Is frozen/canned food junk food?

[Leothebear]

DH and I have a recurrent discussion regarding canned and frozen food.

We are talking about basic ingredients, not the pre-made, pre-seasoned stuff

E.g. canned beans, canned tomatoes or tomato sauce, canned chickpeas etc
Frozen broccoli, frozen spinaches, frozen peas

And so on

I think frozen, basic ingredients are a perfectly healthy alternative to fresh stuff, and while I find canned stuff not on the same level, i think using basic canned ingredients is a great alternative to cook cheaper, quicker but still healthy meals.

DH thinks canned and frozen food are a step closer to junk food and we should limit the consumption as much as possible.

AIBU?

Given that a lot of vegetables at the moment are in my opinion of dubious freshness/quality - I'm actually using some frozen for the first time ever(apart from peas of course)

Frozen and canned are fine. Anything in a can has been cooked - it’s part of the canning process- so could be eaten cold in a power cut for instance.

I love frozen veg because it allows me to eat a range of stuff that if I bought it fresh, would be bad by the time I got through it all. (I live alone)