@soheefit: No wonder people are so confused and overwhelmed. I’m not saying that all processed foods are created equal. I’m not saying that eating nothing but Cheetos all day long is nutritionally the same as consuming a varied, well-balanced diet. What I AM saying is that we don’t need to be demonizing processed foods, and saying things like “nothing processed is healthy” is untrue, unhelpful, and elitist. Making people feel like processed foods of any kind are automatically unhealthy actually creates more, not fewer, barriers to healthy eating. The idea that processed foods are automatically bad is one of THE biggest nutrition misconceptions out there. It’s possible to acknowledge that some foods are more nutrient-dense than others while at the same time not promoting food fear. Even the less nutrient-dense foods like ice cream can have their place in an overall healthy diet. We need to stop defining nutrition as it relates to health solely by the nutrients you do or do not consume and remember that it also includes having a healthy, non-obsessive relationship with food, being able to eat something with zero guilt or shame, and not labeling foods as good or bad. Remember: all foods fit. (Outside of medical restrictions.) For further reading, please see: Dwyer, J. T., Fulgoni III, V. L., Clemens, R. A., Schmidt, D. B., & Freedman, M. R. (2012). Is “processed” a four-letter word? The role of processed foods in achieving dietary guidelines and nutrient recommendations. Advances in Nutrition, 3(4), 536-548 Jones, J. M. (2019). Food processing: criteria for dietary guidance and public health?. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 78(1), 4-18 Weaver, C. M., Dwyer, J., Fulgoni III, V. L., King, J. C., Leveille, G. A., MacDonald, R. S., ... & Schnakenberg, D. (2014). Processed foods: contributions to nutrition. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 99(6), 1525-1542 #ProcessedFood #NutritionMisinformation #nutritiontips

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