As for cans vs. other. Until the industry can remove the harmful BPA lining of cans, please stay away from canned goods. Even Dr. Oz recently exposed the problems with the lining in cans that I write about in my other post “Toxic Plastics Chemical Found in Canned Food”. Read that article to find out more about the dangers of using foods that have been stored in cans. Opt for glass or cardboard containers instead if you can’t go fresh. I understand frozen veggies to be OK and the next best choice behind fresh. Just don’t heat them in plastic and, of course, continue to choose organic as much as possible.

It’s much better eating frozen than canned. The can liners contain Bisphenol-A (BPA) which is a hormone-disrupting chemical. See my post on BPA for further info.

I don’t know the answer to your question about pies. It’s unlikely the benefit of the superfood (blueberry or pumpkin) would significantly outweigh the negative impact of the fat and sugar content of the pie, nutritionally speaking. But hey, is piece of homemade blueberry pie “healthier” than a deep-fried twinkie? Yeah, probably. And incorporating superfoods into one’s dessert choices is certainly a healthier decision than not incorporating them at all. So I guess we agree on that.

– Ed

I love green beans so I glad to see they are part of the bean list,along with peas. In the winter we don’t have fresh green beans and buy Del Monte in a can. Somewhere I read that they need to be rinsed off to reduce the salt. I have always believed that the fresh green beans were the best for you, however, I have also read that is not always the case. What would I be losing by eating only green beans from a can.

In regard to peas, any advantage to eating frozen peas over canned?

If you do not have answers to my questions would know where they could be found?