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!

Jill