Kids in Central America should see this before they embark as "unaccompanied minors", planning to come in here and ride our safety net of foster care, free school, etc. – or gang members. They might end up as food!
And therefore it's not that much more expensive to find quality premade. I can buy cans of marinara made entirely with tomatoes (no puree) at Trader Joes for not much more than the price of cans of crushed tomatoes.