Back in April 27, 2024, I wrote a post, “Define Processed.” In a small way, I would like to revisit. First let me briefly say that the woman I talked of defined grinding meat into hamburger as processing food, hence, no longer natural and nutritional.

Well, last night, I did some food processing. I took my last five eggs in my fridge and put them in a high speed blender for a minute. They puffed up to twice their size and I put them in an electric frying pan, in which they were processed for about one more minute.

I guess after all that processing, the food was not as good for me. However, my wife and I enjoyed them anyway. If that lady I saw on TV didn’t like the way I processed those eggs, it’s her problem. I like processed food. Really I do.

When you come right down to it, most cooks do process food. Much of it I really like. Some of it not so much. For instance I like raw carrots, spinach and cabbage. I don’t much care for them cooked. (Processed.)

I get it. Sometimes we do go overboard with it. Still, cheese, processed milk, has allowed us to store food without refrigeration. I really like most instant potatoes, which might serve as a survival food. Are not noodles processed food. And I really like spaghetti. Before I was married, half my dinners were frozen before I put them in the microwave. Mac & cheese used to be one of my staples until I became diabetic.

I would guess we could survive without processing food. However, it would be far more difficult and less tasty. Worse yet, more of it would go to waste.