...What in your opinion is processed food?
Not an opinion. It is a fact. In my opinion. Which is a fact... ok. i am done.
...What in your opinion is processed food?
All true. Don't eat this...its not food its plastic.View attachment 1076986
Not an opinion. It is a fact. In my opinion. Which is a fact... ok. i am done.
Just seeing your post now. I'm happy to see others learn what real bread is, but not all at once! We had to order a huge bag of flour due to the shortages!This short video is a good explanation of where I stand on processed food. Both good and bad. Processed food helped to win the big war and fed the world's growing population but we paid a cost. Going forward, we'll have to find the right balance. Not all processed food is bad.
I tend to agree that processed food had (has) its place in feeding the masses, but that it comes with a great cost:I hear a lot about it. What in your opinion is processed food?
OK, agreed that the term 'processed' is ambiguous, but the effects of the more extreme spectrum of 'processed' are far and wide. What percentage of the population buys frozen dinners from a box? It ain't small...I'm glad to see the discussion about what is "processed." The bottom line is that the term "processed" is broad and vague, and that was by designed when applied to food products. At the time it was applied, it was a neutral term (perhaps even an interesting one). Strictly speaking, any food that is not in it's original form is "processed."
A bag of Cheetos is full of processed food, but so is a bag of flour, no matter whether it's bleached. Cheese and yogurt are processed foods. Ground beef is processed, no matter what the animal ate. For that matter, any meat you buy is processed. When I shred and ferment cabbage, I've processed it twice over (at least).
When it comes to this sort of discussion, I find it more useful to take the Michael Pollan approach and discuss whether something is "food," rather than whether it's "processed."
OK, agreed that the term 'processed' is ambiguous, but the effects of the more extreme spectrum of 'processed' are far and wide. What percentage of the population buys frozen dinners from a box? It ain't small...
Health and Sustainability - YMMV....."edible, food-like substance,"
I think of the transitions I've made in my life and seeing the transitions each of these places has made in my years, spending time in Ireland, Italy, Canada and the US. I've seen the advent of many of these things, only to slowly but surely creep toward the mainstream, life and culture. I never drew the parallel at the time as a kid living here in the states, where some of my friends came from obese families and my memories of marvelling at frozen foods to be microwaved. This sort of thing was somewhat rare as I recall back then in the states, and mostly non-existent in Ireland, which is now becoming obese. Italy is now putting the butcher, seafood monger, produce... ... ... markets to bed, replacing them with supermarkets, which lean towards mass-produced foods. It's hard to escape, but certainly not impossible.Processed food to me is like commercially made bread, pasta, spaghetti sauce, frozen pizza, mayo, salad dressings, even bacon or fake cheese.
I find it strange that we all the only mammal that consumes milk in maturity.
I stopped eating out...
Yes! I would rather eat at a great restaurant a couple of times a month than a mediocre one a couple of times a week.Semi OT -
We've cut our dining out way back but not solely for the health aspect. Primarily because my cooking has improved to the point where I am meeting or exceeding some of our restaurant favorites. We still like the social aspect which is our primary motivator to go out now. But, it has to be for something I cannot do at home and better be damn good. I don't say this out of cockiness, I am a decent cook but I am no chef. However, once you realize what you are eating out is not hard to DIY it becomes impossible to justify a week grocery cost vs. one meal of baseline eating.
Yes! I would rather eat at a great restaurant a couple of times a month than a mediocre one a couple of times a week.
Here are a couple of good examples.
I'm in the Northeast so basically the best barbecue joint is my house.
I like a good dry aged porterhouse steak but to get one at a restaurant, I have to travel a little over an hour to NYC. No decent local steakhouses.
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