The Ultra-Processed Food Swaps Which Could Transform Your Life | This Morning

[@Colourbeast1]

The lack of whole foods on the table is shocking.

[@waji78611]

Best rule of thumb... If something in the ingredients is something I can't find in my kitchen cupboard ... I don't buy ... Eating wholefoods ... I know super foods ain't cheap but peppers .. broccoli... Carrots.. onions... potatoes... All pretty decent price

[@JasonHollis-hg6vg]

Well with that logic! You wouldn't buy anything! 😅

[@tinasavage674]

When you walk into a supermarket nearly everything is processed food 😢

[@luluandmeow]

I only shop from their fresh fruit and veggie aisles, frozen fruit/veggies/mushrooms/ingredients (chopped onions, crushed garlic, etc.), tins (beans, peas, chopped tomatoes, etc, all good stuff), wholegrains (rice, lentils, oats, pasta is also good although more processed). Sourdough bread is also good, e.g. with seeds, rye, etc. Some lightly processed food can be excellent too, e.g. falafel, hummus, baked beans. I also love vacuum packed chestnuts. Lidl does some very tasty, oil-free dried veggies and sundried tomatoes as part of their Italian range, when they do I stock up on them, they are very low cal and an amazing addition to salads, pasta, sandwiches, etc.

[@hello150]

Not sure where you shop, but that isn't true.

[@HRD01]

There’s a difference between processed and ultra processed

[@cody.g3332]

It’s definitely a mindset hard to get into - I have lost 94 lbs by cutting down on ultra processed foods, I know walk into the shop and avoid them all together. Fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products like cheese and milk as well as eggs and other basic ingredients are my go to. Adding spices to simple foods makes them taste much better and palatable for the beginning journey.

[@tinasavage674]

@@cody.g3332 my thoughts exactly

[@Melusine-ql8xr]

Aaaaaaaaaand this is why not to trust media "expert" the alternative were pretty much as bad as the benchmark. Use fresh produce, it is cheaper and learn to use spices for taste. bit more time in the kitchen, well worth it

[@shaistaahmed3189]

Totally agree

[@ThylakoidsRGo]

@@shaistaahmed3189 I agree too - I don't think he chose the products to be fair as he mentioned that he would have chosen a sugary cereal to compare at the beginning and wouldn't recommend the diet drink. I think the show producers didn't understand the concept he was going to be talking about when they went shopping. I was very confused!

[@Dipo_Miller]

​@@ThylakoidsRGo It was designed that way to confuse and mislead the audience 😂

[@leshabright1294]

Yeah I feel like he knew that when he was saying it, you could see in his face he was uncomfortable. I don't think that was his advice

[@RAM335D]

If it’s not whole it’s ultra processed food , if it has packaging it’s ultra processed !! Cereal and cereal bars are the worse things you can eat !!! The man clearly workes for the food company’s recommending these !!!!

[@NeoUno866]

I think this will end up confusing more people because the difference between processed food and ultra processed food has not been explained properly. Tell people about Carlos Monteiro and his team’s work, tell people about the NOVA system!

[@sie4431]

Just eat porridge. Half the price of processed breakfast cereals, really tasty and mostly healthy

[@sc0ttw22]

Homemade granola is super cheap and simple too. With some real Greek yogurt, masses of protein and keeps you full for hours in the morning

[@Smashy4Pants]

Yes!!! Porridge, milled seeds, cinnamon, sultanas, berries. That's what I eat every morning and it's lovely.

[@fridaber6069]

Porridge is actually not a good breakfast because it spikes your glucose.

[@Laroob]

Well you shouldn't be eating carbs in the morning. Your break fast should be like a mini lunch. Stick to eggs, yoghurt, chicken, fish etc for breakfast

[@djvoodoo01]

This is ridiculous, nothing on that table is healthy 🤦🏻

[@heatherburbidge8754]

Run out of time because they kept interrupting the poor man trying to explain about the foods

[@kirstieadams5700]

THEY ALWAYS DO IT! IT MAKES ME SO IRRITATED..SO I DONT WATCH THESE 2!

