Just made a radical change to healthy food. I had, uh, digestive issues for weeks and decided to eat only healthy food. Not only did it help with my issue, but I feel great. I've been eating exclusively healthy food for about a month now and have lost 3 pounds. I'm making healthy food for family dinners, too. Not even eating white flour bread -- I'm eating the crunch Ezekial bread.

Radical difference in food choices, and completely not related to any study. I feel great.

From reading the article pasta and rice and such are not considered to be ultra-processed foods. I mean rice literally has one ingredient and pasta is just wheat and semolina.

A 5 guys cheeseburger would not be an ultra processed food either, ground beef, cheese, tomato, lettuce, pickle, etc. The only questionable item would be the bun itself.

Pp here— also my mom made homemade yogurt every single day. And she ate out much less often than we do.

I saw this study, and yes, I want to cut down processed foods in my families diets. We regularly pack granola bars or things like Cher it’s or chips in kids lunches and also sandwiches with cold cuts. Here’s what I struggle with personally. I grew up 100 percent vegetarian, not vegan. My mother, who was even more orthodox than I (for instance not eating eggs), made and ate mostly home cooked meals. We are South Indian, so those meals included white rice, whole wheat chapatis (rotis), veggie stir fries, stews etc. my mom died of stomach cancer. Ever since she got sick, I’ve been questioning a lot. I let my kids eat meat, cold cuts etc, but I do want to cut back. I just don’t think a vegetarian home cooked alternative is that much better. Plus, diabetes runs in my family. It is highly genetic and I am prediabetic already, though not overweight.

I have moved from breads and rice to quinoa that I cook at home.

We have moved away from deli meats and eat quite a bit of organic chicken, and salmon.

I am eating lots of salads that I make at home. No precut salad kits.

Drinking organic coconut water and lemon water instead of sports drinks.

Eating only twice a day, IF.

Mainly trying to eat vegetarian. Haven't turned vegan yet.

Eating mainly yogurt rather than milk.

We already mostly eat minimally processed as well. Dinner is typically a meat with a side of vegetables or a salad, meat and veggie stews or chllis in the colder months. Leftovers for lunch. We do still eat bread and pasta occasionally - my typical breakfast will be egg on toast. We buy plain greek yogurt. My wife makes homemade ice creams (often yogurt based, sugar free, flavored with fruit) for the kids and seems to think its pretty easy.

Not OP, but here's a link:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/09/27/ultraprocessed-foods/

And no, as the person generally in charge of food in our house, I'm not changing anything. This study did not really tell me anything new.

I try to eat generally healthy meals, and if I occasionally have Cheetos or Five Guys, that's fine. Because I'm human, and I'd rather enjoy what life I have than eat nothing but whole foods 100% of the time and have an extra few years in my 80s.

God, no. I like how I eat.

We generally don't eat ultra processed foods. I haven't eaten those foods on a regular basis since being a kid and having nannies.

No, but I am conscious, for sure. My family tends to already eat mostly minimally processed foods but we do snack and eat pasta or other processed foods a few times a week.

What study?

Link?

I would love to hear from others who are concerned about the latest health news and would love to hear your stories/plans about how you are changing the way your family eats/cooks/shops. (Obviously not only in response to an article/one study... but in a more generalized way.)