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Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no
salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to buy that stuff from now on. -- If it feels like an oven outside, why doesn't it smell like brownies? ````````` Simple Ratatouille by E. Casey Lunny. Ingredients: 1 medium sized onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium or large eggplant, diced 1 can stewed tomatoes 2 medium zucchini diced into large chunks add herbs as desired (try basil) olive oil (enough to sauté onion/garlic) salt and pepper to taste Directions: Sauté the onion and garlic until tender Add eggplant and tomatoes, bring to simmer Simmer, covered for 15 minutes Add zucchini Simmer for 10-15 more minutes until vegetables are suitably soft Remove from heat Stir in the herbs, season to taste Serve over: Rice Egg noodles Pasta Boiled, cubed potatoes Modifications to the basic recipe for ratatouille Just with any recipe, ratatouille is open to interpretations. Great additions include diced chicken, sauteed firm tofu, seitan and more seasonal vegetables. The dish may be topped with grated cheese at the time of serving. The dish when prepared following the recipe included here, is a vegan dish, meaning that it contains no animal products. This could be a great dish to serve at a dinner party where a mixture of omnivores and vegans are present. This article contains more tips on hosting such a dinner party. Ratatouille as prepared here is also relatively low-fat. The only fat comes from the olive oil. Omitting the olive oil creates a fat free dish. This dish is also fairly low-sodium. Since the dish features delicious, fresh vegetables, cutting own on salt can be easy. The only thing to watch out for is the canned tomatoes. Make sure that you are using tomatoes that do not have added sodium, or simply use fresh tomatoes. This dish is great year-round. During the summer months, when fresh vegetables are abundant, this can be a light, easy dinner. During the winter months, when heartier fare is desired, adding more protein and serving over potatoes can make a comforting dish. |
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On Aug 29, 10:57*pm, sf > wrote:
> Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no > salt added tomatoes are. *Unbelievably fresh tasting. *I'm going to > buy that stuff from now on. Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's always a showstopper for me. CIndy Hamilton |
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In article
>, Cindy Hamilton > wrote: > On Aug 29, 10:57*pm, sf > wrote: > > Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no > > salt added tomatoes are. *Unbelievably fresh tasting. *I'm going to > > buy that stuff from now on. > > Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's > always a showstopper for me. > > CIndy Hamilton Try this, Cindy. Halve the recipe, if you wish. Cook as directed and freeze in 2-cup portions in freezer-weight Ziploc-type bags. The recipe was developed for canning for shelf storage; if you're inclined to do that, contact me privately for information because there are adjustments to be made. IF you DO NOT want to can it, you may increase the amount of the celery, onion, and green pepper. If you plan to can, **stick to the proportions shown;** there is a reason for it.: Stewed Tomatoes Recipe By: Posted to r.f.cooking by Barb Schaller, 8-30-2010 Yield: 14 cups 12 cups cored, peeled, and quartered 2" diamater tomatoes 1 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 3 teaspoons salt (may be omitted) Simmer the vegetables for 10 minutes. -- Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella "Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle." Three-time canning champion‹with medals to prove it! LOL! A few pics from the Fair are he http://gallery.me.com/barbschaller#100254 |
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On 8/29/2010 9:57 PM, sf wrote:
> Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no > salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to > buy that stuff from now on. > I use them all the time. I'll heat them with frozen green beans and some appropriate herbs or with frozen okra or sliced zucchini, again with appropriate seasonings. -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south Texas Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does. |
