It’s Time We Engage in the Processed Foods Debate
PERSPECTIVE
Earlier this year, I was volunteering at my church with a food drop-off. While chatting with a fellow volunteer, I mentioned that I wrote a blog on processed foods. She responded, “Oh, about how bad they are for you?” I pointed out that we were collecting only processed foods.
Sadly, this encounter was not an isolated incident.
How can we best communicate food science to the general public? It is a question that has haunted me. We have a message to tell. We adhere to basic principles t…
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