[@emilybennett7362]

This is silly. Swap Shreddies for Weetabix, but as he said Weetabix is an UPF. So the advice is to swap one UPF for another? Go figure. Would recommended people read Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken who really knows what he's talking about.

[@kianmokhtary3539]

Great book love those guys !

[@bobadams7654]

Yes, check out his podcasts aswell- brilliant!

[@pushthetempo2]

How is Weetabix upf? It's just whole wheat with nothing added. It's processed to make it into the product, but it's just one ingredient.

[@emilybennett7362]

@@pushthetempo2 check the ingredients. It's not just wholewheat with nothing else added...

[@pushthetempo2]

@@emilybennett7362 I've checked. It has added vitamins. Probably don't do much, but not bad for you. It's not UPF. It's just processed.

[@Antoninka7]

I love British people "it's bad! Not always! 😂😂😂

[@mendo5459]

Half truths in there. The part about ingredients lists was true, that if you see ingredients that you wouldn't have in your cupboard then its ultra processed. But replace a cereal bar with a banana, crisps with unprocessed popcorn and ANY cereal with oats, greek yoghurt and berries (like i do lol)

[@goeshen4359]

I love her!!! Great point on one can considered a type of food being drug like - ultra processed - ultra sugar/salt

[@glennwhitehead1178]

This is such a watered down version of the UPF discussion. Unless you’re happy with eventually encountering serious chronic illness, then you need to start eating whole,unprocessed foods ASAP. If your ‘food’ has an ingredient list, then it’s not food. Simple. A bag of carrots, 6 apples, pint of whole milk and a whole chicken costs less than £10. It’s not expensive to eat nutritious unprocessed foods.

[@desertrat5782]

That's why cancer is one in every 2 when not long ago it 1 in 5

[@mr.thegreat557]

Exactly.

[@EliasVergsen]

He suggests swapping one processed food type for another. The camera can literally see the big red warning signs on the salted crisps he suggests

[@fridaber6069]

I feel like he's paid by the food industry. He's basically saying it's okay to eat things like Weetabix and certain cereals for breakfast, when it really is not. They spike your blood sugar like crazy. What people need to get back to is protein-rich breakfasts, such as greek yogurt and eggs.

[@karenkeady2337]

Swapping processed food for processed food

[@hayleywarnes4458]

The issue here as well is that MOST unprocessed foods are so expensive compared to processed ones.

[@pushthetempo2]

How much does a carrot, banana or bag of rice cost? Not much

[@santostv.]

I disagree maybe for Americans not most of Europe and Asia

[@hayleywarnes4458]

@@pushthetempo2 where I'm from the cost of those items in comparison with processed foods and how much longer processed foods last is considerable.

[@cathymanship7794]

All he did was swap one processed food for another. What about real, whole foods?? You know, fruit, vegetables, meat, nuts, that kind of thing?

[@ReturnToSenderz]

He’s taking about “easy” swaps, the sort of thing that people who won’t jump straight from convenience food to making food from scratch can do. It can be intimidating to go from convenience food to homemade food, especially if you don’t already have some basic cooking skills, so swapping one convenience food for another is an improvement a person can do right now without having to change their whole lifestyle.

[@ConnorEaton-xx5zh]

Are you thick, there's a difference between ultra processed and processed wa he's saying is processed is better because it's less unhealthy

[@katiereid5695]

The fact the pringles aren't even sliced up potatoes but made from dough tells you how fake and bad they are

[@BrendonBoshell]

Weetabix: Wholegrain Wheat (95%), Malted Barley Extract, Sugar, Salt, Niacin, Iron, Riboflavin (B2), Thiamin (B1), Folic Acid Weetabix are essentially empty calories. It may be "high in fiber", but that's entirely insoluble fibre. Natural foods (fruits) provide a natural balance of both types of fiber. Completely silly to recommend replacing one UPF with another. Get an expert on.

[@chrysalis4126]

Wholegrain wheat has fibre.

