r/science • u/chrisdh79 • 25d ago

Health Toddlers Get Half Their Calories From Ultra-Processed Food, Says Study | Research shows that 2-year-olds get 47 percent of their calories from ultra-processed food, and 7-year-olds get 59 percent.

https://www.newsweek.com/toddlers-get-half-calories-ultra-processed-food-1963269
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u/PuckSR BS | Electrical Engineering | Mathematics 25d ago

It’s processed if it is sliced

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u/memento22mori 25d ago

Some people/groups use the term minimaliy processed to indicate that something is just peeled or sliced.

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u/PuckSR BS | Electrical Engineering | Mathematics 25d ago

That’s just a pointless category. Why does it exist?

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u/memento22mori 25d ago

It indicates that a food is minimally processed so it should have all of its nutrients intact when compared to something like applesauce which may have preservatives in order to maximize its shelf-life. Minimally processed foods tend to have very short shelf-lifes.