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On Aug 30, 10:07*am, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote: > In article > >, > *Cindy Hamilton > wrote: > > > On Aug 29, 10:57*pm, sf > wrote: > > > Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no > > > salt added tomatoes are. *Unbelievably fresh tasting. *I'm going to > > > buy that stuff from now on. > > > Have you found some that don't have sugar added? *That's > > always a showstopper for me. > > > CIndy Hamilton > > Try this, Cindy. *Halve the recipe, if you wish. Cook as directed and > freeze in 2-cup portions in freezer-weight Ziploc-type bags. *The recipe > was developed for canning for shelf storage; if you're inclined to do > that, contact me privately for information because there are adjustments > to be made. *IF you DO NOT want to can it, you may increase the amount > of the celery, onion, and green pepper. *If you plan to can, **stick to > the proportions shown;** there is a reason for it.: > > Stewed Tomatoes > Recipe By: Posted to r.f.cooking by Barb Schaller, 8-30-2010 > > Yield: 14 cups > > 12 cups cored, peeled, and quartered 2" diamater tomatoes > 1 cup chopped celery > 1/2 cup chopped onion > 1/2 cup chopped green pepper > 3 teaspoons salt (may be omitted) > > Simmer the vegetables for 10 minutes. Thanks. Cindy |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: > On Aug 29, 10:57*pm, sf > wrote: > > Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no > > salt added tomatoes are. *Unbelievably fresh tasting. *I'm going to > > buy that stuff from now on. > > Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's > always a showstopper for me. > I don't look for sugar, but I know what you mean. Sometimes tomato products can be cloyingly sweet. That hasn't happened to me in the last few years so they must be toning it down. This the Safeway house brand. Looking.... it says sugar on the label, but you can't prove it by me tastewise. It's fresh tasting and delicious. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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On Aug 30, 1:44*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton > > > wrote: > > On Aug 29, 10:57*pm, sf > wrote: > > > Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no > > > salt added tomatoes are. *Unbelievably fresh tasting. *I'm going to > > > buy that stuff from now on. > > > Have you found some that don't have sugar added? *That's > > always a showstopper for me. > > I don't look for sugar, but I know what you mean. *Sometimes tomato > products can be cloyingly sweet. *That hasn't happened to me in the > last few years so they must be toning it down. *This the Safeway house > brand. *Looking.... it says sugar on the label, but you can't prove it > by me tastewise. *It's fresh tasting and delicious. > > -- > > Never trust a dog to watch your food. The last big name brand of stewed tomatoes I bought had high fructose corn syrup as an ingredient. I can't figure out why the producers think they need to add that stuff to everything! N. |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:17:57 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote: >The last big name brand of stewed tomatoes I bought had high fructose >corn syrup as an ingredient. I can't figure out why the producers >think they need to add that stuff to everything! Still canning and freezing my own crop!! It's just too easy. |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:06:16 -0500, Omelet >
wrote: > In article >, > sf > wrote: > > > On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton > > > wrote: > > > > > On Aug 29, 10:57*pm, sf > wrote: > > > > Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no > > > > salt added tomatoes are. *Unbelievably fresh tasting. *I'm going to > > > > buy that stuff from now on. > > > > > > Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's > > > always a showstopper for me. > > > > > I don't look for sugar, but I know what you mean. Sometimes tomato > > products can be cloyingly sweet. That hasn't happened to me in the > > last few years so they must be toning it down. This the Safeway house > > brand. Looking.... it says sugar on the label, but you can't prove it > > by me tastewise. It's fresh tasting and delicious. > > Huh. Mine are HEB brand NO SALT ADDED Diced tomatoes. > Ingredients a > > Tomatoes > Tomato juice > Citric Acid > Calcium Chloride > > No sugar. :-) Nice. No HEB here. Couldn't even tell there was any sugar until I looked at the can. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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Nancy2 wrote:
> On Aug 30, 1:44 pm, sf > wrote: >> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton >> >> > wrote: >>> On Aug 29, 10:57 pm, sf > wrote: >>>> Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no >>>> salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to >>>> buy that stuff from now on. >>> Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's >>> always a showstopper for me. >> I don't look for sugar, but I know what you mean. Sometimes tomato >> products can be cloyingly sweet. That hasn't happened to me in the >> last few years so they must be toning it down. This the Safeway house >> brand. Looking.... it says sugar on the label, but you can't prove it >> by me tastewise. It's fresh tasting and delicious. >> >> -- >> >> Never trust a dog to watch your food. > > The last big name brand of stewed tomatoes I bought had high fructose > corn syrup as an ingredient. I can't figure out why the producers > think they need to add that stuff to everything! > > N. That's disgusting. Dare I ask the brand? -- Jean B. |
