Food is glorious... if you don't listen

"I agree about lifestyle choices. But, although it’s easier to grab something pre-made, it may not be helpful to demonise grab-and-go.

I suggest the food industry’s use of labels: processed or ultra-processed, healthy or unhealthy, are problematic. Social insecurities are bombarded with what is right/wrong - we are confused, guilt-riddled and accuse each other of being responsible for related health issues.

A recent post described fruit from a blender as processed. This means, anything I cook is processed since its natural state has been altered - I'm feeding my family deadly processed ready-meals! Surely, this is rubbish. And I don’t think calling food that's packaged and stored in the supermarket refrigerated section, as UPFs, helps.

There's a difference between a ready-meal, or sandwich, with real ingredients and others that have food substitutes and numbers.

If our primary needs are carbs, proteins and fats for energy to function, then labelling is nonsense. We could take tablets and maintain our weight. But a coated tablet would be considered ultra-processed, right?

We are addicted to information about food! Information from places we believe to have more knowledge about ourselves than we do."

I wrote this in response to a post on LinkedIn.

I wasn't happy with a scientist slating all ready-meals as ultra-processed food.

Actually, just looking back at the original post... he wasn't even a scientist. Tsch!!

Don't ever come between me and a ready-made ham & mushroom tagliatelle.

It annoys me!