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Being "processed" has NOTHING INHERENTLY to do with a given product's nutritional value.
Well if you want to be pedantic, a peeled carrot is somewhat "processed."
However I think we all know what we mean by "processed food." I know what I mean: food that has been refined to death and has had some of its nutritional value "re-added" with fake fiber, fake enriching, etc. I would rather just eat real food, thanks. Food food. You can eat what you want. If I want something that tastes like a cherry I will eat a cherry. You can make any processed food taste like a cherry since much of it has little to no flavor of its own. Put cherry flavor in and boom...you have cherry crackers. Revolting. Crackers only taste like "aged cheddar cheese" or "rosemary and olive oil" because they have had chemicals added to them to make them taste like that.
I'm not going to eat it if it's NOT stomach fulfilling (no offense) just because it's like an appetizer to me. If there is some kind of close tie connection, then I'll eat (i.e., mother in law or husband's best dish). If it has something that I cannot eat, for instance, fish or just hard core milk/cheese ingredients, I have to object it right away.
And a cooked carrot is "processed" as well; it does indeed have fewer nutrients than a raw carrot.
Ooh, that's nasty stuff! I figure since I don't use it very often, or use very much of it, I can go for the real thing.
Have you ever had homemade mayo? It is to die for!
I love, love, love real mayo... I usually make my own but when I don't I won't use stuff like Hellman's which to me tastes nothing like mayonnaise so I buy my store bought mayonnaise in France for the real taste. I'm a big mayo snob.
Delicious !
Making mayo is so easy as well and yet so many people seem daunted by it.
I would rather have a smaller amount of the real food (butter, mayo, beef) than a lot of the fake one.
And "processed" for me means something made with the stuff I don;t have at home or cannot recognize as a food ingredient. The issue with processed food is not only the lack of nutrients, it is the things added to them so that something will taste/look/smell like what it isn't and will last 1 year when in my pantry/refrigerator it would last a few weeks, if so.
There are certain things I refuse to eat from a can/box/jar, such as pasta (no way!), rice and potatoes. First bc they are very very easy to prepare, second bc of the nutritional value I can add at home (and the freedom to choose what I like!) and third bc the paragraph of ingredients added is unacceptable to me.
And a cooked carrot is "processed" as well; it does indeed have fewer nutrients than a raw carrot.
That's kind of a myth. Some nutrients are lost through overcooking, but cooking also increases the uptake of other micronutrients by the human body (like carotenoids). The best way to get the best out of vegetables is to combine both raw and cooked vegetables in your diet.
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Ooh, that's nasty stuff! I figure since I don't use it very often, or use very much of it, I can go for the real thing.
Have you ever had homemade mayo? It is to die for!
I use mayonnaise very rarely but I still use the fat-free variety when I do. Personal choice. I know how to make mayonnaise and I know exactly what is in it which is why I eat it so rarely. It's delicious but it's also terrible for you.
Well if you want to be pedantic, a peeled carrot is somewhat "processed."
However I think we all know what we mean by "processed food." I know what I mean: food that has been refined to death and has had some of its nutritional value "re-added" with fake fiber, fake enriching, etc. I would rather just eat real food, thanks. Food food. You can eat what you want. If I want something that tastes like a cherry I will eat a cherry. You can make any processed food taste like a cherry since much of it has little to no flavor of its own. Put cherry flavor in and boom...you have cherry crackers. Revolting. Crackers only taste like "aged cheddar cheese" or "rosemary and olive oil" because they have had chemicals added to them to make them taste like that.
First FYI I'm with you generally regarding your mindset. I don't do much of the frozen dinners and instant this or that (etc).
But I wasn't being "pedantic" and in fact you reinforced my point: a lot of people think "processed" automatically equates to the extreme end of things, when it's just not so.
I know how to make mayonnaise and I know exactly what is in it which is why I eat it so rarely. It's delicious but it's also terrible for you.
Fresh eggs, high-quality oil, fresh lemon juice? Ain't nothing there that is "terrible for you." Beats the nasty chemicals in commercial mayonnaise.
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If I want something that tastes like a cherry I will eat a cherry. You can make any processed food taste like a cherry since much of it has little to no flavor of its own. Put cherry flavor in and boom...you have cherry crackers. Revolting. Crackers only taste like "aged cheddar cheese" or "rosemary and olive oil" because they have had chemicals added to them to make them taste like that.