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
... > > Huh. Mine are HEB brand NO SALT ADDED Diced tomatoes. > Ingredients a > > Tomatoes > Tomato juice > Citric Acid > Calcium Chloride > > No sugar. :-) You might have to dig deeper to find the ingredients in "tomato juice". |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:17:57 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote: > I can't figure out why the producers think they need to add that stuff to everything! Agreed. http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/sugars.htm Agave Nectar Corn sweetener Corn syrup, or corn syrup solids Dehydrated Cane Juice Dextrin Dextrose Fructose Fruit juice concentrate Glucose High-fructose corn syrup Honey Invert sugar Lactose Maltodextrin Malt syrup Maltose Maple syrup Molasses Raw sugar Rice Syrup Saccharose Sorghum or sorghum syrup Sucrose Syrup Treacle Turbinado Sugar Xylose Remember, your body doesn't care what the label says, it's all just "sugar"! A lot of "Sugar Free" foods have ingredients called sugar alcohols in them such as maltitol and sorbitol. These ingredients can be as bad or worse than sugar. More information about sugar alcohols - http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/wha...aralcohols.htm -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:58:49 -0500, Omelet >
wrote: > In article >, > sf > wrote: > > > Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no > > salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to > > buy that stuff from now on. > > <sigh> I've posted numerous times on how "fresh" tasting the canned "no > salt added" vegetables in general are! > > I dare you to try the others. The ones here that are offered for the > same price as the crap over-salted ones include peas, corn, spinach and > green beans. :-) I don't use canned vegetables in general. If they aren't fresh, they are frozen. > > Welcome to the club! > I've been using "no salt added" canned veggies now for a few years! > Everybody here has laughed at me about them. > > They are quite amazing actually! I thought I'd bought no salt added canned tomatoes before, but I guess not. I would have noticed if they tasted like it did last night. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:08:26 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
> "stewed tomatoes" = "added sugar" I'm fine with it as long as it's not overdone. Same with salt. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > > Simple Ratatouille > by E. Casey Lunny. > > > Ingredients: > > 1 medium sized onion, chopped > 3 cloves garlic, minced > 1 medium or large eggplant, diced > 1 can stewed tomatoes > 2 medium zucchini diced into large chunks > add herbs as desired (try basil) > olive oil (enough to sauté onion/garlic) > salt and pepper to taste > > Directions: > > Sauté the onion and garlic until tender > Add eggplant and tomatoes, bring to simmer > Simmer, covered for 15 minutes > Add zucchini > Simmer for 10-15 more minutes until vegetables are suitably soft > > Remove from heat > Stir in the herbs, season to taste > > Serve over: > > Rice > Egg noodles > Pasta > Boiled, cubed potatoes > > Modifications to the basic recipe for ratatouille > > Just with any recipe, ratatouille is open to interpretations. Great > additions include diced chicken, sauteed firm tofu, seitan and more > seasonal vegetables. The dish may be topped with grated cheese at the > time of serving. > This recipe should really have a couple of capsicums in it. Perhaps one red and one green or yellow. I made a big pot of it last night to this recette: http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/c...tatouille.html She also has a recipe for oven-roasted ratatouille. Graham |
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On 8/30/2010 3:58 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In >, > > wrote: > >> Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no >> salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to >> buy that stuff from now on. > > <sigh> I've posted numerous times on how "fresh" tasting the canned "no > salt added" vegetables in general are! > > I dare you to try the others. The ones here that are offered for the > same price as the crap over-salted ones include peas, corn, spinach and > green beans. :-) > > Welcome to the club! > I've been using "no salt added" canned veggies now for a few years! > Everybody here has laughed at me about them. > > They are quite amazing actually! I've been buying and using them for about ten years now. I also can my own no-salt, no-sugar added veggies. Of course they have to be pressure canned. Green beans that I can are much tastier than the store bought ones. I like them canned better than I do frozen. |
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On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:15:11 +1000, Alan S
