Questions for those of you who don't eat processed food

What do you eat?

What do you cut out? What were you eating before that you now no longer eat?

Any vegetarians who did this?

Thanks!!!

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Message edited 6/4/2012 12:52:41 PM.

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Thanks Kara - I am pretty good with what I eat, but wanted to clean up my diet a little. I certainly don't diet but I like to make healthy changes. I have been feeling run down lately and I know I am not eating as healthy as I can....

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Message edited 6/4/2012 12:51:14 PM.

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I don't eat eggs, but I get everything I need nutrition wise from raw nuts, fruit, veggies, quinoa, edamame, things like that. It's just when I'm lazy I eat soy nuggets - basically vegetarian crap food. We have a juicer so at night I am going to have a green juice for dinner since I get home late, and possibly make a morning juice if I have time.

Are fiber cereals considered "processed"? I love Autumn Wheat.....

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I have been bad about it, but I did try to cut out a lot of processed foods when DS#1 was born (by #2 it was just too hard to resist the convenience)


I'm pretty sure you are in the E Npt area...have you ever tried Makinajian farms? I see you don't eat eggs, but their chickens are right there and you can look at their conditions. but they grow a lot of their own organic produce and sell goods made by them or by others who they trust. (ie they sell bread made by a bakery on LI that is just the basic ingredients and is tasty!)

ETA: they are on the corner of Little Plains and Cuba Hill

Message edited 3/1/2010 6:40:10 AM.

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I am a vegan and I do not eat processed food.
I eat alot of salad, beans, lentils, tofu, textured soy protein, and soups.
I also do not use anything that has animal products for clothing, shoes, cleaning supplies and cosmetics.

If you go to Wild By Nature,Trader Joes
or Whole foods you will find alot.

Good luck.

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Message edited 3/4/2010 12:56:12 PM.

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Have you tried using/cooking with a dehydrator? You can make all sorts of wonderful all natural things with it. Check out this raw vegan website:


One Lucky Duck

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Posted by lipglossjunky73

Posted by diane123


I am a vegan and I do not eat processed food.
I eat alot of salad, beans, lentils, tofu, textured soy protein, and soups.
I also do not use anything that has animal products for clothing, shoes, cleaning supplies and cosmetics.

If you go to Wild By Nature,Trader Joes
or Whole foods you will find alot.

Good luck.

I am vegan too! I have been for 13 years, but I have definitely slacked onw earing animal products (I do wear some leather ) but I won't use it in beauty products..... I go to WBN, TJ's and WF.... Those are the only placesd we shop (sometimes Stop N Shop because they have an all natural section)

I eat the way you do - but I always like to think of ways to clean up my diet.... I really see most soy products/ textured vegetable protein as processed because it really isn't "natural"....

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I USED to eat: Fat Free chips, FF cheese, FF cookies, Regular Pasta, FF Ice Cream

I NOW don't touch any of that and eat: Organic Pita Chips, Whole Wheat Organic Pasta (Luigi Vitelli--you can get it cheap at the Christmas Tree Shoppe), for dessert, organic stonyfield yogurt works. Try Chocolate Underground instead of chocolate ice cream.

I also haven't touched soda in months. WAY TOO many chemicals for me. And I used to love diet soda. Now, I drink naturally flavored Seltzer OR plain seltzer with a splash or organic cranberry juice. Make sure you get organic cranberry juice, though. You can't get Ocean Spray or anything. That stuff is just as bad as soda.

I used to eat light bread---now I eat whole grain or multi grain.

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Posted by lipglossjunky73

Posted by Songwriter76

I USED to eat: Fat Free chips, FF cheese, FF cookies, Regular Pasta, FF Ice Cream

I NOW don't touch any of that and eat: Organic Pita Chips, Whole Wheat Organic Pasta (Luigi Vitelli--you can get it cheap at the Christmas Tree Shoppe), for dessert, organic stonyfield yogurt works. Try Chocolate Underground instead of chocolate ice cream.

I also haven't touched soda in months. WAY TOO many chemicals for me. And I used to love diet soda. Now, I drink naturally flavored Seltzer OR plain seltzer with a splash or organic cranberry juice. Make sure you get organic cranberry juice, though. You can't get Ocean Spray or anything. That stuff is just as bad as soda.

I used to eat light bread---now I eat whole grain or multi grain.

I don't eat ice cream or snacks. Occasionally pita chips or whole wheat pretzels with hummos.

I don't drink soda or juice - only water or if I do have juice it's from a juicer.... fresh green juices (I have a juicer - I juice kale, chard, cucumber, etc - green veggies).

We only eat whole wheat/whole grain in our house. Nothing white - brown rice, etc...

I don't do fat free or sugar free anything!!!

Guess I'm doing ok!!! I was thinking I wanted to get away from processed soy products (veggie nuggets, burgers, etc) but I don't really eat them that often.....

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I happened to see a mag at B&N the other day called "Clean Eating" which then prompted me to buy "Idiots Guide to Clean Eating" but I'm still looking through it!

I'd really like to be eating "clean" once the baby starts eating table food (I make her purees and try to keep anything else - teething cookies, etc - organic).