5 Canned Foods You Should ALWAYS Have In Your Pantry on a Vegan Diet

[@karenjamieson1206]

I love canned pumpkin too! I put it in for baking muffins. It adds lots of fibre, vitamins and eliminates the need for oil.

[@VegaNurse.]

You folks over in the U.S. could do with shoving your beans and tomatoes in carboard packaging (Tetra pak) and things like "Rullpack" like we do in Sweden!

[@WellYourWorld]

Yeah I hear ya!!!

[@Phyto_Chemicals]

Yes! That’s taking over Portugal as well! Lots of TetraPaks now!

[@vegetabohls9124]

We are starting to get them here, but it's going to take some time for the companies to switch.

[@rcb2470]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I have the feeling that in the U.S. people are whole-food-plant-based mainly because of their health and not for the animals and the enviroment.

[@DLFfitness1]

We have the Pomi brand of tomatoes that are sold that way.

[@jeanr7089]

What about canned Kidney beans? Those are great in lots of dishes.

[@Fotograffa]

I put them in salads too

[@rikcoach1]

I use white beans, mashed with a fork in the bottom of me oatmeal bowl. Then mix!

[@jeanninewinkley5317]

I prefer canned green beans to fresh or frozen. Canned green beans on mashed potatoes with gravy = comfort food. I don’t eat it very often though. I agree with all your favorites.

[@sher1772]

Tomato paste: I make spanish rice ALL the time. Just toast brown rice in s frying pan NO OIL, toss in instant pot (Or rice cooker) add water (the amount you usually add to cook up your rice) some garlic and onion. Once cooked, add the tomato paste to taste ! SOOO good! Some days I even add italian seasoning to my spanish rice! Delicious!

[@johncrwarner]

Here in Germany frozen corn come in small boxes so I only buy cans of corn as they are "cheaper" than buying the "gourmet boxes" of frozen corn. I do buy canned lentils for that rapid "Bolognese" sauce can of chopped tomatoes, can of brown lentils (washed) a teaspoon of nut butter (usually almond or cashew) italian seasonings and black pepper warm through while cooking the pasta and voilà - tasty "Bolognese" sauce.

[@nutriplantland]

My go to is the white beans. I love them! I usually steam up either a bag of cauliflower or broccoli. Add the rinsed beans. Sometimes I’ll add tomatoes or some avocado. Salt, pepper, garlic, nooch. My staple breakfast. 🤭😬

[@mdjones35]

I'm 48 years old and didn't know you eat green beans that weren't canned until I was in my 30s. I was raised on canned green beans. I still like them.

[@hannemarielorenzen7553]

I keep also canned Jackfruit and kidney beans. Add to that Tetra packed lentils for a quick salad. Great stuff.

[@Elizabeth-lj1vm]

Canned asparagus. Blech!

[@WellYourWorld]

Lol agree

[@AzEagletarian]

I love FRESH asparagus, but NOT frozen or canned. Also, I find canned green beans disgusting.

[@rmaddoxmaddox3574]

Thanks! Now I no longer feel guilty making quick meals out of canned foods. One food that I would add to the list is white potatoes. Splash some pepper sauce on a bowl of them for a great one-dish meal.

[@WellYourWorld]

Yes that's a perfect fast meal!

[@DLFfitness1]

I do canned beans in the summer, and dried beans in the fall and winter.

[@sahamal_savu]

I was so used to canned peas as a kid that when I moved out and bought a bag of frozen peas to use in a recipe I was all confused. "Why aren't these mushy? They pop when I bite them." 😂 I still prefer the canned peas if I'm eating them as a side dish, but I use the frozen peas for everything else 🙂 I agree about the green beans though, I don't even like them fresh that much because those canned nasty things ruined it for me as a kid 😄 Edit: Those water chestnuts are amazing, I always have those on hand (same brand even haha) I won't make a stir fry without those water chestnuts, so delicious.

[@JPMasonDun]

I’ve been using the Canelini beans with rice and frozen veggies for dinner.

[@michelesarich5855]

Absolutely great video, thanks, you two!! Keeping me healthy, and so easy!!

[@SummerSunset2207]

Green beans in the can..is a no go. Everything you listed I keep in my pantry…corn is usually in my freezer but not opposed to having a can in the pantry.🙂 love water chestnuts!

