Proccesed foods

[AnnieC]

I just wondered what foods are classed as processed that many of you would not eat. Apart from the obvious like burgers,sausages ready meals,cakes and biscuits etc
surely most other things are processed in some way like dairy foods ie cheese yogurts and milk so is there really anything we eat nowdays that is not processed in one way or another most things have at very least some sort of preservatives The only thing I can think of at the moment that is not processed is eggs and fresh vegetables and fruit

 

[Joe Sweatthang]

Processed...anything that comes off a production line or contains anything that has come off a production line. Sugar and flower are the main problem foods. Soft, fizzy drinks, juices...foods containing sugars where the fibre has been stripped out. Milk and cheese are fine.


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[douglas99]

Even then
avoid pre grated cheese, it sometimes has potato starch added to stop it clogging.
Buy it in blocks.
Milk has vitamins and calcium added to some brands.
I make my own yoghurt.
I avoid bacon, sausage, salami and processed meats of that type.

 

[noblehead]

I just wondered what foods are classed as processed that many of you would not eat. Apart from the obvious like burgers,sausages ready meals,cakes and biscuits etc
surely most other things are processed in some way like dairy foods ie cheese yogurts and milk so is there really anything we eat nowdays that is not processed in one way or another most things have at very least some sort of preservatives The only thing I can think of at the moment that is not processed is eggs and fresh vegetables and fruit

You've identified quite a few there Annie and the list is endless tbh, even down to seasoning's like salt & pepper. I do think it's hard to avoid processed food completely and it always brings a smile to my face when people say they don't eat any

 

[Totto]

I see a difference between foods like cheese and made-up food that only pretends to be proper food but isn't. Cheese, proper cheese, is a fermented product and I have no problems whatsoever with fermentation, I even like sauerkraut.

I usually just buy stuff like meat, vegetables, butter, olive oil and cheese and then I make my own whatever I want to have. We keep chickens and sheep and get milk from a neighbour. We also grow most of our own vegetables so don't need to buy much at all. In fact, we are organic farmers so we sell quite a lot of organic produce, mostly vegetables.

I look at the ingredients list before I decide if I want to pay or rather, before I decide if it actually is edible, so very few tubs, tubes, bottles and other containers in my household has more than two things on the ingredient list.

 

[Mud Island Dweller]

l eat cheese, the odd sausage with low carbs.I have about 5 slices of salami or pepperami (spelling?) at lunch. I think we can go overboard on things so l try to be slightly sensible.

 

[AnnieC]

I see a difference between foods like cheese and made-up food that only pretends to be proper food but isn't. Cheese, proper cheese, is a fermented product and I have no problems whatsoever with fermentation, I even like sauerkraut.

I usually just buy stuff like meat, vegetables, butter, olive oil and cheese and then I make my own whatever I want to have. We keep chickens and sheep and get milk from a neighbour. We also grow most of our own vegetables so don't need to buy much at all. In fact, we are organic farmers so we sell quite a lot of organic produce, mostly vegetables.

I look at the ingredients list before I decide if I want to pay or rather, before I decide if it actually is edible, so very few tubs, tubes, bottles and other containers in my household has more than two things on the ingredient list.

How lovely that you are able to produce most of your own food and you know there are no additives or any nasties in it.
Is Sauerkraut fermented I have a jar in the cupboard and have not really known if it is ok on a diabetic diet

 

[xyzzy]

What foods are processed? A good starting rule is "Anything that comes in a box"

 

[AnnieC]

You've identified quite a few there Annie and the list is endless tbh, even down to seasoning's like salt & pepper. I do think it's hard to avoid processed food completely and it always brings a smile to my face when people say they don't eat any

Wow I would never have even given seasonings a thought as to being processed but of course they are and I use quite a lot of different ones in my cooking. I think you are right its not possible to avoid every thing thats processed. I am happy though that I don't eat the most obviously bad ones except occasionally when I do have salami and ham

 

[noblehead]

Wow I would never have even given seasonings a thought as to being processed but of course they are and I use quite a lot of different ones in my cooking. I think you are right its not possible to avoid every thing thats processed. I am happy though that I don't eat the most obviously bad ones except occasionally when I do have salami and ham

It is very difficult to avoid processed foods but as you say Annie it's best to avoid the obvious or only eat them as a treat.

 

[Squire Fulwood]

As a type 2 diabetic I find that avoiding ready made foods which have flour or sugar in them is necessary. The sugar is added to drinks and food to make them addictive and flour is often added to food to bulk it out cheaply. Sometimes they refer to the bulking agent as rusk but rusk is just bread really.

I have found these products seriously raise my blood sugar. Kievs, goujons, dipppers, nuggets, and to a lesser extent sausages according to their quality. Other people have reported that the meat in a kebab has rusk added. These are the sort of foods which should be avoided if possibe.

It goes without saying that bread and cake are off the menu for most people.

 

[captainpixie]

I can add that once you cut out allot of the processed crude from your diet, do NOT go back for whatever reason! it's...painful!

Our kitchen is being refitted at the moment so we have no cooker only a toaster, kettle and a microwave so it's been hard to cook. I had a pot noodle last night (I know, I know but it's only the once) because it was the only thing I could have as I'd forgotten to defrost some chicken the night before and let's just say I'm feeling it today. my bodys no longer used to this stuff so it's reacting badly! I feel awful!

so really when you've cut back on all that processed stuff you'll be able to tell a bit easier what is ok and what isn't, or your body will anyways

thats what I've found over the last month!

 

[noblehead]

Pot Noodles..............are you a student

 

[captainpixie]

funny you should mention that lol first year student, FdA in Graphic Design