Tag: recipes

What does degree of processing for ultraprocessed foods mean? The disconnect between processing and ingredients.

When critics of ultraprocessed foods use the term “degree of processing,” it makes no sense to food scientists or food manufacturers. And yet it makes perfect sense to those who encourage us to avoid, or at least limit, our consumption of these ultraprocessed products. So why the disconnect? It is easy for a food scientist like me to say well the opponents just don’t understand … Continue reading What does degree of processing for ultraprocessed foods mean? The disconnect between processing and ingredients.

Unknown's avatarprocessedfoodsiteLeave a comment

Flavor Dust and Shopping Like a Nutrition Scientist: Selecting Foods that are Not Ultraprocessed and Spicing them Up at Home

In my previous post, I graded the first two days of the Healthier Eating Challenge published in the New York Times. The challenge is mainly about eating less ultraprocessed foods. As a Food Science professor in my former life, I graded it using basic Food Science principles. The two major problems I have with the first two days of the challenge were the two major … Continue reading Flavor Dust and Shopping Like a Nutrition Scientist: Selecting Foods that are Not Ultraprocessed and Spicing them Up at Home

Unknown's avatarprocessedfoodsite1 Comment

Grading the 5-Day Healthier Eating Challenge from The New York Times

The New York Times published a series on wellness with particular emphasis on ultraprocessed food in the form of a discussion/test. As an online subscriber to the Times, a test-taking nerd, and a defender of ultraprocessed food, I was all in. Below are my comments and associated grades based on food-science principles for the first two sessions. I have provided links to each article, but … Continue reading Grading the 5-Day Healthier Eating Challenge from The New York Times

Unknown's avatarprocessedfoodsite2 Comments