What is an example of a processed food that starts with the letter L?
Lunchables
This added ingredient found in many snacks makes them taste sweet but can be unhealthy in large amounts.
Added sugar
People process foods to make them last longer—this word means “keep from spoiling.”
preserved
This “white” grain product is more processed than brown rice because its outer layers are removed.
Foods that are mostly made from whole ingredients and lightly processed are considered this.
Healthy
This cold machine in your kitchen slows down food decay and is part of food processing at home.
A refrigerator
This breakfast food made from ground corn and shaped into flakes is a popular processed cereal.
Corn flakes.
This label on snack packaging means the food has fewer artificial ingredients and is closer to its original state.
natural
Drying meat into jerky removes this element, which bacteria need to grow.
Water.