[@pushthetempo2]

Good luck convincing ITV viewers to stop eating junk food 😂

[@Ddisawake]

Big food, big pharma, its not about your health

[@MultiMona6]

Exactly

[@AlexPauull]

Have created my KZbin channel after I lost 16 kilograms in 4-months by making conscious food choices i’ve learnt through the ZOE Program. I ended up developing IBS, which I struggled with for the last 3 years of my life after being admitted to hospital one morning. I now know why I have struggled and teach it on my channel and my blog site

[@henryjohn-vt3mw]

In 2017,Hammond appeared of Sugar Free Farm, living sugar free on a farm where this was all explained to her. Mind she and Gemma Collins got caught cheating and after it didn’t take long for her to regain the 2 stone she’d lost. Total Hypocrisy making it out to be a surprise to her.

[@TheMercWithMouth]

Important information spoiled by pathetic presenters like Hammond. She needed to simplify it to 'drug food'.

[@Hester141]

Most people are struggling with money. Health food costs more

[@chrysalis4126]

Porridge oats are 90p for a kilo, much cheaper than all the processed sugary cereals.

[@Hester141]

@@chrysalis4126 yes I agree but you can’t live off porridge I’m talking about all the other foods that come with ridiculous price tags even salads are expensive

[@zoyailpatel3608]

Nearly all foods in supermarkets are ultra processed,

[@elizabethblyth8854]

Instead of providing pretty useless advice to the public on what products to avoid we start banning manufacturers from making the products?! Why is everything always the consumers fault!

[@ant713m]

I dont think a TV programme can ban food. However, we have choice. Don't buy it.

[@vyvienvp3413]

For goodness sake, stop the snacks. Unless fruits, nuts and yogurt. In Europe snaking is a no, no, or non! Unheard of. You eat at meal times, preferably start the meal with crudites, or vegetable soup.

[@As-zn3cd]

yogurt can be very high in sugar

[@JanHopkins-i1o]

natural yogurt

[@luluandmeow]

Agree, I grew up in Italy, only children snack, we just ate a proper meals, e.g. a proper lunch and a lighter dinner

[@luluandmeow]

@@As-zn3cd And it's processed and moreish so if you're watching your weight, best to just eat the fruit

[@tarachristie933]

Some places in Europe may not. In the UK, we certainly do.

[@L.Smith.]

Eddie Abo wouldn't approve lol. He'd say just boil some eggs and get a tray of chicken done. Lol. He says he occasionally had maryland cookies as a treat

[@justlikebuttah]

What have the chickens been eating and injected with?

[@sagiraj3603]

Honestly, doesn't seem like a good advise. These are all high in sugar, salt and processed food.

[@lynnemills2650]

Don't eat breakfast, don't need it. Whole food plant based is the way to go. I am a vegan for the animals and healthy at age 77.

[@luluandmeow]

Me too! x

[@Achris9]

Hahaha no it isn’t

[@Lucy-nw4im]

Why not

[@eventhori3on]

Don't need to be vegan.. up to you if you are.. good for you.. but as long as you stay away from UPF eat whole foods and stay away from seed oils your golden

[@AAGGHH4]

Vegan is the absolute worse. Go check the ingredients of there burgers, sausages and oat milk for example. Filled with artificial chemicals made in a lab. You can pretty much eat Veg and that’s it, everything else is on the high scale of ultra processed garbage.

[@queenvickyv]

He wasnt that inspiring, shreddies and crisps dont make me feel that good.

[@normapurtill]

Fantastic app for checking ingredients- Yuka

[@Shxdeeee]

They couldn’t spare a few more minutes to let the man explain? They go over time with other people all the time why not something very important & helpful ?

[@MrBlurayaddict]

Fruit bars are the the worst ultra processed food

[@beckywilliams4773]

Try growing ur own veg n fruit ( can freeze or can stuff for winter months) Making ur bread n treat stuff. Just getting into it. It's rewarding in alot of ways 😁👍 Even with little space stuff can be grown in pots and on widow sills, where there's a will there's a way 😊

[@zeusricochant7357]

They've probably got more nutrients in them 😂. Does he even know

[@jmacjewels5780]

You’ll watch this and then go eat a pizza for dinner 🤣

[@gamewidben]

Okay so basically everything is processed. Thank you

[@MarionFindlay-s9s]

See the interuptions. It was just a joy today with Dermot &Josie. None of that. 🙏

[@Bluenurseman13]

Swapping UPF for UPF, groundbreaking, useless information.

