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Processed Foods - Did we ever find a definition?

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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Where I shop, the produce is in the center of the store.
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    edited May 2021
    tsazani wrote: »
    Pretty much everything in the center aisles of a USA-like supermarket.

    The good stuff is along the walls.

    The Kroger I shop in has along the walls: deli meat counter, organic processed foods, produce, dairy (including pre-made coffee creamer), eggs, cheese, frozen pastries/cookie dough, butter, yogurts, meat counter, frozen packaged foods, pharmacy and seasonal items. Staples like beans, rice, frozen veggies and fruits are internal to the store.

    So in my store, you might be 1/2 right.
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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    tsazani wrote: »
    Pretty much everything in the center aisles of a USA-like supermarket.

    The good stuff is along the walls.

    In my supermarket, the "good stuff" is ice cream, soda, and pre-made dinner items.

    I feel like the people who say stuff like this don't pay attention to how grocery stores are actually laid out and they're going from some 1980s urban legend.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    It was simplistic, unnecessary advice that indeed does not seem to fit most supermarkets.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,759 Member
    I'm trying to think of the walls in the market I go to most....baked goods, deli, meat case, dairy, cookie dough/biscuits/jello/pudding :), 50% off items, soda, and fruit and veggies.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,265 Member
    Looking at an oreo cookie doesn't bring to mind fields of wheat and cane.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    neanderthin wrote: »
    Looking at an oreo cookie doesn't bring to mind fields of wheat and cane.

    Maybe not for you, but some of us read ingredient labels and are very aware of what makes up our food. Those are two well known sources of cookie ingredients.
  • candysashab88
    candysashab88 Posts: 73 Member
    probably all the food that comes in a can or a box?
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    candysashab88 wrote: »
    probably all the food that comes in a can or a box?

    Nope - beans, rice, frozen veggies and fruit (just to name a few items) all come in boxes/bags and are not what most people would consider 'processed'.

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