Ultra-Processed Food

Ultra-processed	Processed	Home version
sweetened breakfast cereals	plain bran cereal	oat groats or steel-cut oats sweetened with honey
soda	artificially flavored sparkling water	water with a splash of fruit juice or fruit slices
flavored potato chips	plain tortilla chips	DIY pita chips
white bread	whole wheat bread with minimal ingredients	homemade baked potato chips
fried chicken	deli rotisserie chicken	roast chicken from scratch
flavored candy bar with long ingredient list	simple candy bar with short ingredient list	dark chocolate squares
frozen, blended coffee drink	store-bought cold brew	drip coffee
mashed potato flakes	frozen potatoes	fresh, whole potatoes
energy drink	sweetened fruit juice	fresh-squeezed orange juice
flavored granola bars with added sugar and preservatives	granola bars with minimal additives	DIY granola
artificially flavored cheese crackers	naturally flavored crackers	apple and cheese slices