[@pollymccowen4321]

Apart from the Weetabix (and possibly the bread), the swaps are processed not ultra-processed, so potentially better, just maybe not best.

[@ChocolateMan-gt3ms]

​@@pollymccowen4321just listen to Eddie abbew eat an avocado and eggs and a blended chicken drink guys wake the f..k up

[@PastaSauce.]

This process food I get but it’s also just another trend. Like the whole ‘clean eating’ trend a few years ago.

[@spaghettibolognese1084]

I think people are starting to change their ways. With the help of online influencers but still more work to be done. I think there is a greater realisation and skepitism towarsa major companies. Still though, too many obese people in this country...

[@jayden3759]

What 😂😂😂😂 you can't be serious

[@spaghettibolognese1084]

​@@jayden3759uncle Eddie knows all. In uncle Eddie we trust 😉

[@MrCupONoodles]

I wonder if the runner was too busy being chased by Phil they forgot to buy whole foods for the segment

[@RevuitNet]

What is the point in this… the NHS weight management service is woefully under resourced, diabetes patients struggle to get access to medications, weight loss tablets and aftercare…. If the government care about NHS and resources and they know it impacts this many people… they need to fund more of this and offer to people… 18 months waiting list to access treatments is ridiculous

[@luluandmeow]

The Physicians Committee is a non-profit YT channel with excellent advice on all these health problems. I follow their advice and that of Dr McDougall's starch solution (google the free online version). It's a great way of eating for volume eaters who want to be healthy and slim for life

[@jacintatate]

Its funny hearing english say weetabix. In Australia we call them weetbix. XD

[@JamesJohnAgar]

At the end of the day Processed food is a lot cheaper than healthier food & also it tends to be more convenient as well.

[@mum2jka]

Humans eat processed foods all the time for thousands of years. Ultra- processed foods is a modern invention.

[@gigilamoore2656]

Not really. The special Keto meals that I get from the frozen food section are processed and way more expensive that just getting a pound of ground beef.

[@katiejohnston3844]

At the end of the day, you have to be willing to make sacrifices in other areas of your life, in order to avoid an early death.

[@conorfurlong]

@JamesJohnAgar That’s is the lie the processed food industry has sold people for decades and you’ve bought it. Real food is cheaper than ultra processed food every day of the week. Fruit, vegetables, unsalted nuts, all cheaper than confectionary, cereals and crisps and sugar drinks.

[@mum2jka]

@@katiejohnston3844 Easier said than done for those who have little-to-no access to fresh produce or cooking/refrigeration facilities. I know the UK is getting like the US in having food deserts.

[@Jade_tori14]

I’m confused to which he was trying to tell me to swap?!

[@jokeaaaa]

All processed food is effing s#%t

[@waterballoonfighter]

… And this is why you shouldn’t take advice from a media focused nutritionist, and instead listen to a registered dietician please.

[@stevenvitali7404]

The presenter needs to take notice of this advice!

[@MrBlurayaddict]

Too much choice,,,too much gluttony,,,thes way the nhs is falling apart

[@RC-mv3rd]

Ultra-processed food is DESIGNED to be addictive! It’s engineered food, who paid this guy to tell the public that ultra processed basically isn’t all bad?!

[@Spratt_catcher]

This was not informative. Long story short. Read Ultra Processed People. Look at the ingredients on the back of stuff. Eat a diet that is high in organic fruit, veg and nuts. Make homemade snacks. Eat lean meats. Done

[@gillscott34]

its really common sense if its made in a factory its far from natural. You don't have to be fanatic, just try to eat what your grand parents ate, its cheaper, ready meals are expensive. Now and then you can be lazy, but if two thirds of your diet is from source, then for me its ok to do the unhealthy option now and then, no one is perfect. But if most of your diet is unnatural processed food, its not good

[@eventhori3on]

They can't say what they want to say... All there adverts advertise UPFs every 15 mins they break for more adverts! Need to keep the lights on! Lol

[@rebeccahughes2009]

And yet Alison does bake off, bit of a controversial peice

[@isabelleforrest-anderson9972]

Organic food, is what’s needed the fact that organic food is considered premium is wrong it’s just food in its natural state 😵‍💫without chemicals being sprayed on them

[@deborahclarke1875]

I bought some Organic Strawberries, costca fortune.

