Why do you buy processed foods for your kids?

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Anonymous wrote:Because they're delicious, easy and cheap.

The question is: why don't you buy processed food for your kids? Processed doesn't necessarily equal unhealthy, and made from scratch doesn't necessarily equal healthy. My husband makes tons of homemade cookies. Not healthy.

My grandma grew up on a farm and literally would go out and kill a chicken for dinner or cook green beans from her garden. But you know, in lard. So much lard.

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Anonymous wrote:What foods aren’t processed? Everything you buy at the grocery store has been through a process to bring it there. Do you live on a farm and grow all your food yourself?

I mean if it has a lot of ingredients you can't pronounce then it's probably not that good for you. If it has a lot of sugar or sodium it's probably not that good for you. Foods that have these things tend to be more processed than produce. Not that complicated.

This is such a lame cop out. If it has a lot of ingredients you can’t pronounce, it just means you’re scientifically illiterate. Nothing more.

You sound like a sad person.

You're right, it doesn't mean much by itself, but it is a marker of being very processed, which is often associated with a lot of added sugar and/or sodium.

Oh no! Your food might have the dreaded dihydrogen monoxide!

Seriously are you just trolling?

Like I make my own pizza sometimes. If I were to order a pizza from the store, it takes 5 minutes. If I make my own pizza there's a solid 2 hours of work in there and I have to start the night before. And no I don't make my own mozzarella or something ridiculous like that. I'm not obtuse enough to ever criticize people for NOT making their own pizza because stuff takes time.

But you are obtuse enough to spend time writing this post.

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Because it's easy, cheap and kids will eat it. When both parents have to work to pay the bills, it's harder to find the time to make everything from scratch.

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Anonymous wrote:What foods aren’t processed? Everything you buy at the grocery store has been through a process to bring it there. Do you live on a farm and grow all your food yourself?

I mean if it has a lot of ingredients you can't pronounce then it's probably not that good for you. If it has a lot of sugar or sodium it's probably not that good for you. Foods that have these things tend to be more processed than produce. Not that complicated.

This is such a lame cop out. If it has a lot of ingredients you can’t pronounce, it just means you’re scientifically illiterate. Nothing more.

You sound like a sad person.

You're right, it doesn't mean much by itself, but it is a marker of being very processed, which is often associated with a lot of added sugar and/or sodium.

Oh no! Your food might have the dreaded dihydrogen monoxide!

Seriously are you just trolling?

Like I make my own pizza sometimes. If I were to order a pizza from the store, it takes 5 minutes. If I make my own pizza there's a solid 2 hours of work in there and I have to start the night before. And no I don't make my own mozzarella or something ridiculous like that. I'm not obtuse enough to ever criticize people for NOT making their own pizza because stuff takes time.

But you are obtuse enough to spend time writing this post.

How is her post obtuse? Please explain.

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To be honest, I don't know.
I know it's bad for us. But it's easy and cheap. And tastes good when you are addicted to it.

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I love the "processed" fight that's broken out on the side.

Meanwhile, I promise to feed Oreos to OP's kid when he/she comes over for playdates.

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I knew someone like this and she managed to poison her cat with a bunch of essential oils. Because "natural" doesn't always mean better or healthier.

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Anonymous wrote:What foods aren’t processed? Everything you buy at the grocery store has been through a process to bring it there. Do you live on a farm and grow all your food yourself?

I mean if it has a lot of ingredients you can't pronounce then it's probably not that good for you. If it has a lot of sugar or sodium it's probably not that good for you. Foods that have these things tend to be more processed than produce. Not that complicated.

I’m the pp you’re responding to. Thanks for taking the time to explain but I was just being facetious.

It sounds like I correctly identified you as a moron.

NP. I don't think you know what moron means. Or facetious. I can't tell if you're trying to be snarky or can't read the room or are just rude.

Talk to someone who works in the industry, all food you get at a grocery store is considered "processed."

