canning – Life & Health Network https://lifeandhealth.org Your Health Simplified Thu, 12 Nov 2015 00:55:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://lifeandhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cropped-lhn-favicon-32x32.png canning – Life & Health Network https://lifeandhealth.org 32 32 Essential Canning Supplies https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/essential-canning-supplies/162487.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=essential-canning-supplies https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/essential-canning-supplies/162487.html#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2014 23:53:15 +0000 http://lifeandhealth.wordifysites.com/?p=2487 We’ve previously discussed reasons for canning, canning and nutrition, and canning and safety. Now that you are sold on the benefits of canning, and are sure it can be done safely, you are ready to get started. But wait, do you have everything you need? Is the box of canning supplies in your basement complete?…

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/essential-canning-supplies/162487.html/feed 1 Canning and Safety https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/canning-and-safety/092454.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canning-and-safety https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/canning-and-safety/092454.html#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:21:51 +0000 http://lifeandhealth.wordifysites.com/?p=2454 The purpose of canning is obviously to preserve food for later consumption. In terms of safety, the same things that cause foods to spoil (such as molds or bacteria) are also responsible for making us sick. The heat and/or pressure in the cooking process is able to destroy the largest expected number of heat-resistant microorganism…

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/canning-and-safety/092454.html/feed 0 Canning and Nutrition https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/canning-and-nutrition/172353.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canning-and-nutrition https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/canning-and-nutrition/172353.html#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:31:42 +0000 http://lifeandhealth.wordifysites.com/?p=2353 When people think about canning, one question that is frequently brought up is nutrition. Many people are aware that the canning process decreases the nutrients found in the food. While it is true that canning reduces the levels of some nutrients, we often overstate the loss. Canned foods can still be very healthy. The truth…

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]]> https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/canning-and-nutrition/172353.html/feed 1 What is canning and what are the benefits? https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/what-is-canning-and-what-are-the-benefits/172324.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-canning-and-what-are-the-benefits https://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/what-is-canning-and-what-are-the-benefits/172324.html#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:53:15 +0000 http://lifeandhealth.wordifysites.com/?p=2324 Since the beginning of time, people have needed to preserve food. The process could take considerable time and energy, but it was better than going hungry in the winter. Early methods of preservation included smoking, drying, fermenting, or cooling/freezing foods (given the right type of environment). Later, more methods were developed such as pickling in…

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