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7. Especially since raw spuds are not healthy -- boil away

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So what's the deal with "processed" foods? [View all] Shermann Apr 2023 OP

processed refers to refined bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #1

I'm boiling potatoes right now. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2023 #2

Especially since raw spuds are not healthy -- boil away Hekate Apr 2023 #7

Raw potatoes are very healthy. former9thward Apr 2023 #47

Yummy Goonch Apr 2023 #54

I think the previous poster meant boiled as part of a longer process. forgotmylogin Apr 2023 #8

👇👇👇👇🍔 Goonch Apr 2023 #15

That photo is so perverse DFW Apr 2023 #62

The White House Chef and the rest of the staff must have been absolutely disgusted... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2023 #66

Considering what I know them to be capable of DFW Apr 2023 #68

I agree that "highly-processed" is more precise Shermann Apr 2023 #33

Re read your initial post kozar Apr 2023 #34

They lose some water-soluble vitamins during boiling muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #55

I disagree. Pressure cooking retains more nutrients than other forms of cooking. Runningdawg Apr 2023 #53

Cooking Timewas Apr 2023 #3

The reasons are not really immutable. Read a little on nutrition and the Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #4

Yes, just all the excessive sugar and salt alone are killing thousands of us every year. GoCubsGo Apr 2023 #19

Yes. All of this. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #25

Aldi had a special, few years back canetoad Apr 2023 #5

I've been able to find peanut butter in the store multigraincracker Apr 2023 #36

The U.S. is #36 in the world for pancreatic cancer rates. former9thward Apr 2023 #49

"I'm tired of hearing the MSM say that processed foods are going to kill us." WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2023 #6

It's not a binary - processed or not processed. It's the degree of processing. meadowlander Apr 2023 #9

The lack of fiber is a good one Sympthsical Apr 2023 #22

Why can't the fiber be put back in? Shermann Apr 2023 #28

It's a lot more work than just eating a vegetable in the first place. meadowlander Apr 2023 #35

Well we spent thousands of years trying to preserve and store foods too Shermann Apr 2023 #38

A lot of that complexity is driven by capitalism, not human nutritional needs. meadowlander Apr 2023 #45

The 30-hour work week sounds good Shermann Apr 2023 #63

Money NickB79 Apr 2023 #58

I eat very little processed food, but I shop the moonscape Apr 2023 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Igel Apr 2023 #23

I've gotten more self-sufficient since covid Shermann Apr 2023 #32

Try frozen. I eat lots of frozen veggies multigraincracker Apr 2023 #37

Yep. Just as healthy as fresh produce canetoad Apr 2023 #46

Frozen pizza is one of the most unhealthy. gab13by13 Apr 2023 #11

Damn! thanks for the heads up, newdayneeded Apr 2023 #48

and the MSM then air advertisements for these foods Yonnie3 Apr 2023 #12

I like your rant. "Processed" is a huge range of possibilities - in the eye of the author. erronis Apr 2023 #13

Sodium. Preservatives... Nitrogen laden additives. WarGamer Apr 2023 #14

Ja, whats a spike in blood sugar? you worried for Diabetics? Model35mech Apr 2023 #16

This here. OldBaldy1701E Apr 2023 #17

Hey, carry on. Absolutely no one will stop you. ret5hd Apr 2023 #18

Not looking for agreement, looking for ways to fix the food supply Shermann Apr 2023 #29

My apologies. Truly. As others have said... ret5hd Apr 2023 #40

🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔 Goonch Apr 2023 #20

And he is in his late 70s. former9thward Apr 2023 #52

What people typically mean when they decry "processed foods" Sympthsical Apr 2023 #21

This is the easiest way I can think to explain it, kozar Apr 2023 #24

I actually switched to baking my own mac and cheese Shermann Apr 2023 #30

What constitutes "real" food? Silent3 Apr 2023 #61

Grown in our earth kozar Apr 2023 #64

In what way is making your pasta yourself more "real" than buying pre-made pasta? Silent3 Apr 2023 #65

I was simply kozar Apr 2023 #69

"Contains bio engineered food ingredients " womanofthehills Apr 2023 #26

You seem a bit late to the party. TwilightZone Apr 2023 #27

Eh, the rant wasn't clear Shermann Apr 2023 #31

Read labels and shop at multigraincracker Apr 2023 #39

You have to know the difference between ExWhoDoesntCare Apr 2023 #41

It's all on a spectrum, from say, an apple off the tree to jarred applesauce Sky Jewels Apr 2023 #42

And that's the real key ExWhoDoesntCare Apr 2023 #43

Find some easy-to-make foods and just keep rotating them. Ms. Toad Apr 2023 #44

try reading up. Ellipsis Apr 2023 #50

I think it is mostly things Meowmee Apr 2023 #51

Until we have a baseline definition of "processed" food, we will find agreement difficult. Stinky The Clown Apr 2023 #56

Lack of fiber, added sugar, added salt, added preservatives NickB79 Apr 2023 #57

What processed food means to me - foods NOT found in the outer perimeter of the store KewlKat Apr 2023 #59

There should definitely be more precise vocabulary for this concept Silent3 Apr 2023 #60

There are many documentaries and videos about the affects of extremely processed food betsuni Apr 2023 #67