> wrote: > I just read the label on the "no name" brand in my cupboard. > > Tomatoes > Tomato juice > Citric Acid (aka food acid 330) > > Nothing else. To be honest, I was surprised to see food acid 330, > because my usual brand is simply tomatoes and juice IIRC. Mine were stewed tomatoes, Alan. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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On 8/30/2010 3:59 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In article > >, > Cindy > wrote: > >> On Aug 29, 10:57 pm, > wrote: >>> Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no >>> salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to >>> buy that stuff from now on. >> >> Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's >> always a showstopper for me. >> >> CIndy Hamilton > > I have yet to find any that DO have sugar added. > > Just plain "no salt added" canned tomatoes. Nothing added. Dear wife bought some diced tomatoes with NO SALT ADDED on the can. I usually don't buy them adulterated with anything, these had garlic, basil, oregano and HFCS in them. I'll wait and feed them to the adult grandkids, they'll eat anything. I buy the Kroger brand just plain old skinned, diced tomatoes with no salt and nothing else. |
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On 8/30/2010 4:06 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In >, > > wrote: > >> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton >> > wrote: >> >>> On Aug 29, 10:57 pm, > wrote: >>>> Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no >>>> salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to >>>> buy that stuff from now on. >>> >>> Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's >>> always a showstopper for me. >>> >> I don't look for sugar, but I know what you mean. Sometimes tomato >> products can be cloyingly sweet. That hasn't happened to me in the >> last few years so they must be toning it down. This the Safeway house >> brand. Looking.... it says sugar on the label, but you can't prove it >> by me tastewise. It's fresh tasting and delicious. > > Huh. Mine are HEB brand NO SALT ADDED Diced tomatoes. > Ingredients a > > Tomatoes > Tomato juice > Citric Acid Citric acid is added to increase the pH of the tomatoes as many modern tomatoes are low acid. > Calcium Chloride Added to increase the crispness of the tomatoes, without the Calcium Chloride they would be soft to the palate. > > No sugar. :-) |
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In article >,
Alan S > wrote: > I just read the label on the "no name" brand in my cupboard. > > Tomatoes > Tomato juice > Citric Acid (aka food acid 330) > > Nothing else. That surprises me. In the US, stewed tomatoes generally have at least onions and peppers added. And sugar. -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California USA |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:23:36 -0500, George Shirley
> wrote: > Dear wife bought some diced tomatoes with NO SALT ADDED on the can. I > usually don't buy them adulterated with anything, these had garlic, > basil, oregano and HFCS in them. I'll wait and feed them to the adult > grandkids, they'll eat anything. I prefer that type too. I'm not concerned with sugar or salt until they add too much of it. > I buy the Kroger brand just plain old > skinned, diced tomatoes with no salt and nothing else. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:21:12 -0600, "graham" > wrote:
> This recipe should really have a couple of capsicums in it. Perhaps one red > and one green or yellow. You're right. I just add Tabasco to taste on my serving. > I made a big pot of it last night to this recette: > http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/c...tatouille.html > > She also has a recipe for oven-roasted ratatouille. Thanks. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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In article >,
sf > wrote: > > > On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton > > > > wrote: > > > > Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's > > > > always a showstopper for me. > Nice. No HEB here. Couldn't even tell there was any sugar until I > looked at the can. Is that "added sugar", as in list of ingredients? Or on the nutritional part of the label? Ripe tomatoes have quite a bit of sugar in them, so even if none is added, it will show on the nutrition label. They are also usually acid (which doesn't have to be shown on the nutrition label), so they don't taste very sweet. -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California USA |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:43:05 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:
