Daily Survival: 15 Canned Vegetables I Highly Recommend

Today, I want to discuss the 15 canned vegetables I highly recommend. Lately, I’ve been trying to help my readers not only understand how vital stored food is to survive an emergency, but also how they can get started in their journey to be adequately prepared.

Canned food can be a critical component of food storage, particularly when it comes to having food you can store for an extended period. There are so many reasons that canned food can give you confidence that you are planning and adequately providing for your family’s safety and protection.

Canned foods come in many varieties and choices to keep all of us happy with content, flavor, texture, and health benefits. Let’s talk about canned vegetables and the 15 options I recommend you consider.

Note that when I provide information about ingredients in each product, I typically list only those with the highest concentration, rather than all ingredients. Also, the shelf-life shown is as listed on each can based on the date of this post. Please stock at least two can openers. Can Opener or #10 Can Opener

1. Del Monte® Sliced New Potatoes

Ingredients: Potatoes, water, sea salt, calcium chloride, and EDTA

How can I use Del Monte® Sliced New Potatoes?

I grew up with canned potatoes; I’m not sure of the brand, but we had them all the time. Here’s the deal: you can fry these and add them to soups or stews—no washing, peeling, or chopping. Of course, you can slice them to help stretch them in a recipe or two. I love fresh potatoes, but these work in a pinch.

2. Libby’s® Sliced Carrots

Ingredients: carrots, water, salt, and calcium chloride

How can I use Libby’s® Sliced Carrots?

Canned carrots are a great addition to serve as a side dish or to add to a soup or stew at the last minute. They are already cooked, so they just need to be reheated. At an early age, my mom would tell us that if we wanted good vision, we should eat lots of carrots. Based on recent eye issues, I didn’t eat as much as I should have. LOL

3. DelMonte® Cut Green Beans

Ingredients: green beans and water

How can I use DelMonte® Cut Green Beans?

I used to pressure can green beans, and my girls were raised on them. A lot of them. These are perfect to serve as a side dish or add to your favorite casserole, soup, or stew. When we lived in Northern Utah in a fun community called River Heights, we had a half-acre lot and the most extensive garden ever. We planted green beans, and the kids had a great time watching them grow and then harvesting them.

4. Green Giant® Steam Crisp White Shoepeg Corn

Ingredients: white shoepeg corn, water, sugar, and salt

How can I use Green Giant® Steam Crisp White Shoepeg Corn?

I love corn, whether it’s on the cob (my favorite), frozen, or canned. It works in so many recipes or as a side dish. The bonus is that there are so many varieties of corn available in a can. I’m not sure, but I’ve never heard of shoepeg corn. With Green Giant canning them, they must be good!

5. DelMonte® Fire-Roasted Corn Blend

Ingredients: corn (golden and fire-roasted golden), water, and onion

How can I use DelMonte® Fire-Roasted Corn Blend?

These are the perfect side dish; they have a bit of a smoky flavor, not too strong, just right. They work great in soups or stews as well.

6. DelMonte® Whole Kernel Corn/No Salt Added

Ingredients: corn and water

How can I use DelMonte® Whole Kernel Corn/No Salt Added?

As I walked down the aisles, I noticed many vegetables in cans with zero salt! Squeal! These are perfect for people who need to watch their salt intake. This variety would make a perfect side dish and can also be added to any soup or stew.

7. Maria Brand® Artichoke Quarters

Ingredients: quartered artichoke hearts, water, salt, and citric acid

How can I use Maria Brand® Artichoke Quarters?

I’m not an artichoke lover, but my family loves fresh artichokes. Well, these are perfect for my Spinach Artichoke Dip

8. DelMonte® Mixed Vegetables

Ingredients: carrots, green beans, peas, corn, lima beans, water, sea salt, celery seed extract, and onion extract

How can I use DelMonte® Mixed Vegetables?

Here again, these make a perfect side dish, but I have added them to soups and stews as well. With the mixture, you get a great variety of flavor, texture, and nutrients. All the colors give it a unique presentation, too.

9. Popeye® Chopped Spinach

Ingredients: spinach, water, and salt (note: manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts, so may contain peanuts)

How can I use Popeye® Chopped Spinach?

I have to be honest here, I have never bought spinach in a can, ever. I have purchased it in freeze-dried, frozen, and fresh forms. My mom used to cook spinach, and I couldn’t gag it down. I tried, but nope, it’s not for me. She put butter and lemon juice on it, and I still didn’t like it. Keep in mind that this precooked canned spinach has a definite difference in texture and flavor from that baby spinach salad you had this week.

10. DelMonte® Sweet Peas

Ingredients: peas, water, sugar, and sea salt

How can I use DelMonte® Sweet Peas?

I confess, I’m not fond of canned peas except for use in my grandmother’s pea and cheese salad! But I will add these to a soup or a stew. So there you have it.

11. Princella® Sweet Potatoes/Cut Yams in Syrup

Ingredients: sweet potatoes, water, and sugar (see peanut warning under #9 above)

How can I use Princella® Sweet Potatoes/Cut Yams in Syrup?

When I saw these at the grocery store, all I could think of was sweet potatoes with butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows on top. I had never considered buying them in a can to eat with a meal. I will now.

12. Libby’s® Peas & Carrots

Ingredients: peas, water, carrots, sugar, and salt

How can I use Libby’s® Peas & Carrots?

I opened a can of these last night to go with some barbecued chicken and instant mashed potatoes. They were a perfect addition to the meal. I would also add these to a soup or stew.

13. Giorgio® Mushroom Pieces & Stems

Ingredients: mushrooms, water, salt, and Disodium EDTA (to ratin color)

How can I use Giorgio® Mushroom Pieces & Stems?

Years ago, I would buy case lot sales of canned mushrooms. I used them for homemade pizza, soups, and stews. We tend to buy fresh now, but I’m thinking I will go back to buying them in cans. I love having these on my pantry shelves.

14. DelMonte® Crinkle Cut Pickled Beets

Ingredients: beets, water, sugar, distilled vinegar, and sea salt

How can I use DelMonte® Crinkle Cut Pickled Beets?

One thing I have noticed about pickled beets is that you either love them or hate them. I love them! They are perfect on a fresh garden salad. I’ll eat a small bowl of them as well as a snack.

15. Green Giant® Asparagus Spears

Ingredients: asparagus, water, and salt

How can I use Green Giant® Asparagus Spears?

This is another product I grew up on, canned asparagus. I love fresh asparagus, but I also enjoy canned asparagus. It has a different texture, but I love asparagus! I would add it to omelets or eat it as a side dish.

Final Word

I hope you enjoyed my post on the 15 canned vegetables I recommend. Do you have some you like that I missed? It’s all about stocking up and being prepared for the unexpected. May God bless this world, Linda

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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

15 Canned Vegetables I Highly Recommend