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I personally can't stand the term "processed" when applied to food. Everything from harvesting/slaughtering/milling to prep and cooking is a process. I prefer the term "mass manufactured food", because that is exactly what it is, food mass produced in a factory.

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I would posit that even mass manufactured is slightly off point. For instance, if you can produce bread dough of the same consistency and quality with 4 ingredients (flour, water, salt, yeast) how does scaling it, in a factory or by hand, make it less healthy?

With all the engineering available to increase shelflife and looks(colorants) to the detriment of the consumer’s health

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