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"Just do it right" isn't very good advice. And what exactly counts as "processed" food?

dade_ 10y ago
A simple answer is anything with the fibre removed, such as white flour & rice, and with artificial flavours and colours. No risk in eliminating these from your diet...
- creepydata 10y ago
  There is nothing wrong with artificial flavors,they are chemically identical to natural flavors.
  - kbart 10y ago
    There are when they are combined with worthless food. You wouldn't eat hot dogs or other junk food without artificial flavors.
    - Dylan16807 10y ago
      Yes I would. There are junk foods that work fine without any added flavors. Let alone junk foods with natural flavors.
    - creepydata 10y ago
      Um... What? I eat plenty of junk food without artificial flavor, especially all the junk food that comes out of my own kitchen. The suggestion was "avoid artificial flavor" (which implies natural flavor is OK) not "avoid added flavor." You're also implying everything with added flavor is junk food. Flavored Seltzer is the only thing that got my husband off of soda. Sure it's acidic due to the carbonation, but other than that it's pretty harmless especially compared to soda. Artificial flavors and natural flavors are exactly the same thing, the only difference is how they are synthesised.
  - dade_ 10y ago
    I didn't say there is anything wrong with artificial flavours. The question was about what is processed food which almost always has artificial flavour and colour. Just a correlation, nothing for you to get upset about.
- Dylan16807 10y ago
  I can understand the reasons not to remove fiber. But I'm pretty sure my body doesn't care what color something is.
  - dade_ 10y ago
    I didn't say there is anything wrong with artificial colour. The question was about what is processed food which almost always has artificial flavour and colour. Just a correlation.
    - Dylan16807 10y ago
      Unless it's a food specifically trying to promote a "natural" image, I don't think there's enough of a correlation between artificial color and level of processing to be useful.

dade_ 10y ago

A simple answer is anything with the fibre removed, such as white flour & rice, and with artificial flavours and colours. No risk in eliminating these from your diet...

creepydata 10y ago
There is nothing wrong with artificial flavors,they are chemically identical to natural flavors.
- kbart 10y ago
  There are when they are combined with worthless food. You wouldn't eat hot dogs or other junk food without artificial flavors.
  - Dylan16807 10y ago
    Yes I would. There are junk foods that work fine without any added flavors. Let alone junk foods with natural flavors.
  - creepydata 10y ago
    Um... What? I eat plenty of junk food without artificial flavor, especially all the junk food that comes out of my own kitchen. The suggestion was "avoid artificial flavor" (which implies natural flavor is OK) not "avoid added flavor." You're also implying everything with added flavor is junk food. Flavored Seltzer is the only thing that got my husband off of soda. Sure it's acidic due to the carbonation, but other than that it's pretty harmless especially compared to soda. Artificial flavors and natural flavors are exactly the same thing, the only difference is how they are synthesised.
- dade_ 10y ago
  I didn't say there is anything wrong with artificial flavours. The question was about what is processed food which almost always has artificial flavour and colour. Just a correlation, nothing for you to get upset about.
Dylan16807 10y ago
I can understand the reasons not to remove fiber. But I'm pretty sure my body doesn't care what color something is.
- dade_ 10y ago
  I didn't say there is anything wrong with artificial colour. The question was about what is processed food which almost always has artificial flavour and colour. Just a correlation.
  - Dylan16807 10y ago
    Unless it's a food specifically trying to promote a "natural" image, I don't think there's enough of a correlation between artificial color and level of processing to be useful.