> Is that "added sugar", as in list of ingredients? Or on the nutritional > part of the label? > > Ripe tomatoes have quite a bit of sugar in them, so even if none is > added, it will show on the nutrition label. They are also usually acid > (which doesn't have to be shown on the nutrition label), so they don't > taste very sweet. It's listed in the "ingredients" portion. The nutritional part says Sodium: 20mg Sugars: 5g That's one teaspoon of sugar. I can live with it. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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Omelet wrote:
> <sigh> I've posted numerous times on how "fresh" tasting the canned "no > salt added" vegetables in general are! Some canned veggies are perfectly acceptable, tomatoes being one of the best. Very few others though, IMO. > > I dare you to try the others. The ones here that are offered for the > same price as the crap over-salted ones include peas, corn, spinach and > green beans. :-) Doesn't matter if the peas, spinach, green beans are salted or not-if they're canned they take on a very strange taste and consistency compared to fresh or frozen. > > Welcome to the club! > I've been using "no salt added" canned veggies now for a few years! > Everybody here has laughed at me about them. > Well, yeah, you do inspire it sometimes. > They are quite amazing actually! Surely you jest?! |
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Nancy2 wrote:
> The last big name brand of stewed tomatoes I bought had high fructose > corn syrup as an ingredient. I can't figure out why the producers > think they need to add that stuff to everything! > > N. Stewed tomatoes are a "recipe" and include other ingredients whereas diced tomatoes shouldn't. I think people make that mistake with tomato sauce and tomato puree also. Perhaps you're buying one item with the idea that you'll be getting the other....? |
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George Shirley wrote:
> Dear wife bought some diced tomatoes with NO SALT ADDED on the can. I > usually don't buy them adulterated with anything, these had garlic, > basil, oregano and HFCS in them. I'll wait and feed them to the adult > grandkids, they'll eat anything. I buy the Kroger brand just plain old > skinned, diced tomatoes with no salt and nothing else. yeah, they're a newer item on the shelves and I dislike it a lot. If I want basil or oregano with tomatoes, I will add it myself. I've picked those cans up by accident before when thinking I was reaching for regular plain diced tomatoes and it altered the taste of the dish I was preparing. |
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George Shirley wrote:
> Citric acid is added to increase the pH of the tomatoes as many modern > tomatoes are low acid. > I think you mean lower the pH ;) and you're correct about modern tomatoes. |
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On 8/30/2010 3:58 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In >, > > wrote: > >> Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no >> salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to >> buy that stuff from now on. > > <sigh> I've posted numerous times on how "fresh" tasting the canned "no > salt added" vegetables in general are! > > I dare you to try the others. The ones here that are offered for the > same price as the crap over-salted ones include peas, corn, spinach and > green beans. :-) > > Welcome to the club! > I've been using "no salt added" canned veggies now for a few years! > Everybody here has laughed at me about them. > > They are quite amazing actually! I didn't laugh. I use them all the time. It's amazing how much flavor comes through when the salt is not there. -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south Texas Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does. |
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On 8/30/2010 4:06 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In >, > > wrote: > >> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton >> > wrote: >> >>> On Aug 29, 10:57 pm, > wrote: >>>> Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no >>>> salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to >>>> buy that stuff from now on. >>> >>> Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's >>> always a showstopper for me. >>> >> I don't look for sugar, but I know what you mean. Sometimes tomato >> products can be cloyingly sweet. That hasn't happened to me in the >> last few years so they must be toning it down. This the Safeway house >> brand. Looking.... it says sugar on the label, but you can't prove it >> by me tastewise. It's fresh tasting and delicious. > > Huh. Mine are HEB brand NO SALT ADDED Diced tomatoes. > Ingredients a > > Tomatoes > Tomato juice > Citric Acid > Calcium Chloride > > No sugar. :-) I think the OP was talking about canned *stewed* tomatoes. My HEB no salt added stewed tomatoes do have a bit of sugar in them, but the ingredient is listed after tomatoes and tomato juice and right before the dehydrated onion, etc. so I don't think there is all that much sugar involved. My DH's blood glucose meter doesn't seem to mind it. I do give him an accurate carb count based on the label. -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south Texas Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does. |
