Comments on: Ten Reasons Not To Eat Processed Food

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:51:50 +0000

Mark, great article.

I think it would be cool to do a post on the benefits of fasting

By: sam

sam — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:48:46 +0000

yes i agree i think this should b known by everyone processed foods r getting worst and its awfull i make all my own food meals cakes snacks bread and love it i have 4 chrildren and still get the time at first it was hard i think it is about starting off slow untill you can build up a good meal planner for the week best of all once you taste the difference you will never want to go back to processed krap i buy all organic fresh real food and it taste much better i never buy low fat i buy foods that nauture intenede us to eat like butter is a nautral deliciuos food full of vitamins and taste great not this artifical plastic they call margarine fresh veg homemade bread tatse the difference and wow you will feel so much more energised within a day as your giveing your body real food not artifical plastic krap

By: Gerald

Gerald — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:38:11 +0000

From what I see in my clients, eating processed food is often linked to their inability to lose weight permanently.
If somebody is really committed to lose weight, preparing their own meals should be on top of the list of priorities. After all, if you can’t control what goes into your food, how can you realistically expect to lose weight permanently?

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:31:31 +0000

Thanks for the analysis. I still fear ready-to-eat meals will become more and more popular. And the worst is they are sometimes cheaper than spare components !

By: Asenaca

Asenaca — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:31:45 +0000

well this article is great

Thank You Very much

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:38:39 +0000

Mark, this is an excellent post- well written. Unfortunately so many people these days don’t manage their time well and so they grab processed food because of the convenience. I suspect that while many of these people have no idea just how bad it is for them, many others do have some idea but really don’t care. With all the media attention that focuses on delivering the message about eating non processed food and taking in the correct daily amounts of fresh raw foods like nuts, fruits and vegetables the message is certainly out there but people just seem to ignore it because as you say they are so addicted to the taste of fat and sugar – and yes the manufacturers absolutely prey on this in the way they manufacture their products

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By: Brandi Magill

Brandi Magill — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:03:44 +0000

All the more reason I decided to go Naked with my nutrition in 2008~Great Post Mark!

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:36:02 +0000

9. It’s a well-known fact that fat and sugar are as addictive as heroin and cocaine they stimulate the same receptors in your brain that make you feel good this is what’s known as a dopamine high, manufacturers all too well know that.Citation please.Read the labels, people. And how do you determine what is “processed” and what is not?

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:53:26 +0000

@ Noel how come obesity has risen so much at about the same time T.V dinners came out, it could of been written better I agree, but no ones perfect overall I’m quite happy with what I have written and will do a follow up post with more information, this article has spread through the net like wildfire so to me it’s done it’s job.

I shall use it as a learning experience and move on to write better posts with more evidence.

Mark

By: Noel

Noel — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:37:20 +0000

In my opinion, it’s a very badly written article. The first point, about processed food being “empty”, talks about nothing, jumps from “it makes you hungry” to “oh! and they lie in the package”. Does it have anything to do with processed food being empty?

When you speak about synthetic vitamins, you say ” as we know they are no good”. Based on what? Do we know that?

I think there are a lot of reasons to avoid processed food, thoug: too much sodium, MSG, tons of fats that make things taste better, and whatnot.

Anyway, we should stay away from processed food, I can agree with that.

By: Ron Rink

Ron Rink — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:49:19 +0000

Great post, Mark. Everything you say here is the truth — and it’s time everyone starts to get the message. This stuff is bad for you — and in many cases it can be the end of you.

One other ingredient that is so common in processed food is the real killer — high fructose corn syrup.

Ron Rink’s last blog post..The Wellness of You ? #221 ? More Bad Habits!

By: Glen

Glen — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:07:37 +0000

Got some good points their Mark, never going to eat a hot dog again )

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:23:29 +0000

Thanks for all the comments this post has certainly taken off although. Some have said it could have been written better perhaps I need to take a bit more care when I’m writing my posts.

By: garethjax

garethjax — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:51:50 +0000

You made some very good points here I fully agree with you that the processed food are only a “last minute resort”. I think that the best improvement in food cooking, if you want to save time, come from techology: if you look for “rice cooker” on amazon.co.uk, you’ll find plenty of automatic steam cookers that will cook automatically and flawlessy your fresh food. And when the pot is working, you are free to employ your time in other ways.

By: Brennan Kingsland

Brennan Kingsland — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:52:21 +0000

Ya' know, Mark, It's good to see so much truth in labeling happening now, but most people don't even bother to read the labels. They just look at the professionally-developed pictures and start to salivate. Advertisers are duping us into believing what these processed food companies want us to believe. I just wrote a post about the dangers in meats, and what can happen when we trust factory farms to provide wholesome food. Good for you for helping to spread the word about the lies we consumers are being told! Thanks! Brennan Kingsland's last blog post..Deadly School Lunches?

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:05:29 +0000

Yep and most countries health care systems are overloaded we have a crisis in this country.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:15:07 +0000

There are also “hidden” costs in eating processed foods. They are things like, higher medical costs, missed work and pay, and the mental cost of feeling crappy.

By: Simonne

Simonne — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:22:50 +0000

I suppose you are right. However, I think breaking a habit is very hard to do and it requires a lot of discipline. Simonne's last blog post..Make Money Online With Jake And Jill: Keywords Make Big Difference

By: JoLynn Braley

JoLynn Braley — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:18:06 +0000

Hi Mark, You're spot on, processed food is dead food, devoid of nutrients, and it is more expensive! If anyone says it's not, the thing is you either pay for it now (buying whole, fresh foods) or you pay for it later (in medical bills). It's also true that refined sugar and white flour (as well as unhealthy fats) are highly addictive. Those ingredients are in almost all fast and processed food, and they sure keep 'ya coming back for more! JoLynn Braley's last blog post..5 Ways NOT to Succeed in Your Weight Loss Plan

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:51:16 +0000

Thanks Pete thing is the marketing is that good a lot of us don’t realise how bad it really is. And the old fashioned ways of eating food seem to be lost somewhere.

By: weightlossguru

weightlossguru — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:48:53 +0000

Wow! brill post Mark. I see processed food as the real enemy in today's obesity crisis... A cheap and never-ending supply of mutant sub-food that is highly addictive and is destroying the 'real' food industry.. Buyer Beware! weightlossguru's last blog post..Lifting weights - 'As good as running'