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A good rule-of-thumb: If it's packaged in cardboard it's almost always 99.99% processed. If it's shrinkwrapped (how meat should be) it's almost always 99.99% un

A good rule-of-thumb: If it's packaged in cardboard it's almost always 99.99% processed. If it's shrinkwrapped (how meat should be) it's almost always 99.99% unprocessed, or minimally at the most.

aestra 13y ago
> If it's shrinkwrapped (how meat should be) it's almost always 99.99% unprocessed, or minimally at the most. Complete and total nonsense. Hotdogs, peperoni, sausage, bacon, and lunch meat all come shrink wrapped. Even Slimjims and jerky. http://blog.womenshealthmag.com/scoop/what-is-processed-meat-exactly/ http://blog.womenshealthmag.com/scoop/what-is-processed-meat... >Typically, it means anything more manipulated than cut or ground,” says dietician Lisa Cashman, RD. “This includes most lunchmeats found in deli counters, anything with a casing or in sausage form, and, of course, anything smoked or cured like bacon.” And the American Meat Institute (that's a thing?) defines processing as "processed meats are fresh products that have been changed from their original state. Some have added ingredients like spices. Some are cooked and some are cured." http://www.meatami.com/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/94559 http://www.meatami.com/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/94559 Right so even cooking is a form of processing. This should be pretty obvious. Eating "unprocessed" means eating basically food that is in its natural state, like eating a peach. Processing changes it, like cooking that peach.
- Dirlewanger 13y ago
  Sorry, forgot about that type of shrinkwrap. When I said shrinkwrapped I had this in my mind: http://images.sodahead.com/polls/001669275/910390199_1_packaged_meat_answer_2_xlarge.jpeg http://images.sodahead.com/polls/001669275/910390199_1_packa... Not sure if there's a generic term for it.
jaegerpicker 13y ago
Meat shouldn't be shrinkwrapped it should be directly butchered from the animal and wrapped in butcher paper. A local single animal, butchered and slaughtered as cleanly as possible. I understand that more expensive and harder to scale across larger numbers of people but I think it's a better way to handle meat consumption. It's also the reason I hunt for my own meat when possible.

A good rule-of-thumb: If it's packaged in cardboard it's almost always 99.99% processed. If it's shrinkwrapped (how meat should be) it's almost always 99.99% unprocessed, or minimally at the most.

aestra 13y ago

> If it's shrinkwrapped (how meat should be) it's almost always 99.99% unprocessed, or minimally at the most. Complete and total nonsense. Hotdogs, peperoni, sausage, bacon, and lunch meat all come shrink wrapped. Even Slimjims and jerky. http://blog.womenshealthmag.com/scoop/what-is-processed-meat-exactly/ http://blog.womenshealthmag.com/scoop/what-is-processed-meat... >Typically, it means anything more manipulated than cut or ground,” says dietician Lisa Cashman, RD. “This includes most lunchmeats found in deli counters, anything with a casing or in sausage form, and, of course, anything smoked or cured like bacon.” And the American Meat Institute (that's a thing?) defines processing as "processed meats are fresh products that have been changed from their original state. Some have added ingredients like spices. Some are cooked and some are cured." http://www.meatami.com/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/94559 http://www.meatami.com/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/94559 Right so even cooking is a form of processing. This should be pretty obvious. Eating "unprocessed" means eating basically food that is in its natural state, like eating a peach. Processing changes it, like cooking that peach.

Dirlewanger 13y ago
Sorry, forgot about that type of shrinkwrap. When I said shrinkwrapped I had this in my mind: http://images.sodahead.com/polls/001669275/910390199_1_packaged_meat_answer_2_xlarge.jpeg http://images.sodahead.com/polls/001669275/910390199_1_packa... Not sure if there's a generic term for it.

jaegerpicker 13y ago

Meat shouldn't be shrinkwrapped it should be directly butchered from the animal and wrapped in butcher paper. A local single animal, butchered and slaughtered as cleanly as possible. I understand that more expensive and harder to scale across larger numbers of people but I think it's a better way to handle meat consumption. It's also the reason I hunt for my own meat when possible.