I determine the difference with this simple model: 1. It's processed if the list of ingredients spans a sizable portion of the package or label. 2. It's less (

I determine the difference with this simple model: 1. It's processed if the list of ingredients spans a sizable portion of the package or label. 2. It's less (or not) processed if the list of ingredients is quite small. The line between 1 and 2 is totally subjective, of course. One example comes to mind: peanut butter, something my kids devour. Lots of peanut butter jars have extra things: salt, random oils (for spreading), etc. But, can peanut butter just be just peanuts? Yep, if you spend some extra time looking. Another example is an RxBar (less processed, few ingredients) vs. any standard granola (very processed, lots of ingredients) bar. And of course, so much stuff for kids is processed and worse.