"We want to eat minimally processed foods," she said, adding that canned pinto beans, for example, are processed but very healthful.
People typically follow one of the two possible norms for "appropriate" eating behavior; the norm to eat minimally, and the norm to avoid eating excessively.
It is ironic that the very foods we want our children and families to eat — whole and minimally processed foods — often have little to no dollars spent on advertising and promotion.
Minimally, then, respect for whatever we eat must filter through human self-respect, as the eaten becomes a part of who or what we, ourselves, are.
Another regular part of her life, also a common teenage occupation, is anorexia -- refusal to eat enough to maintain a minimally healthy weight.
If highly-processed foods come with a "betcha' can't eat just one!" tag line, wholesome, minimally-processed foods -- and especially those direct from nature, such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, beans, whole grains, etc. -- come with a "bet I can!" rebuttal.
We need to teach our children how to eat a wide variety of food, preferably minimally processed, and increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables from every color of the rainbow (including the dreaded green veggies).
While most humans are naturally immune, it is estimated that 1 in 6 armadillos carries leprosy, so it is advised not to handle armadillos (or at least do so minimally and wear outdoor leather work gloves) or to eat them.
When you teach children how to eat right by cooking from scratch, snacking on minimally processed foods and serving appropriate portions, they learn how to eat as a way of life and not as a quick-fix to a weight problem.
The greatest microbial risk from pesticide-born norovirus would appear to be for produce such as soft berries like raspberries and strawberries, which are frequently sprayed shortly before harvest to reduce spoilage and then minimally processed before being eaten raw.
