How do we define processed foods / An another question about gaining weight

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Hello,
I have 2 questions docs.

  1. Back at the time where you were in ss crew. I have a interpretation from what I had listened and read that I needed to gain much weight ( I even said myself I should be weigh at least 200lbs ). As ss → bbm transition continued, I figured out that you are not advocating gaining weight aggresively and the actual thing is about being jacked. However, I probably now have a nocebo effect which I hesitate to gain weight even if I want to. Here is my stats:
    Height: 5’‘7
    Weight: 69kg
    Waist circumference: 31.5’’
    No clearly visible abs

You probably will say, you may gain weight just if you want to. But would you please clarify this situation a bit more?

  1. Due to the information bbm crew have given, most of us know that we should avoid eating much processed foods. But how do we define processed foods? This morning, I blend oatmeal with a banana and 3 eggs, then cooked it on a pan, ate it with some roasted peanut butters. Even this my basic meal involves much processing. Does this make it unhealthy ?

Thank you.

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DWS,

  1. You can gain weight if you want to :wink: As far as clarification, it’s just a personal decision to gain weight based on goals and desires.

  2. The NOVA system of food classification is what is currently used to describe processed foods:

Group 1: Unprocessed or Minimally processed

Unprocessed or Natural foods are obtained directly from plants or animals and do not undergo any alteration following their removal from nature. Minimally processed foods are natural foods that have been submitted to cleaning, removal of inedible or unwanted parts, fractioning, grinding, drying, fermentation, pasteurization, cooling, freezing, or other processes that may subtract part of the food, but which do not add oils, fats, sugar, salt or other substances to the original food.

Group 2: Oils, Fats, Sugars, also called Processed Culinary Ingredients.

These are products extracted from natural foods or from nature by processes such as pressing, grinding, crushing, pulverizing, and refining. They are used in homes and restaurants to season and cook food and thus create varied and delicious dishes and meals of all types, including broths and soups, salads, pies, breads, cakes, sweets, and preserves. Use oils, fats, salt, and sugar in small amounts for seasoning and cooking foods and to create culinary preparations. As long as they are used in moderation in culinary preparations based on natural or minimally processed foods, oils, fats, salt, and sugar contribute toward diverse and delicious diets without rendering them nutritionally unbalanced.

Group 3: Processed Foods

Processed foods are products manufactured by industry with the use of salt, sugar, oil or other substances (Group 2) added to natural or minimally processed foods (Group 1) to preserve or to make them more palatable. They are derived directly from foods and are recognized as versions of the original foods. They are usually consumed as a part of or as a side dish in culinary preparations made using natural or minimally processed foods. Most processed foods have two or three ingredients.

Group 4: Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations made entirely or mostly from substances extracted from foods (oils, fats, sugar, starch, and proteins), derived from food constituents (hydrogenated fats and modified starch), or synthesized in laboratories from food substrates or other organic sources (flavor enhancers, colors, and several food additives used to make the product hyper-palatable). Manufacturing techniques include extrusion, moulding, and preprocessing by means of frying. Beverages may be ultra-processed. Group 1 foods are a small proportion of, or are even absent from, ultra-processed products.

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