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On 8/30/2010 7:16 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:43:05 -0700, Dan > wrote: > >> Is that "added sugar", as in list of ingredients? Or on the nutritional >> part of the label? >> >> Ripe tomatoes have quite a bit of sugar in them, so even if none is >> added, it will show on the nutrition label. They are also usually acid >> (which doesn't have to be shown on the nutrition label), so they don't >> taste very sweet. > > It's listed in the "ingredients" portion. The nutritional part says > Sodium: 20mg > Sugars: 5g > > That's one teaspoon of sugar. I can live with it. > Most of that sugar comes from the tomatoes themselves -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south Texas Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does. |
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In article >,
George Shirley > wrote: > > Tomatoes > > Tomato juice > > Citric Acid > > Citric acid is added to increase the pH of the tomatoes as many modern > tomatoes are low acid. Wrong. Lemon juice or citric acid is added to LOWER the pH to less than 4.6 to make them safe for boiling water bath processing. I find it interesting that the NCHFP info says the tomatoes should be acidified even if they're going to be pressure canned. I might have to ask Dr. Andress about that. -- Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella "Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle." A few pics from the Fair are he http://gallery.me.com/barbschaller#100254 |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:57:11 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote: > On 8/30/2010 7:16 PM, sf wrote: > > On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:43:05 -0700, Dan > wrote: > > > >> Is that "added sugar", as in list of ingredients? Or on the nutritional > >> part of the label? > >> > >> Ripe tomatoes have quite a bit of sugar in them, so even if none is > >> added, it will show on the nutrition label. They are also usually acid > >> (which doesn't have to be shown on the nutrition label), so they don't > >> taste very sweet. > > > > It's listed in the "ingredients" portion. The nutritional part says > > Sodium: 20mg > > Sugars: 5g > > > > That's one teaspoon of sugar. I can live with it. > > > Most of that sugar comes from the tomatoes themselves Thanks for confirming. :) -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:52:35 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote: > I think the OP was talking about canned *stewed* tomatoes. Correct. > My HEB no > salt added stewed tomatoes do have a bit of sugar in them, but the > ingredient is listed after tomatoes and tomato juice and right before > the dehydrated onion, etc. That's where it's listed on my can too. I would have liked to see it listed after the dehydrated vegetables though. > so I don't think there is all that much sugar > involved. My DH's blood glucose meter doesn't seem to mind it. I do > give him an accurate carb count based on the label. TY. -- Never trust a dog to watch your food. |
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On Aug 30, 5:06*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >, > > > > > > *sf > wrote: > > On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton > > > wrote: > > > > On Aug 29, 10:57*pm, sf > wrote: > > > > Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no > > > > salt added tomatoes are. *Unbelievably fresh tasting. *I'm going to > > > > buy that stuff from now on. > > > > Have you found some that don't have sugar added? *That's > > > always a showstopper for me. > > > I don't look for sugar, but I know what you mean. *Sometimes tomato > > products can be cloyingly sweet. *That hasn't happened to me in the > > last few years so they must be toning it down. *This the Safeway house > > brand. *Looking.... it says sugar on the label, but you can't prove it > > by me tastewise. *It's fresh tasting and delicious. > > Huh. Mine are HEB brand NO SALT ADDED Diced tomatoes. > Ingredients a > > Tomatoes > Tomato juice > Citric Acid > Calcium Chloride > > No sugar. :-) Sorry, those aren't stewed tomatoes. They're simply canned diced tomatoes. The recipe that Barb gave (includes celery, onions, bell peppers) are stewed tomatoes. Cindy Hamilton |
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Cindy wrote:
>> Huh. Mine are HEB brand NO SALT ADDED Diced tomatoes. >> Ingredients a >> >> Tomatoes >> Tomato juice >> Citric Acid >> Calcium Chloride >> >> No sugar. :-) > > Sorry, those aren't stewed tomatoes. They're simply canned diced > tomatoes. The recipe that Barb gave (includes celery, onions, bell > peppers) are stewed tomatoes. I think we've run into thread drift. Sycophant never looked at the Subject line, just saw that people were talking about tomatoes. Bob |
