Cooking & Baking
Related: About this forumAlternatives to using commercially canned produce.
I've recently become concerned about BPAs in commercially canned products as well as eating GMOs from large producers. Fortunately, we are able to grow a lot of the food we eat, but always seem to come up short on canned tomatoes, which we like to use in sauces, soups, and for other cooking methods. I found the Pomi brand (preserved in a carton) tomatoes at Publix and tried them last week in a pot of soup. These were a no-salt added product--tomatoes only, but I added salt, a pinch of sugar and a splash of red-wine vinegar to them and they were awesome. The soup was perfect and I am really impressed with these tomatoes.
Has anyone else tried these tomatoes? Our tomatoes haven't even been planted yet, so I can't even predict how many jars we will be able to preserve, but it's nice to have something this good to fall back on.
noamnety
(20,234 posts)I haven't seen the Pomi brand.
the RG almost always buys Pomi.
Re GMOs, I heard an interview with the author of this book:
http://alteredgenestwistedtruth.com
that says the GMOs are way worse than we thought. If you go to the link, scroll down and on the right hand side is a panel called "shocking disclosures."
The thing about GMOs, though, is that a victory could be in sight. President Obama could do so much if he would just spend some time familiarizing himself with the issue and doing something before he leaves office.
Cher
dolphinsandtuna
(231 posts)japple
(9,844 posts)Have not seen Amy's brand in any local store, although there are many other Amy's products, which I really like. The thing I liked best about the Pomi tomatoes is they most closely resembled my home-canned tomatoes. When I can them, I just add a little salt and lemon juice. They do lose a bit of their natural sugar, so when I cook with them, I usually add a pinch of sugar and little more acid.
I also found Flora Organic imported from Italy at Publix. They are strained tomatoes in glass jars and would probably make a lovely tomato soup right out of the jar.
dolphinsandtuna
(231 posts)Try health food stores, although around where I live Stop & Shop has them in a corner for organic foods and even the smaller market has some. Whole Paycheck has them also here.
japple
(9,844 posts)many "grocery" items. Kroger has a lot of Amy's products, esp. the frozen entrees (which I love) and crackers/cookies.
locks
(2,012 posts)at least 74,000 cases of Amy's frozen products, most with spinach in them, including a variety of lasagna products, were voluntarily recalled due to possible listeria contamination.
japple
(9,844 posts)at the time. I have been buying their products for many years and will keep on buying them.
dolphinsandtuna
(231 posts)I had one of the lasagna packages, which I tossed. But Amy's seems to be a very good, responsible company.
hippywife
(22,767 posts)for the past few years or so have not been in lined cans at all, and they were not the expensive brands, either. I buy crushed, petite diced and paste frequently, and none have been.