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Ultraprocessed Foods Account for More than Half of Calories Consumed at Home
(publichealth.jhu.edu)
this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2024
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I wonder what people think of beyond meat products.
It's obviously going through processing, but a combination of short ingredient list and that a lot of processing is the peas getting partially digested mechanically, makes me feel they're ok: https://sciencemeetsfood.org/plant-based-burgers/
This article seems to summarize a number of papers into a conclusive "they're not bad for you, but like with any food, consider how you're eating it", e.g. a Bolognese pasta won't magically become a healthy dish solely because you added soy crumbles.
What do you guys think?
beyond meat is horrible for you, just as bad as real meat. I'd rather get my plant protein from actual beans.
How so?
Because they are high in saturated fats, and also you don't really know how much sodium is really in processed foods, and the ingredients overall. these are very important things to consider if you are on a plant-based diet for health reasons_. I would prefer to make my own black bean burgers from scratch, and meal prep them so i don't make the excuse of "ugh i have to make these again!?!?"
Not so worried in that case. Thanks!
no worries.
UPFs are rightfully looked down upon, but regular processed food gets a bad rap I think. While many processed foods are bad, it's my understanding that simply adding salt to a whole food would technically make that item a processed food. So there are good and relatively whole options within the umbrella of processed food. I think this is why the distinction between them and UPFs is so important these days.