Why not make canned foods part of the national food program? [We did.]

Americans need to eat more fruits and vegetables, regardless of the way they are packaged.

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture includes canned foods in their Dietary Guidelines and as part of their Special Supplemental Nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC).
• Our kids remind us to recycle. We can smile as we toss the steel food can in the recycling bin and let them know that production of the can took half the energy to make it than a comparable aluminum can.
• The White House is paying attention to our nation’s nutrition—and so are we. As part of National Council of Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Coordinators and Produce for Better Health Foundation, we met with several key advisors and senior staff members of the First Lady's Let's Move Initiative at the White House earlier this year.

Learn more about:

• Container Sustainability
• A nutritional study, comparing canned, fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables
• Recipes
• Steel Market Development Institute