Processed Vs Unprocessed Foods Vs Ultra Processed Foods, What "Processed" Means, and Why We Want to be Eating Whole Food Forms
UNPROCESSED/WHOLE FORMS:
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- ~We want to be eating foods as nature intended! Nature is
more brilliant when it comes to what our bodies need than we will likely ever
be. The healthiest ways to eat anything is as whole as possible and as close to
our homes as possible.
“Unprocessed” Defined=
1) Nothing bad added and nothing good taken away
2) How you would find/pick it from the ground
“Minimally Processed”
1) Slightly modified such as: tofu, tempeh, nut milks, freshly
ground nut butters
2) Change
in composition without altering the foods inherent character
3) Under 3 ingredients that you can read
“Processed”
1) Modified from its' original form such as canned foods, bread, chips, cereal
2) Cooked, canned, frozen, packaged, fortifying, or preserving
3) Contains added fats, salt, sugar, oils and removes fiber
“Ultra-Processed”
1) Highly modified foods such as hamburgers, french fries, chicken nuggets, ice cream, soda, etc
2) Foods that have been extensively changed to an unrecognizable form
3) Usually contains even less fiber and more salt, oil, sugar, and fats
WHY Is Processing Bad?
1) Processing usually means removing fiber and replacing with
fillers such as trans/saturated fats, sugar, salt, and oil
~We know that sugars, refined carbohydrates, saturated/trans
fats all contribute to heart disease, diabetes, and many other chronic conditions.
2) Processing increases caloric density which means you eating
way more calories for a smaller portion of food which leads to weight gain and
chronic diseases
~This also prevents you from getting full even though you’re
consuming a greater amount of calories
3) Processed foods tend to have much higher levels of toxins
and heavy metals such as arsenic and lead. Heavy metals are fat-soluble
(attracted to fat) so they looooove processed foods filled with oils, butter,
and fats.
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