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Because my little fatties refuse to eat anything but Pop-Tarts and Spaghettio-s and I don’t want them to be maaaad at me.

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I just ate an ice cream sandwich that was purchased for my kids. It was delicious.

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Anonymous wrote:What foods aren’t processed? Everything you buy at the grocery store has been through a process to bring it there. Do you live on a farm and grow all your food yourself?

I mean if it has a lot of ingredients you can't pronounce then it's probably not that good for you. If it has a lot of sugar or sodium it's probably not that good for you. Foods that have these things tend to be more processed than produce. Not that complicated.

I’m the pp you’re responding to. Thanks for taking the time to explain but I was just being facetious.

It sounds like I correctly identified you as a moron.

NP. I don't think you know what moron means. Or facetious. I can't tell if you're trying to be snarky or can't read the room or are just rude.

Talk to someone who works in the industry, all food you get at a grocery store is considered "processed."

I think someone's just bored and wants attention. And we're all being morons and falling for it.

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There’s a great episode of Rita on Netflix about this. Rita is trying to serve spaghetti to her cooking class, and one kid starts complaining how it isn’t natural. So they have a cook off.

*spoiler alert for anyone watching Rita*

Kid ends up gorging himself on the spaghetti because he thinks it tastes to good, and he nearly poisons Rita by serving her a soup made with lily of the valley (poisonous) instead of a plant he thought was natural and healthy.

Good stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:What foods aren’t processed? Everything you buy at the grocery store has been through a process to bring it there. Do you live on a farm and grow all your food yourself?

I mean if it has a lot of ingredients you can't pronounce then it's probably not that good for you. If it has a lot of sugar or sodium it's probably not that good for you. Foods that have these things tend to be more processed than produce. Not that complicated.

I’m the pp you’re responding to. Thanks for taking the time to explain but I was just being facetious.

It sounds like I correctly identified you as a moron.

NP. I don't think you know what moron means. Or facetious. I can't tell if you're trying to be snarky or can't read the room or are just rude.

Talk to someone who works in the industry, all food you get at a grocery store is considered "processed."

I think someone's just bored and wants attention. And we're all being morons and falling for it.

No, just someone perplexed by the resistance to the idea that some types of food are bad for you. When most people say "processed food", we are talking about ultra-processed food. Ultra-processed food is not good for you, and our food supply is full of it. If you are going to be literal and talk about any kind of food that when through some sort of process before eating it, then why not just call it food? Unless you literally ate it off the tree? https://www.heartandstroke.ca/articles/what-is-ultra-processed-food

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Because they are delicious. It’s all about balance, troll.

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Anonymous wrote:What foods aren’t processed? Everything you buy at the grocery store has been through a process to bring it there. Do you live on a farm and grow all your food yourself?

I mean if it has a lot of ingredients you can't pronounce then it's probably not that good for you. If it has a lot of sugar or sodium it's probably not that good for you. Foods that have these things tend to be more processed than produce. Not that complicated.

I’m the pp you’re responding to. Thanks for taking the time to explain but I was just being facetious.

It sounds like I correctly identified you as a moron.

NP. I don't think you know what moron means. Or facetious. I can't tell if you're trying to be snarky or can't read the room or are just rude.

Talk to someone who works in the industry, all food you get at a grocery store is considered "processed."

I think someone's just bored and wants attention. And we're all being morons and falling for it.

No, just someone perplexed by the resistance to the idea that some types of food are bad for you. When most people say "processed food", we are talking about ultra-processed food. Ultra-processed food is not good for you, and our food supply is full of it. If you are going to be literal and talk about any kind of food that when through some sort of process before eating it, then why not just call it food? Unless you literally ate it off the tree? https://www.heartandstroke.ca/articles/what-is-ultra-processed-food

DP. I think it’s the word “processed” that is the problem. Virtually every food is processed. If you want to talk about additives, preservatives, substitutes that make the food less “real” and more just flavored garbage, talk about that specifically but don’t just gripe about eating processed food bc that makes you sound like an idiot. And a jerk.