[@cindystrother7710]

Thank you so much for helping us beginners awesome 👍💯

[@lorrivickery1976]

White beans as a side dish just add fresh garlic and fresh rosemary heat slow to blend flavors so easy and delish

[@cindystrother7710]

Love that you can USE can food because I am the only one in my family who wants to eat THIS WAY

[@lulamamie8524]

I am watching old videos. Question… do you home can veggie broth from your veggie scraps? I do and it has saved me a ton of money!

[@maryg3143]

This is off topic, but I really want to know HOW you do this updo with your hair!!! Thank you. I liked this vid, I prefer homemade beans, too, but I always have at least white beans, garbanzos and small diced tomatoes in the cabinet.

[@reebs2672]

Hi Mary. This is actually my easiest/laziest hairdo... haha. I have to throw it up in at least partially otherwise it's too thick.

[@smallfootprint2961]

Not Reebs here, but just butting in to say, I think it's a 'high pony tail'. or a pineapple half updo. Just gather up as much hair as you want in your top knot, and band it. Have fun.

[@beth8894]

Super good suggestions! Especially tomato paste. Dr Greger says it is an anti-cancer power food. I couldn't do without it. I keep several big cans in the pantry and use it always in: chili, salsa, spaghetti sauce, hummus, homemade salad dressings, sometimes scooped onto celery sticks or other veggies!

[@lauriehoer8605]

Awesome Top 5 canned items. I would add chopped green chilies and also chilies in adobo sauce. I'm sure they are loaded with salt though, but they're still tasty to add to dishes to spice things up a bit! :)

[@robinsutton4952]

I can see my pantry and have most of these. Thank goodness for canned beans and tomatoes.

[@shess1640]

Appreciate your videos and I love canned green beans.

[@conniel.4601]

Love the quick, oh so helpful, videos. Thanks.

[@munocat]

White beans: vegan Spanish fabada asturiana, can of Northern Great Beans, Smoked Paprika, onion powder, garlic powered. Cook slowly allow spices to penetrate the beans.

[@NewbirthHannah05]

Love canned foods, quick, easy and cheap, I mostly do beans and diced tomatoes 😁

[@maggie6479]

Sometimes you can find items in glass jars. Very easily recycled or reused.

[@MaryDavidson911]

I am in you’r monthly cooking show group and I absolutely need to use that perk and go shopping on your website to save that 10%! Every time I see you talking about your delicious products I keep thinking Man I need to place that order lol. Soon!

[@gregtoftdahl9983]

Worked in a bean cannery as a teenager, I can still smell it to this day. But for some reason we like canned green beans when we are having spaghetti and similar dishes!

[@pda2836]

Your list is my list!! If I come across tetra packs or glass jars, I will pick up a bunch. I am a batch prepper, but you can't beat the availability and ease of cooking a quick meal with these ready to use items! 🙂

[@PlantBasedDianna]

I love your humor and your videos. I also love the music you have on each one. Did you create it yourself?

[@WellYourWorld]

Thanks Dianna! We did not, it is from a musician!

[@laura6981]

I have a great potatoes, cannellini beans, kale soup recipe from Plantiful Kiki. I make it regularly!

[@WellYourWorld]

Sounds delicious Laura!

[@catherinefoster7782]

I love white beans on my salad! I also add them to pasta sauce.

[@kathleenkulp240]

As a person cooking just for myself, I like to buy canned [or jarred] artichokes occasionally. I'd never make them from scratch ... too much hassle. I like both the plain and marinated ones.

[@michelesarich5855]

The frozen artichokes are great too!

[@raeleohana8797]

I like white bean hummus; milder than with garbanzo; yummy

[@jeanneamato8278]

My go to canned tomatoes are the tiny ones from Italy. Sweet without sugar.

[@WellYourWorld]

Oh wow. What brand is that?

[@barbaraliston5959]

@@WellYourWorld Sclafani has the cherry ones, so sweet.

[@amycarter9083]

I tried some canned collard greens recently. Would not recommend. All your suggestions are right on. Thank you!

[@WellYourWorld]

Wow I didn't know that exists.

[@lovemylifeflorida2641]

Rinse them well and they taste same as fresh that have been cooked down. I cook with onion, garlic and cayenne pepper.

[@rostinfarm]

You two make canned foods exciting 😄

[@WellYourWorld]

Haha we're here to help. ;)

[@kyndalburton8203]

Me, literally this morning, opened a can of cannellini beans and adding some lemon juice and nooch and calling it breakfast....

[@goldwest53]

Canned green beans are fine. I agree with the peas! DH like them more than frozen?!?! I can only get artichoke hearts canned, love them.

