25 of the healthiest processed foods you can buy in the UK

[Tommy Tainant]

‘Avoid ingredients you don’t know’: 25 of the healthiest processed foods you can buy in the UK

Removing all UPFs from our diets is a big ask, but some convenience foods are healthier than others. Here’s our guide to the best of the bunch

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Shocked to see shredded wheat at number 1. Ive only heard of a couple of the others. Its easy to see why people dont eat well. The prices are high and a lot are not available locally.

 

[Darkwind]

By definition, if it is processed, it is unhealthy.

 

[jotathought]

By definition, if it is processed, it is unhealthy.

I was going to say the same thing. Beat me to it.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

I was going to say the same thing. Beat me to it.

Its addictive though. All that salt and sugar. Its like crack for kids..
I started eating muesli a few years ago. I started looking at the labels an I douldnt recognise half the ingredients in it.
I was shocked because it was marketted a a health product. Working people dont have the time to read labels. They shouldnt have to. the facts should be clear on the front of the box.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Its addictive though. All that salt and sugar. Its like crack for kids..
I started eating muesli a few years ago. I started looking at the labels an I douldnt recognise half the ingredients in it.
I was shocked because it was marketted a a health product. Working people dont have the time to read labels. They shouldnt have to. the facts should be clear on the front of the box.

Processed is unhealthy, and ultra processed is worse. Worlds health index downgrades a country 's health level based on quantity of sugar consumed per person.

If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don't.

Michael Pollan

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Processed is unhealthy, and ultra processed is worse. Worlds health index downgrades a country 's health level based on quantity of sugar consumed per person.

If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don't.

Michael Pollan

The sugar lobby killed a labelling bill a couple of years back. They cite freedom of choice which is a bullshit argument,. Its not free choice if you cant identify the ingredients,
It never used to bother me when I was younger but it does now.

 

[Blaster]

The Many Health Risks of Processed Foods - LHSFNA

Between the paleo diet, the keto craze and the debate over whether low-carb or low-fat diets are better for your health, deciding what to eat can seem more complicated than ever. One issue that health experts seem to agree on is that we should all be eating fewer processed foods. What exactly...

lhsfna.org

 

[DakotaKai_fan20]

I guess y'all don't have most of the toxic chemicals we put in our food.

 

[22lcidw]

I guess y'all don't have most of the toxic chemicals we put in our food.

Now, our food industries need changes. We are a nation that is more and more obese. If ingredients in our produced food is part of the reason, then changes are needed.