On Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:47:45 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 4/3/2013 3:54 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 2 Apr 2013 23:58:42 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> I just looked this up because I realized that I really didn't know for sure.
> >> But it looks to me like if it isn't raw meat, fruit or vegetables, it is
> >> processed.
> >>
> >> Nuts out of the shell are processed. Milk is processed. So are cheese and
> >> yogurt. If it's frozen? It's processed. Even if it is simply vegetables
> >> or fruit with nothing added. Flour would be processed. So would rice and
> >> pasta of all kinds. Anything in a can is processed. Dried foods are
> >> processed. If you cook it? You've processed it.
> >>
> >> So I'd be willing to bet that unless you are a raw vegan whole foodist, you
> >> are eating processed foods!
> >>
> >
> > I think most people are thinking of foods with additives/preservatives
> > when they think "processed".
> >
> Yep, she's confusing "preparation" with "processing".
>
> Examples: I *prepare* mashed potatoes by boiling them, adding milk and
> butter and mashing them. Using a box of dried potato flakes or a
> container of refrigerated heat & eat mashed potatoes is "processed" food.
>
> I *prepare* au gratin potatoes by slicing fresh potatoes, making a white
> sauce, adding grated cheese, then bake. If I buy a box of Betty Crocker
> Au Gratin Potato mix, sure, the prep method is similar. But the boxed
> stuff contains dehydrated potato slices with a packet of powdered
> "cheese". That's what I think of when I think of "processed" food.
>
> Let's don't forget the Hamburger Helper!
>
That's what I was thinking too, but then I read websites like this
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...3100614AAJu1mL

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