Americans: do you eat baked beans?

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And if you don’t, what do you give your children when you cook something simple like sausage and mash, or chicken nuggets and chips / fries? Aren’t they a bit dry without the beans?

I'm American and have always loved beans (even before I lived in England). Beans and hotdogs (Beenie Weenie) and bbq baked beans are much most favorite and I grew up eating them. Still put hot dogs in my beans (and bbq sauce!). I don't eat them on toast or with breakfast though 🤢

When I (British and a baked beans lover!) lived in the US, I used to drive 30 mins to the nearest supermarket I knew that sold Heinz baked beans and stock up!

Mexican in the US so all kinds of beans. But my daughter's favorite are baked beans. She also loves beans on toast. She loved Peppa Pig when she was small and wanted to try it. At 13 she still loves it

Agreed. One thing I've learned from living in Britain and trying to have American Thanksgiving every year, though, is that here you'll only get turkey fresh, not frozen (especially if you want one in November). Fresh turkey is mind blowingly delicious. Juicy, succulent, oh my gosh. The first time we held Thanksgiving with our hodge podge collection of American families we all gathered round the turkey and ate it as it was carved. None of us had ever had turkey worth eating before. It's now my favorite part of the meal.

Chicken risotto in the style of my UK Women’s Institute cookbook first published circa 1970

I'm (mostly) English and wouldn't eat baked beans and mash, it makes it soggy and orange.
Bangers, mash, peas and onion gravy all the way!
Peas is the go to quick veg for a freezer tea.

Personally though I have mushy peas out of a tin with salt and pepper, but the kids can't stand them.

Toast with beans and cheese is the best!

But I can’t let any beans or bean juice get on the plate.

Toast needs to be very well done and have a lot of structure integrity. (Sourdough best.)

Under the grill at the end to bubble the cheese and then a shit ton of black pepper on top.

I'm Scottish & baked beans give me the ick ,I spent my childhood having beans shoved on my plate at home or if I went to a friends or relatives for tea etc because "all kids love them" and nobody took no thank you for an answer so I was labelled a fussy eater. At home my parents tried to make me stay at the table until I ate them but I never did so they gave that up, but still spooned them on my plate if they were having them anytime. I don't even like how they look or smell, bleurgh!
Sausage and mash is enjoyed with onion gravy & carrot & swede mash. Fish fingers or chicken nuggets with heinz spaghetti hoops or peas & sweetcorn

I hate baked beans too, so it's peas for me 😊

@Littlecatsfeet - I buy a fresh turkey every year and I look for a turkey with the smallest amount of saline solution added. We used to get a delicious, fresh, home grown turkey for Christmas every year from an aunt when I was a child (in Ireland) and after suffering through many years of frozen turkeys I decided a fresh one was worth the splurge.

I'm a Brit who lives in America and I think baked beans are absolutely disgusting. Even the smell makes me heave . DH is amazing American who used to live in England though and he quite likes them.

We just put ketchup on the plate with chicken nuggets and chips.

Im English but grew up in Boston - home of Boston baked beans!
Most baked beans I'm served in the UK are similar to the Heinz ones which I love.