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For me, although I would like to one day get a point to make all our food at home, it is not currently possible. We eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies. I avoid all canned foods (we use dried beans, boxed or fresh tomatoes), boxed foods and foods with high fructose corn syrup.

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Where do you get boxed tomatoes?  I've switched from canned diced tomatoes to glass jarred tomato sauce in order to avoid the BPA in cans.  Interested in another option!

And, aren't dried beans a pain?  I'd love to switch, but it seems like way too much trouble.[/quote]

Regarding the beans, I read in "joy of cooking" that dried beans are vastly superior in taste and tried it.  It is true and not hard.  I soak black beans in water overnight.  The next evening, I start my receipe for black bean soup as usual.  The only difference, you should not add salt to the beans until late in the cooking process.  The beans have a great consistency, soft without beeing mushy and an almost nutty flavor.  Very good![/quote]

Agreed.  They definitely seemed like a pain to me, and I never bothered.  But both my kids love beans, and I hated buying so many cans.

I soak them overnight, sometimes for a full day.  Then when we're getting dinner ready, I drain/rinse, replace the water, and set them back on the stove to simmer for the rest of the night.  They cook unattended for HOURS -- basically, until we go to sleep that night.  I then put them in the fridge overnight, along with the water I cooked them in.

Next time I have a chance, I divide them up.  Some get rinsed and go in a fridge container for the kids to eat plain as snacks.  (Weird, but they love them.)  Some go back in a pot with the watery "sauce" I cooked them in, along with diced tomatos, some onion and chopped garlic cloves, and a bunch of spices.  I let it boil/simmer while we eat dinner and do bedtime, then puree it with a hand blender -- awesome, savory soup that's PURE veggies.

Again, for me this is all super easy because I do it while we're home at night.  Very little prep.  Oh, and the pureed soup freezes really well, too!!

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