[@le4089]

Frozen will be cheaper.

[@LS-eo5hg]

I think frozen fruit is higher in sugar

[@luluandmeow]

Try frozen strawberries and other berries - delicious!

[@luluandmeow]

PS meat and fish also cost a fortune and less good for you

[@luluandmeow]

@@LS-eo5hg No, it's just plain fruit with nothing added

[@janicehillman2485]

Alison Hammond talking about healthy eating!!😂

[@RealistRobbitt]

If we listened to every expert we would never eat anything. And thats a fact.

[@CarolanneTitmus-Greene]

Ironic that Phil Vickery was recommending the use of SEED OILS the other day!

[@astb01]

Life is simple. Eat whole foods and exercise. End of. Unfortunately people fall for convenience and instead of reading the label and seeing what they’re putting into their bodies they just grab what is being marketed as a “common choice”. You wouldn’t put bad fuel into a car so you wouldn’t put bad food into your body

[@Liusila]

Why is he talking about the amount of sugar when discussing ultra processed foods? Once again confusing the public about what ultra processed means.

[@CarolanneTitmus-Greene]

Why have guests when they are interrupted all the time and then Allison has the cheek to end with "we have run out of time!"

[@CristinaEzPT]

What happened to whole foods?

[@JasonHollis-hg6vg]

She's calling it drug food! For some reason I find that hilarious! Coming from her 🤷 it's like someone who smokes 60 cigarettes a day! Giving me advice on how about smoking is! With them having no intention of stopping themselves! 😅

[@sc0ttw22]

Please make this a recurring segment. This is the real plague of the country. Nobody is capable of cooking something that takes more than 5 mins

[@RWilt88]

Drugs work differently in each person as well as food

[@sebetc7]

there is definitely a tasty snack here 🥰

[@therealcaldini]

“…food swaps _that_ could change your life…”

[@joseph7391]

Moderation and exercise seems to be working for me up to now

[@luluandmeow]

I wish you luck but moderation does not work for 99.9% of people, that's why we are overweight and food addicts in the first place. You wouldn't advise moderation to an alcoholic, if something is a trigger food (crisps, cheese, chocolate, etc.) the only solution is to abstain, at least for several months, maybe for life (and if you panic at the thought, it's because you are addicted to it). Bring trigger/junk/ultraprocessed food into the house at your peril - uncontrolled overeating and bingeing will soon follow, maybe not today, but soon, and then you'll be back on the junk food wagon.

[@luluandmeow]

Also, exercise is amazing for health and fitness but does actually very little for weight loss, it might even make you hungrier. It's the food that counts.

[@Lilyrev]

Same. I've gone down 2-3 clothes sizes since January (depending on the item) and all I've really done is move more (dance, walking, cycling etc.) and stop restricting ANY food, because now I don't restrict myself i eat less. It takes me about 2-3 weeks now to get through 1 bar of cadburys dairy milk, for example, whereas before - because i restricted myself - i would eat it all in one sitting and do this a few times a week.

[@ob5773]

Carnivore diet FTW. SOOO many health benefits and the proper human diet.

[@justathought274]

So this is for people who won’t stop eating ultra processed food but might consider something bordering ultra processed and processed. Small steps if they lead somewhere but this seemed a silly and rushed segment that serves no purpose. I wish you tube was a legacy media snd celebrity free zone.

[@johnscott3893]

Go carnivore much cheaper. Always bargains on meat and if you're a regular with your local butcher or, if none, stick with 70/30 mince beef. Cheap as chips and save money on all the fruit and veg which frankly has minimal nutritional benefit and thousands of food miles.

