06/14/2026
Minimally Processed Foods are a food or food product that’s been changed through some form of processing (chopping, grinding, pureeing, cooking, removing shells, etc), but hasn’t had any nutritional components removed. Examples: Unbleached flours, baby food, fresh/frozen smoothie, packaged meat, dried fruit, roasted unsalted nuts, raw milk, dried herbs and spices. These are easily found in our grocery stores or health food stores, and manageable to preserve at home. Not often on sale, they tend to be more expensive but easily portable and able to store in the pantry or freezer, or to pack for an outing this summer.