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Processed foods are not real. They actually aren\u2019t food in the sense that food is a biologically appropriate source of energy for the human body. They are food products or food commodities, just like jewelry\/clothing\/scented candles, they are engineered to appeal to one or all senses to make us want to consume them. Consume in both ways: to buy and to ingest.<\/p>\n
Often we get hung up on food groups and try to reduce or limit sugar, fat, carbs, or protein. When it comes to processed foods the discussion is completely different. Food groups do not apply because whatever sugar, fat, protein, or carb you are getting out of processed food products, will be the most refined, chemically altered, cheap version of these macro-nutrients. Many common allergens are a result of this processing ie. gluten, soy, etc. because they are so far from their original whole food source. Our bodies respond to them as a toxin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The marketing of these processed food products makes us believe we have a choice between healthy and unhealthy options, low fat, low sugar, low carb, high protein options, but truthfully this is just selective labeling telling you what you want to hear and leaving out the rest of the story. For example, most of the time when you see a \u201clow fat\u201d label, this really means \u201cdouble the sugar\u201d. There is no choice. Mentally we may try to make those distinctions, but physically and chemically these food products are always a burden to your system. Are there degrees of this burden? Yes. Some processed food products are less damaging than others, but are they always damaging to some extent? Yes.<\/p>\n You will notice on a lot of these food products some form of sugar, flour, oil, butter, and salt are in abundance.<\/p>\n Generally speaking, processed foods shouldn\u2019t be in our diets at all, but they taste great and are everywhere, so it is likely you will still eat them.<\/p>\n Processed \u201cFood\u201d \u2013 What, Why and How? Processed foods are not real. They actually aren\u2019t food in the sense that food is a biologically appropriate source of energy for the human body. They are food products or food commodities, just like jewelry\/clothing\/scented candles, they are engineered to appeal to one or all senses to make…<\/p>\nTips:<\/h3>\n
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