequently. I don't like to throw food away.
