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Sprague Cannery Tuscan Style Minestrone Soup



UPDATE 2025-Aug-27: I just noticed Sprague is in Real Canadian Superstore now!

The "buy Canadian" sentiment has surged since the threat of Trump's tariffs and some smaller companies like Sprague Cannery are extremely worried:

They have absorbed some costs but it's not sustainable.

Initially I thought they were an eastern Canadian product not really available in BC (I certainly never saw them in Real Canadian Superstore, where I commonly shop), but it turns out they're just somewhat tricky to find here. While the store locater lists common stores like Save-on-Foods, not every store will stock them. I live near Metrotown and the most convenient one for me turned out to be London Drugs (and happily they were currently on sale at $3.99 or two cans for $7).

They are also what I would consider a "premium product", loaded with limitations such as Plant Based, No Preservatives, Gluten Free, and BPA-Free Cans. The ring-pull style cans are also really easy and handy to open, no can-opener required.

I tried the Tuscan Style Minestrone Soup today and it was really decently delicious. For basically $4 you can have a soup meal that's heavy on a wide variety of organic vegetables: Carrots, Onions, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Chick peas, White kidney beans, Romano beans, Red peppers, Red lentils, Green peas, Green beans, Celery, Zucchini, Spinach, Kale.
Or you can stretch it out into a single more hearty meal by pairing it with bread or adding some pasta or rice to it.

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