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> I think we'd do better to encourage eating responsibly overall than insisting on avoiding processed foods altogether. And it's possible to be very healthy while eating a significant amount of processed foods

Interesting. I am curious what your definition of "responsible eating" is?

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To a very good approximation, it is simply not eating too many total calories. If you want to go one extra step, then also not eating too much sugar.

Some people might find that they have a hard time not over-eating with processed foods, and maybe for them their preferred diet is just to avoid all processed foods. But it's useful to treat that as a means to an end, rather than saying that avoiding processed foods always needs to be the end goal.

Michael Pollen's definition seems reasonable - eat less, mostly plants.

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