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There is nothing healthy about our paranoia over ultra processed food

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Until a few months ago, the concept of ultra-processed food (UPF) was only mentioned in a handful of academic journals and the occasional newspaper article. The term itself was only coined in 2009. This year, mainly thanks to Chris van Tulleken’s heavily promoted book Ultra-Processed People, fear of UPF has gone mainstream. A number of journalists have written about their struggle to keep UPFs out of their lives. Van Tulleken himself was on Channel 4 News last night blaming UPFs for “pandemic obesity” and Panorama followed this with a documentary about “chemicals” in the food supply.

No one has

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6 Ways To Challenge Your Own Restrictive Food Rules

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Ever heard a voice in your head saying you can’t eat past 8 pm, can only have one dessert a day, must wait until noon for lunch, or need a vegetable with every meal? As convincing as those thoughts can be—especially in our toxic, diet-centric society—those rigid rules come from the “food police,” which are neither helpful nor accurate.

While the name sounds kind of silly, this is a very real phenomenon. “Food policing” can look like judging what you eat or crave, thinking you “can’t” eat something because it’s “bad” or “wrong,” or telling yourself you can only

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Free 7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (May 29-June 4)

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A free 7-day, flexible weight loss meal plan including breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas and a shopping list. All recipes include macros and Weight Watchers points.

7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (May 29-June 4)

As we fire up the grill this weekend, let’s not forget the perfect side dish! Try my Easy Grilled Potatoes or Mexican Grilled Corn Salad and don’t forget these hot dog onions– a must if you are grilling hot dogs! End it with something red, white and blue like these easy Red White and Blue Fruit

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TikTok, a 3-year-old shamed for Pringles and how we talk about food

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Megan Peavey didn’t think it would be a problem to send her 3-year-old son to school last month with a Pringles snack stack.

The school has a policy requiring “healthy snacks” for students, but Peavey didn’t consider the 100-calorie pack of chips to be unhealthy, especially when with other balanced snack options.

“Please help us make healthy choices at school!” read a message written in marker on the Pringles container, which was sent back home to Peavey.

“They snack-shamed my 3-year-old, (and) they snack-shamed me by writing that passive-aggressively on his trash,” Peavey said in a TikTok video.

Parents, guardians

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Michelle Obama Launches Healthy Food Company PLEZi Nutrition

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Michelle Obama is still on a mission to tackle child obesity and nutrition in this country. NBC News reports that the first lady is now the co-founder of PLEZi Nutrition, a company that will make and sell healthier food and drinks for kids.

The products are designed to be less detrimental to children’s long-term health due to the low sugar and higher nutrient content. “I’m proud to announce the national launch of a company designed not only to provide better products, but to jump-start what I hope will be a race to the top that will transform the entire food

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EVE SIMMONS: Why diet gurus are wrong about packaged foods

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Are baked beans healthy? It was the question that set Twitter alight last week. According to food policy expert and author Rob Percival, the much-loved British staple brainwashes children into developing a taste for sweet foods from a young age, making them grow up into junk food fiends. And he didn’t stop there.

In a detailed Twitter thread – which attracted 150,000 views – he suggested the same was true for baby foods and children’s snacks.

Nutrition expert Professor Tim Spector soon got involved, highlighting the risks of a host of supermarket favorites – bread, cakes and even flour.

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Michelle Obama’s PLEZi drinks for kids still have sugar

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Former US first lady Michelle Obama is a longtime children’s nutrition and health advocate. Let’s Move!, her program to help America’s notoriously unhealthy kids eat better and exercise more, was her signature initiative while in office. Obama dedicated much time and energy to exercising with children (including through a custom Beyoncé videos!), planting vegetables at the White House to inform families around the country about healthier meal choices, and lobbying to expand access to fruit and vegetables.

Marcus Samuelsson on the New York City restaurant scene

Now she’s turning her passion into a business. “If you want to

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7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (May 1-7)

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A free 7-day, flexible weight loss meal plan including breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas and a shopping list. All recipes include macros and Weight Watchers points.

7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (May 1-7)

April showers bring May flowers! And don’t forget to buy flowers and something special for your mom, step mom, bonus mom and mother in law! Check out this Mother’s Day Gift Guide, where you can be sure to find a gift to make all the women in your life happy!

With grocery prices soaring, many of us

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