How a can of beans became more than just food

How a can of beans became more than just food

When you buy things like canned foods in bulk, you can lose track of trends and availability. When you’re 70 and have been eating the same exact product your entire life, you don’t even think about it, you just buy it — until you can’t. This is what happened last fall when my wife went to buy more Heinz Vegetarian Beans. These are the ones in the green wrapper with the added words “premium” and “in rich tomato sauce.” She went to several stores …