Do You Eat too much Processed Food?

Nowadays processed food plays a large part in many people's diets, but is it good for us?

It's easy to prepare processed food and means foods are available even when they are not in season. A tin or bag of frozen food is so convenient.

Processed food is useful to people who don't have the time or inclination to prepare food or even cook it. It's so easy to open a tin a spag bol that might have taken an hour to make yourself.

Although some processed foods still have a high nutritional value, many lose their dietary fibre content. Others lose water content and so increase their calorific value.

Also, many of these foods, especially canned or pickled products, suffer from a loss of minerals such as potassium, magnesium and calcium, as well as some vitamins, while a large amount of salt is added. As well as added salt, sugar and fats are also increased in many processed food to make it more flavoursome.

Think carefully about the processed food you eat. Do you think it is healthier than fresh food?

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