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by chiefalchemist 977 days ago
In 2023 it means...

An apple...not processed.

An ear of corn...not processed.

Oatmeal...not processed.

Frozen peas...not processed.

Breakfast cereal...processed.

Heat & serve meals in the frozen section...processed.

Yogurt with fruit (and tons of sugar) pre-added...processed.

Soft drinks...processed.

Kid's "Happy Meal"...processed.

And so on.

Btw, Slaughtered and butchered meats !== processed meats.

Recommened book:

- Exercised - D Lieberman

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/29/exercised-by-d...

- Burn - Pontzer

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/16/1016931...

- Comfort Crisis - M Easter

- Scarcity Brain - M Easter

https://eastermichael.com/

Also recommended, the series "The Foods That Built America" on the History Channel.

p.s. Again, key phrase "as we evolved". Last I checked archeologist aren't digging up McDonald's from eons ago.

1 comments

Generally, if you buy it on the perimeter of the grocery store, and it has a relatively short shelf-life, it's not processed.