[@AlisaFW1]

My grandfather worked for Green Giant when I was growing up so we always had unlabeled cans available. Haven't had canned peas in a while, but I did like them. I still have a hard time eating asparagus because the smell can trigger my gag reaction. Even though I know I actually like raw asparagus and if it's not cooked until it's dead, or is in small pieces in a stir fry... I've heard that asparagus cooked in the air fryer is "like eating candy." Per Dr. Gregor's suggestion, I used to mash up 1/4 cup white beans and eat it with my oatmeal to bump up the protein. In that quantity I couldn't taste them.

[@WellYourWorld]

Oh wow, mystery cans! Always a surprise, it sounds like.

[@vegetabohls9124]

Of all the videos that talk about beans, I have never heard anyone mention my favorite bean...Butter Beans! Yum! I agree with you on the canned mushrooms, but I don't mind the green beans or the peas. I'm also not crazy about canned potatoes or spinach.

[@melissameyer6726]

I use the white beans to make hummus instead of chickpeas

[@andreawalker7138]

I am one of those weird people that likes canned green beans (not the French style). I sometimes eat a can as a snack, but I don't do it very often (I have to really be in the mood). Your list was pretty complete, but I would add lima beans.

[@DoubleDelishdotcom]

Things to do with white beans : (best at room temp) pesto (basil, beet greens, green pea, garlic scape…switch it up!) zoodles with white beans, cherry tomatoes and whole grain flatbread. White beans topped with ketchup and eaten with cornbread and greens. I make my own ketchup these days. White beans blended with roasted eggplant, roasted garlic, dill and lemon juice, used as a dip or sandwich/wrap filling. White bean soy curl chili. With hatch chile sauce, kale, roasted corn (love the Trader Joe’s frozen) and corn tortillas. I could keep going 😂

[@pixiehik]

Measure out tablespoons of left over tomato paste onto parchment paper and cover with the paper and bag and freeze. Tip I got from Jill McKeever.

[@beth8894]

Great idea! I spoon tomato paste into the tiny Rubbermaid containers then freeze them, but then I have lots of little containers to wash, which I don't like, lol!

[@consciousobserver629]

They taste better fresh, but I can't seem to make cannellini beans taste good, so I do have them in the pantry (not a fan of canned taste, but Jovial sells them in glass). You're right though, it's good for most people to have these in the pantry!! I get tomato paste, sauce, diced tomatoes in jars.. very handy. Helpful vid for newbies!

[@SB-000]

I keep beans and garbanzos in my cupboards and canned tomatoes too.

[@jeanneamato8278]

I put cannellini beans in my salads or my smoothies.

[@WellYourWorld]

Great addition to smoothies! Thanks Jeanne.

[@Meccarox]

White beans make a good bean pie.

[@claudebujold4959]

hi how do you get ur B12 vitamin? thanks Claude

[@relentlesssloth646]

I add white beans to my potato leek soup so when I blend it it’s nice and thick. Also, where can I get the quinoa enchilada bake recipe you talked about?

[@devilynorseske5004]

I make beans on stove top and add your cheese sauce powder in it. Yum! So good over rice with pickled jalapenos

[@brittabrand6645]

We're always have all kinds of cans in case of no electricity or whatever kind of emergency. Love your suggestions and BTW you look so handsome with no beard - 😃

[@kae7131]

I grew up eating canned peas -still delicious to me! 😅

[@debbimaxwell2438]

NAILED IT!

[@loveandlife4222]

Canned peas are a must for tuna noodle cheese casserole! Of course you probably wouldn’t be eating that. 😂 Homemade refried beans made in the instant pot are delicious!! They freeze well too. I will never buy canned again. My solution to canned green beans is to can my own fresh each summer. That’s how I do my tomatoes too. They are the most delicious bottled tomatoes ever and definitely worth the effort!

[@pennyroehrer1392]

Love canned DelMonte Blue Lake Green Beans!! Sorry... oh well, and they have a salt free version!

[@kathym9322]

Great video .. as usual 👍

[@WellYourWorld]

Thanks Kathy!

[@ginamarieluvsify]

Do you buy organic when buying the canned foods?

[@WellYourWorld]

Sometimes! Depends on what is available!

[@chavak3497]

canned mushrooms are pretty iffy, but one day I needed mushrooms and it's all I had... so I WAS GLAD I HAD CANNED MUSHROOMS! I get organic canned at Costco's and its great for emergencies!

[@BarbaraBlackwell__SanDiego]

Try dried mushrooms - they rehydrate quickly and retain great flavor!

