There’s no escaping it: nearly all of our food is processed. Yes, even if you resort to packaged fresh organic chicken breasts, they’re still processed, says Food Insight blogger Lindsey Loving. She also reminds us that contrary to what the media and popular books would have us believe, processed food is actually more nutritious and sustainable.
The message is simple: “Almost all food is processed, not just the vague and indefinable category of ‘bad food,’” says ACSH’s Dr. Elizabeth Whelan.
John Floros, Ph.D., author of Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, a new review to be published in the September 2010 issue of the Institute of Food Technologists journal, reminds us that “advances made in science, technology, and engineering during the past century have transformed our food system to one capable of producing an abundance and diversity of foods that are nutritious, safe, flavorful, convenient, and less costly than ever before.”