[@teresamoore4126]

Yep.

[@bexyweewaggys]

Yuck noooo

[@bobadams7654]

Yes, aren't all plants poisonous to humans? Yes, no nutrition in plants- apart from, obviously, phytonutrients.

[@johnscott3893]

@@bexyweewaggys Don't knock it until you've tried it. Everything else is just opinion.

[@theGreg552]

Oats > any cereal

[@therealcaldini]

Ditch the emulsifiers first.

[@pushthetempo2]

Did he just recommend those Cadburys brunch bars as a healthy snack 😂😂

[@Annalisa952]

No mention of sausages, hot dogs, bacon, ham!!! These are worse!!!

[@gazlloyd9478]

Absolute jokes a Nutritionist on National TV recommending Weetabix as a healthy food when it contains gut damaging gluten and glyphosate pesticide (always sprayed on non organic wheat)

[@betsydurham9067]

Yep totally agree 🙄🙄🙄

[@teresamoore4126]

No, synthetic pesticides cannot be used on organic food, so no, glyphosate is not used. Only natural herbicides and pesticides can be used. Glyphosate is a broad spectrum antibiotic and can never be used in organic farming.

[@jodeelee7896]

It's not the same without Holly!

[@trevormcmahon1260]

Those two don't work as presenters in this clip. They basically rushed and mocked him

[@bipbippadotta3680]

They are terrible. Constantly talking over and interrupting guests. I don't watch unless Craig & Josie are presenting.

[@blinkyrob182]

Where's Eddie when you need him?

[@julietannOsfan1972]

I can’t do this, as I suffer from Gastroparesis & every calorie is important, even if it’s not very healthy. I’m never ever hungry & wouldn’t be able to fit fruit & vegetables into my stomach. Also, not all ready meals are bad. The Kershaw’s range is great.

[@JadeChalmers-d1n]

Dermot was rude I thought.

[@sineadryan4424]

Do you have an alternative for the processed protein yogurts? I'm addicted 😭😭

[@rourkeyliiid4769]

Natural skyr yoghurt. Almost 50g protein for 270ish calories.

[@tashaax1993xanimalloverx]

If obesity isnt seen as an addiction issue etc why are gastric bands done on the nhs?

[@luluandmeow]

I'd never have surgery, it's insane, just try eating whole plant foods first, you can eat a lot of them and they're all good (fruit, veggies, legumes, wholegrains, mushrooms, tofu, small amounts of avocado, seeds and nuts, no oils, which are a processed food and the highest in calorie)

[@tashaax1993xanimalloverx]

@@luluandmeow I never understand people like u...what's that got anything to do with my question/statement?..

[@ninarogers4348]

Was this sponsored by food companies? I get not all households can afford to go UPF free and maybe this was the line he was taking? Small improvements are better than nothing but it feels a missed opportunity to educate on UPF. I would have liked to see an apple and plain nuts on the table.

[@im_that_guy]

These are terrible recommendations

[@sarjannarwan6896]

I think the guy saying don't go for diet drinks is really awful advice.

[@kirstieadams5700]

What a load of crock. All that food is shyte. Why do they allow misinformation like this on this show is beyond me! 😢

[@mr.thegreat557]

Avoid all these. Just eat fresh meat, vegetables and fruit like we were designed to.

[@Wishing_you_peace]

Legal drug dealing then.

[@mrrothskin6165]

Waste of 7 1/2 minutes

[@Alaska3758]

No no no non of those swaps will improve your life or health bs

[@ABM202]

EDDIE ABBEW

[@fridaber6069]

This guy seems to be paid by the food industry. He's recommending things like Weetabix for breakfast... what a joke.

[@brummiali1998]

Afford it Afford it Hes crazy Best doctors In hunzay valley They know best advice

[@livestreamsuk6004]

LOL!!!!!!

[@DavidB773]

This guy either knows nothing about nutrition or is intentionally trying to mislead the audience. He tries to justify eating another UPF. Ultimately anything with refined grains, refined grains, seed oils (vegetable oil, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil) are all bad for you and should be avoided.