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What does "whole" mean? Whole foods = food that is not or barely "processed."
But what does "processing" mean?
Boiling a potato? No.
Processing a potato into chips? Yes.
When food is processed, a lot of salt and/or fat, and/or sugar is added.
This is not only done to alter the taste and extend the shelf life of the product, but also to hook consumers. Most "tasty" foods are full of fat, salt, and/or sugar. And yes... these are substances we want "more" of and more often.
White sugar, white bread, white pasta. Why so white?Because they're refined. Because the basic ingredient of these products is ultra-processed and therefore all the minerals, vitamins, and phyto-nutrients have been lost.
Animal products are ALWAYS processed, except if you eat a raw egg (eating eggs is a bad idea anyway) or pick up an animal from the street and eat it right away.
Animal products are ALWAYS processed, except if you eat a raw egg (eating eggs is a bad idea anyway) or pick up an animal from the street and eat it right away.
Whole wheat bread e.g. is made from grains that have NOT been stripped of their outer shell. The outer shell contains most of the minerals, vitamins, and fiber.
All the fruit you can find in a store can be eaten "as is" (with or without the peel), and this also applies to many vegetables, so these are whole foods.
Whole foods does not mean raw! You can boil, steam, and bake in the oven without refining your product.
Whole foods does not mean raw! You can boil, steam, and bake in the oven without refining your product.
You can grill a mushroom in a grill pan without oil or butter and it will still be "whole." If you add it to a soup with oil, broth, salt, sugar, and preservatives... then your mushroom soup won't be very whole anymore.
There's peanut butter that's 97% peanut. I say: yes. Whole!
Mixing chickpeas with a little salt and avocado into hummus requires minimal processing.
And what about canned beans? They often have salt, sometimes thickeners, and sometimes sugar added. However, there are also varieties that only have a little or no added salt.
Check the label carefully!
Dairy is ALWAYS processed. Ultra-processed.
Dairy is ALWAYS processed. Ultra-processed.
NOTE: Plant-based milk is also processed, unless you make it yourself.
Ultra-processed foods like cheese, bacon, sausage and cookies raise your risk of cardiovascular disease and auto-immune disease a.o.
The more processed, the less healthy.
The more processed, the less healthy.
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