An Analogy for Over-Processed Foods
What we have seen in the foods we eat in the past 30 years is an over-processing of these foods.
A natural ingredient goes through so many chemical processes by the time it makes it into your mouth, that this natural ingredient is now a mere shell of what it once was.
Almost any and all healthy benefits that food once had are now gone.
For the most part, you are left with empty calories.
In addition, during the chemical processes many things are added to the "mix", so the end result is not only less nutritious for you, but it may end up being harmful to you.
An everyday simple analogy I can think to give: a piece of paper.
A crisp, flat, blank piece of paper is very useful to you if what you are looking to do is write something down onto it.
Now, if you take that piece of paper and you crumple it up into a ball, maybe spill some coffee on it, accidentally tear a few holes in it, un-crumple it and try to lay it flat, it's not going to be very useful to you anymore as something for you to write on.
You can still write on it, but it would make more sense to just get a new piece of paper that hasn't been "processed", right? This piece of paper has gone through changes--its fibers have been broken down by being crumpled, it has come in contact with moisture, and its structural integrity has been compromised by it being torn.
Yes, it's still a piece of paper, but really it's only a shell of what it once was.
This is an analogy of what happens to whole foods when they go through processing before they are conveniently re-shaped into food-like consistencies and placed on our grocery shelves.
These "foods" may be rooted in real, natural, whole foods, but they have been altered so much by over-processing, that anything that was once good, healthy, and nutritious about these foods is all but gone.
Now, I ask you, doesn't it just make more sense to use the crisp, flat, blank piece of paper? Why accept the crumpled-up, stained and torn piece of paper when you know there's a better option out there? Why do we support a government and food industry that destroys our food and expects us to eat it, no questions asked? We know there are better alternatives out there.
We know there are unprocessed options.
And they're becoming easier and easier to find and afford.
Let's stop accepting the crumpled, stained, torn paper and start demanding the good stuff!
A natural ingredient goes through so many chemical processes by the time it makes it into your mouth, that this natural ingredient is now a mere shell of what it once was.
Almost any and all healthy benefits that food once had are now gone.
For the most part, you are left with empty calories.
In addition, during the chemical processes many things are added to the "mix", so the end result is not only less nutritious for you, but it may end up being harmful to you.
An everyday simple analogy I can think to give: a piece of paper.
A crisp, flat, blank piece of paper is very useful to you if what you are looking to do is write something down onto it.
Now, if you take that piece of paper and you crumple it up into a ball, maybe spill some coffee on it, accidentally tear a few holes in it, un-crumple it and try to lay it flat, it's not going to be very useful to you anymore as something for you to write on.
You can still write on it, but it would make more sense to just get a new piece of paper that hasn't been "processed", right? This piece of paper has gone through changes--its fibers have been broken down by being crumpled, it has come in contact with moisture, and its structural integrity has been compromised by it being torn.
Yes, it's still a piece of paper, but really it's only a shell of what it once was.
This is an analogy of what happens to whole foods when they go through processing before they are conveniently re-shaped into food-like consistencies and placed on our grocery shelves.
These "foods" may be rooted in real, natural, whole foods, but they have been altered so much by over-processing, that anything that was once good, healthy, and nutritious about these foods is all but gone.
Now, I ask you, doesn't it just make more sense to use the crisp, flat, blank piece of paper? Why accept the crumpled-up, stained and torn piece of paper when you know there's a better option out there? Why do we support a government and food industry that destroys our food and expects us to eat it, no questions asked? We know there are better alternatives out there.
We know there are unprocessed options.
And they're becoming easier and easier to find and afford.
Let's stop accepting the crumpled, stained, torn paper and start demanding the good stuff!
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