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[quote=Anonymous]I make an effort within reason. My goal is not to totally eliminate processed foods.

The “ultra processed” foods they talk about are the things everyone knows are not that nutritious. I’m not buying Frosted Flakes, processed snack cakes and muffins, Stouffer’s pizzas and the like generally no matter what. I don’t need a study in 2022 to tell me these things are loaded with preservatives, sugar, and sodium.

But I’m less worried about processed foods with fewer ingredients. We have a young child and I buy cheerios pretty much continually— I don’t think they are going to kill us. Also many pantry foods and frozen foods that are somewhat processed but not loaded with tons of preservatives or ingredients that change the look and texture of the food. I read food labels and ingredients lists. If something has a bunch of ingredients I’ve never heard of, I might avoid it altogether or buy it as a one off, but it’s not a regular part of our diet. And lightly processed foods like whole grain breads, peanut butter, dried pastas, canned fruits and veggies, etc, are staples in our diets and I am fine with it. They have short ingredients lists and minimal added ingredients, plus tons of nutrients we actually want.

There is a vast middle ground between obsessively eating whole foods and just eating any and all very processed things. We live in that middle ground.[/quote]

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