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Highly processed foods include prepared meats, white bread, cookies, chips, soda and candy. Examples of unprocessed or minimally processed foods include fresh or frozen vegetables, fresh meat, milk, eggs and dried beans. Although many Americans consider highly processed foods to be very tasty, affordable and convenient, the sugar, fat, salt and flavoring in these foods may be a factor in overeating and a contributor to obesity. There should, however be a clear distinction between these unhealthy, highly processed foods and processed foods like canned vegetables and whole grain cereals, which have an important place among nutritionally sound, convenient food choices.
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