canned stewed tomatoes
On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:18:32 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: >On Aug 30, 5:06*pm, Omelet > wrote: >> In article >, >> >> >> >> >> >> *sf > wrote: >> > On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton >> > > wrote: >> >> > > On Aug 29, 10:57*pm, sf > wrote: >> > > > Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no >> > > > salt added tomatoes are. *Unbelievably fresh tasting. *I'm going to >> > > > buy that stuff from now on. >> >> > > Have you found some that don't have sugar added? *That's >> > > always a showstopper for me. >> >> > I don't look for sugar, but I know what you mean. *Sometimes tomato >> > products can be cloyingly sweet. *That hasn't happened to me in the >> > last few years so they must be toning it down. *This the Safeway house >> > brand. *Looking.... it says sugar on the label, but you can't prove it >> > by me tastewise. *It's fresh tasting and delicious. >> >> Huh. Mine are HEB brand NO SALT ADDED Diced tomatoes. >> Ingredients a >> >> Tomatoes >> Tomato juice >> Citric Acid >> Calcium Chloride >> >> No sugar. :-) > >Sorry, those aren't stewed tomatoes. They're simply canned diced >tomatoes. The recipe that Barb gave (includes celery, onions, bell >peppers) are stewed tomatoes. > >Cindy Hamilton There is no singular stewed tomatoes recipe. The tinned version at the stupidmarket is merely a very basic version that is meant only as a foundation to build upon. |
canned stewed tomatoes
On 8/30/2010 5:17 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Aug 30, 1:44 pm, > wrote: >> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:20:30 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton >> >> > wrote: >>> On Aug 29, 10:57 pm, > wrote: >>>> Either I haven't noticed or I'm the last to realize how good the no >>>> salt added tomatoes are. Unbelievably fresh tasting. I'm going to >>>> buy that stuff from now on. >> >>> Have you found some that don't have sugar added? That's >>> always a showstopper for me. >> >> I don't look for sugar, but I know what you mean. Sometimes tomato >> products can be cloyingly sweet. That hasn't happened to me in the >> last few years so they must be toning it down. This the Safeway house >> brand. Looking.... it says sugar on the label, but you can't prove it >> by me tastewise. It's fresh tasting and delicious. >> >> -- >> >> Never trust a dog to watch your food. > > The last big name brand of stewed tomatoes I bought had high fructose > corn syrup as an ingredient. I can't figure out why the producers > think they need to add that stuff to everything! > > N. It sure seems lots of folks no longer like or care about any flavors/tastes except sugar and salt. |
canned stewed tomatoes
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>, Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote: > In article >, > George > wrote: > > > It sure seems lots of folks no longer like or care about any > > flavors/tastes except sugar and salt. > > The conspiracy theorist in me thinks it is deliberate. If you add > enough sugar and salt to food, it is all that people will want. It > takes a slow acclimatizing to it, though, as the quantities added to > packaged foods now are jarring to people who aren't accustomed to it. It's not a flavor per se, but I would also add fat to the mix. Witness some of the recent culinary abominations of the fast food joints. Mercifully, some of them have gone the way of Space Food Sticks, but many remain to wreak havoc. I'm sure I've told this story here before, but during my clinical rotations I saw a patient in the hospital for raging high blood pressure. He'd been to the Parkland (Dallas) ER several times before for this condition, but nobody had bothered to ask about his normal consumption of food and drink before I walked into his room. This man drove a gravel truck around the county. He would stop and get a Big Gulp at 7-11, drink the soda, THEN shake salt liberally into the remaining ice and drink the resulting brine. He'd also dip fruit and veggie slices into salt and eat them, plus add lots of salt at the table. My back-of-the-envelope calculation estimated that he was getting at least 7 grams of SODIUM (roughly 1 tablespoon of SALT) per day. Even if his truck wasn't air-conditioned, nobody needs to replenish that much sodium per day under normal conditions. This salt-o-holic phenomenon is not limited to folks at lower income or education levels, alas. My work partner in crime, a PhD nurse practitioner, has a salt tooth. When I give her the hairy eyeball about her salt consumption, her reply is "It's a Southern thing." (Girl lived in Georgia and Texas for many years.) Is it any wonder that there is a "Stroke Belt" that encompasses most Southern states? Cindy, jumping off the soapbox -- C.J. Fuller Delete the obvious to email me |
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