Re:U.S. Kids Are Getting Nearly 70% of Their Calories from '...
by tootie on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @03:58PM
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"Ultra-processed" is a pretty meaningless standard. Pasta and Cheerios are very processed but part of the process is being fortified with loads of micronutrients. Cheerios are better for you than something like white rice which is almost pure starch. And high-fructose corn syrup has the same nutritional value as raw honey despite being processed. There's no substitute for just reading labels.
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Re:U.S. Kids Are Getting Nearly 70% of Their Calories from '...
by MattGaiser on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @04:06PM
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Flour is arguably "ultra processed."
Re:U.S. Kids Are Getting Nearly 70% of Their Calories from '...
by artimaeis on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @04:08PM
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Most flour should be classified as minimally processed by the FAO source others are referencing in the thread.
> Unprocessed foods altered by industrial processes such as removal of inedible or unwanted parts, drying, powdering, squeezing, crushing, grinding, fractioning, steaming, poaching, boiling, roasting, and pasteurization, chilling, freezing, placing in containers, vacuum packaging, non-alcoholic fermentation, and other methods that do not add salt, sugar, oils or fats or other food substances to the original food.