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The Weekly Spread + "Is Canned Fruit Healthy?"

The Weekly Spread + tips on choosing healthier canned foods


Thank you to everyone who came to cooking class last week! I hope your family loved the tuna casserole as much as I did! One class participant had a question about canned fruit. She was curious if it is healthy for her child. So I thought I would write up some info on canned fruit.



Here’s how I think about fruit:

  • It’s important to eat fruit at every meal (breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner)

  • Fresh fruit is healthiest, but I run out of it before I can make it back to the store.

  • Frozen fruit is just as healthy as fresh fruit, I use it often.

  • Canned fruit makes it possible for me to eat fruit at every meal.

    • It is nutritious, but can have added sugar.

    • Some nutrients can be lost during the canning process.

    • Even though it’s not as healthy as fresh fruit, canned fruit is still healthy.

    • It is better to eat canned fruit than to eat no fruit at all!





Here’s some ways to make a healthier choice when choosing canned fruit:


  • Buy unsweetened fruit

  • Buy fruit packed in FRUIT JUICE (see photo above)

  • Avoid buying fruit packed in syrup (avoid all kinds of syrup, light or heavy)

  • Look at the label, there should be 0g added sugar (see photo below)




Got more questions about canned fruit? Send me an email: nicolebuhlerRD@gmail.com



Here's my menu for the week:


Sunday: chili + cornbread + fresh oranges


Monday: crock pot cabbage, leek and potato soup + bread + fresh apple slices


image from tasteofhome.com


Tuesday: chinese new year! Salmon + cabbage and ramen salad + frozen stir fry veggies + fresh oranges




Wednesday: vegetable curry + rice + mango smoothie (using frozen mangoes, I'll be out of fresh fruit by Wednesday, so I'll use frozen or canned the rest of the week)




Thursday: green split pea soup (new recipe for me, never made it before!) + canned pineapple + crackers



Friday: leftover chili + cornbread + canned applesauce




Saturday: ground elk tacos + canned pineapple



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