[@pattycake8272]

I love all things canned I will eat canned spinach and corn right from the can. I use canned peas for a summer salad. But that's if my kids some how get some and I raid their pantry knowing they will not eat them. I have water chest nuts, haven't tried them yet.

[@WellYourWorld]

Oh wow you'd be easy to go camping!

[@Phyto_Chemicals]

Tried water chestnuts last year…yuck. I don’t even know what purpose they are supposed to serve…they have absolutely no flavor! And the texture was like wet paper…I hope you have a better experience though!

[@pattycake8272]

@@WellYourWorld o sure, something I also live doing but haven't been this summer!

[@MsPants1632]

@@Phyto_Chemicals they aren’t very flavorful just plain, but added (diced) to salads or any Asian inspired dishes and you don’t really taste them, just add a yummy crunch!

[@MrRezillo]

Canned green beans or more nutritious than the frozen ones. I don't think they're terrible. It's my go-to if I donlt have any thing fresha and green to cook.

[@larkendelvie]

I love water chestnuts sliced up in fruit salad, bamboo shoots and beets are also good canned. Green Beans are ok canned to me, canned green peas are horrid, canned spinach is only edible with vinegar on it. I like getting the canned tri-beans (pinto, black & kidney) to put in a casserole with mixed grains and a bunch of veggies -- the three different beans all have different textures. The veggies I always have in the freezer are kale, riced cauliflower, broccoli and corn. My fridge always has baby greens, cabbage mix, zucchini, cauliflower florets, red bell pepper, grape tomatoes, baby carrots, apples and grapes. Meal prep weeks I have a whole bunch of extra stuff. What do you all do during weeks when it's just horridly hot? I'm so sick of salads for lunch and dinner right now.

[@valeriekurtz5620]

I HATE canned green beans, too! But I do like having canned mushrooms available. 🍄

[@WellYourWorld]

Oh neat.. what do you use them for?

[@valeriekurtz5620]

@@WellYourWorld I use them in tofu scramble, spaghetti sauce, chili &/or in a veggie stir fry.

[@claudiamaggardwatchingfrom2198]

Tomato paste is great when you run out of tomato sauce. Add equal amounts of water to tomato paste and you have tomato sauce.

[@WellYourWorld]

Awesome hack!

[@joinmeinthedirt5186]

Hate in a can is asparagus and mushrooms. Reminds me of my childhood in the 60’s and 70’s 🥵

[@MrNioMoon]

I like canned green beans. Whoops. I don't mind canned mushrooms too. Hehehe. Oh, and I don't mind canned peas too. DOUBLE-WHOOPS! :'-)

[@ladyjennyver6303]

Canned carrots are off my list permanently. Slimy and tasteless. 🤢

[@WellYourWorld]

Ugh.

[@d.rabbitwhite]

and canned stewed tomatoes. Being forced to eat that as a child, ruined cooked tomatoes, unless sauced, for me forevvv-ver

[@michellek2858]

I love canned green beans, but I agree about peas. My mom would boil peas, drown them in butter then mash the nasty grey green balls🤢

[@WellYourWorld]

Wow that's overkill..

[@lindab.716]

My Mom would make us pinto bean sandwiches for school lunch. They are still my favorite. At home we would get to open whatever can we wanted for lunch. Normal people might choose soup. Not me I would open a can of peas🤣 Frozen are better, but canned has memories.

[@MsMakw]

I put white beans in my morning oatmeal with berries.

[@KissyKat]

Positively hate canned asparagus it's my least favorite canned vegetable. But fresh asparagus lightly steamed, I could eat by the bushel full

[@kathyshelley9817]

Hate canned spinach too

[@libralady0220]

It is disgusting! 🤢

[@WellYourWorld]

Eww..

[@valerieescabi6104]

Hi Reebs and Dillon ❤️💖

[@WellYourWorld]

Hi Valerie

[@lindarosenkoetter1254]

White beans make good baked or barbecued beans.

[@WellYourWorld]

Never thought of that.. I'll have to try it. Thanks Linda.

[@terkfranks1538]

🙋‍♀️ I like canned green beans. Grew up poor and they taste normal to me. Lol

[@frugivorebear]

Frozen mushrooms are the way to go.

[@julieenriquez8826]

Canned mushrooms the yuckiest!! --but love some canned beets!

[@WellYourWorld]

Wouldn't have thought of those! Thanks.

