Is tinned food also processed food? What's the true definition of 'processed'?

I have high cholestrol. I've been told to avaoid 'processed food', amongst many other foods. What exactly is 'processed food'? Also, I love rice dishes; is rice in my diet okay??Is tinned food also processed food? What's the true definition of 'processed'?
i'm doing the same thing as you!





first, tinned food has been processed. tinned means canned. instead of tinned veggies, try frozen or fresh!





if you want to avoid processed food, what you want to look for is any food in it's natural state. raw foods. organic foods. foods that look natural in color. meat that is in it's natural state.... like fresh or organic chicken breasts.... not hot dogs or spam. rice would be fine to eat, no problem! you just don't want to buy like any uncle ben's ready made rices or zataran's. those have been processed. but rice in a big old bag would be great.





look for food that has not been bagged up (no doritos, no cheetos.) try natural peanut butter on apples, or make a tasty trail mix. buy popcorn kernels and pop it fresh with a bit of salt.





p.s-- when shopping, it is probably best to stay in the outside perimeter of the supermarket.... in general, going into the inner aisles is the danger zone if you don't want to buy processed foods





best wishes!Is tinned food also processed food? What's the true definition of 'processed'?
Foods such as tinned tomatoes and fruits are preserved where they are produced, they can be made widely available - and stored for a longer eating season. Tinned foods do not need rapid or refrigerated transport.


Our intake of processed foods has dramatically increased in the last decade, and most food we eat today has been processed in some way.


The advice to avoid processed foods is to reduce salt, not adding much to food, and reducing amounts of processed food with salt already added.
non processed food = fresh food from your market.





Any veggie that has been canned and is in a tin has been processed and usually has salt added to it. Buy fresh veggies at the market and clean and steam them yourself at home. Frozen veggies are usually alright but read the label and make sure they haven't added salt or a butter sauce to them.





Any meat product in a tin has been processed. Meats like bacon, ham, lunch meat, corned beef, etc. has been processed. Avoid them. Buy fresh meats at the butcher shop and cook them yourself.





Fish - like tuna in a tin. Be sure to buy tuna that has been packed in water - not oil.





Any fruit in a tin has been processed and has sugar added. Buy fresh fruit from the market.





Rice: Most white rice has been processed and has few nutrients left in it. Buy brown rice and wild rice and steam them at home - add two tablespoon of wild rice to your brown rice and then follow the directions on the package. They're excellent for you. You can add chopped up onion to them and boil them in vegetable broth (add a vegetable boullion cube or chicken boullion cube to the cooking water). Yummy.
technically anytime a food is not in it's natural state it has been processed. when you chop up veggies, or a piece of meat, etc. that's processing. when you juice fruits or veggies, etc. that's processing, etc.
processed food means like its been shoved in a blender with some crap bits and just mixed together, i dont think many tinned foods are processed such as beans and soups it tends to be meat that is processed.





and rice is not processed so should be okay





see here:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_proces鈥?/a>
Yes tinned food is processed food. Processed means anything that has been pre-treated. Rice should be fine in your diet.