[@sherylolson922]

They are good on homemade pizza if you don’t have fresh on hand. 🍄

[@MsPants1632]

@@sherylolson922 that’s the only reason I have them in my pantry! Homemade vegan pizza with chopped canned mushroom works, because fresh mushrooms go bad/slimy way too quickly!

[@Crazydoglady.]

I love Canned green beans, peas and mushrooms 🍄 GRRR 😖 APOLOGIZE TO ME NOW 🤪

[@deborahs8941]

Canned foods are great, but the sodium is mostly outrageous! My doctor put me on a low sodium diet. If It’s not low sodium no can-do. Trying to get all my rice beans etc. cooked ahead of time so I don’t have to worry but it’s always handy

[@d.rabbitwhite]

I hate canned: peas, mushrooms, globby tomatoes (stewed), baby corns, carrots, mixed veg, flesh, black eggs or any egg (just WHY?) I wish I could get everything in Jars rather cans, but you know.

[@jrice135]

flyby product review: Lemon Pepper Pizzazz? i would only add this to something i wanted to make too peppery; the pepper overwhelms all the other ingredients including the lemon :( ; solution? majorly reduce the pepper; those who want more pepper can add it at home; maybe i can save this product by upsidedowning it on my front loader during spin cycle which way vibrates and thereby float excess pepper upward to the bottom of the spice bottle. Desert Catalina dressing? works great as a blue ribbon designer ketchup, but i don't put ketchup on salad. Just sayin'.

[@gregtoftdahl9983]

Oh yes and canned beets, and peas are the absolute worst. When our grocery store was nearly cleaned out at the beginning of the pandemic I did notice there was still a good selection of canned okra on the shelf. Of course we live in the Pacific Northwest, so there is not much demand here like in the south!

[@Crazydoglady.]

black beans in a fruit 🍑🍓 bowl 🥣🍌🤤🤤🤤MMMMM

[@KCallaAK]

My dog LOVES can'd green beans. I can't handle canned spinach. SOOO smelly and mushy.

[@chrisf8766]

I've got so much WYW Italian I smother my canned peas,green beans, and everything else 🤣🤣🤣

[@WellYourWorld]

Love that!

[@MaryDavidson911]

Wait, lots like a pallet full? Haha.

[@chrisf8766]

Perhaps...........😁

[@kellydenmeade2504]

well, not sure why. But ealmost everything taste funny to me in a can-especailly beans. I have to cook them all from scratch. I do get coconut milk in a can and artichoke hearts. thats about it.

[@madnezz1961]

pineapple in a can is horrifying when fresh pineapple is unreal it's so good

[@nicolelynn9027]

I like canned and frozen mushrooms. I also like canned green beans. But I will agree canned peas are gross.

[@THeKevinSOG]

The absolute worse is Veg-all it's a mixed can vegetables. I have awful memories of my aunt's house she use to mix that and mayo. She called it vegetable salad. It could be the reason it took me so long to like vegetables as a kid.

[@WellYourWorld]

Mayo!? Ugh... I would have nightmares too.

[@libralady0220]

Eeeeewww!!! 🥴

[@kae7131]

When I was young my aunt introduced us to a vegall casserole -cheese and Mayo -corn, onions and water chestnuts. Topped with Ritz. 🙈😂Used to be a favorite of mine😂🙈.

[@lindsaytoussaint]

Canned mushrooms you can use for creamy mushroom sauces or gravy but that’s it. And I detest canned potatoes - why do they exist. Love canned pumpkin.

[@82wtughlaf]

Canned mushrooms are PERFECT in lasagna. And basically that's the extent of their usefulness.

[@loveandlife4222]

One of the things I love to eat canned is pickled beets, pickles, pickled veggies etc. I also love pickled jalapeños!

[@WellYourWorld]

Someone else mentioned canned beets... now I'll have to try it!

[@sahamal_savu]

I have a thing for pickled veg too, so much that I have to watch how much I eat because of all the sodium 🙂 I will literally sit and eat an entire jar of garlic dill pickles if I'm not careful lol

[@laurenpsl8038]

We love to roast canned sliced beets with some tarragon. So good and easy.

[@starbright7415]

Canned peas make me gag. I can't even think of them. The only canned veggies I even like are corn and tomatoes. Otherwise it has to be fresh or frozen.

[@taunyamiller2134]

I love canned stewed tomatoes! I can eat them right out of the can 😋

[@barbaraliston5959]

me too. Stewed tomatoes even taste great over bowties or shells pasta with peas for a quik satisfying meal. OMG now I'm having that tomorrow.

[@cheriebargery]

Sadly, I'm allergic to chickpeas.