Admin Unlike a traditional vanilla ice cream, this recipe uses Mexican vanilla beans. Mexican vanilla beans have a unique flavor that is more perfumed than a regular vanilla bean. If you are unable to find Mexican vanilla, you can still use this recipe to make a rich vanilla ice cream. I bought both the Mexican vanilla … Read more
Most ice cream is an ultra-processed food. This is a recipe for chocolate ice cream that is very thick and rich. If you are careful when selecting the cream and chocolate that you use there are no ultra-processed foods in this ice cream. This recipe uses five egg yolks. The egg yolks make the ice … Read more
Most of the types of dijon mustard available in the store are not ultra-processed. I did not count citric acid as UPF. I counted natural flavors, pectin, and tartaric acid as ultra-processed. Dijon mustards that are not UPF: 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Dijon MustardIngredients: Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Water, Organic Mustard Seed, Sea Salt, … Read more
I categorized candy canes as ultra-processed if they have red dyes, natural flavor, or brown rice syrup. I was only able to find one candy cane that is not UPF, and are probably difficult for most people to be able to purchase. Realistically, I was surprised there are any. If your focus is really only on … Read more
Hot Cocoa Mixes that are not UPF: Dandelion Chocolate, Hojicha Hot Chocolate MixIngredients: 70% Camino Verde, Ecuador chocolate (cocoa beans, organic cane sugar), light brown sugar, roasted green tea. Dandelion Chocolate, House Hot Chocolate MixIngredients: 70% Camino Verde, Ecuador chocolate (cocoa beans, organic cane sugar), organic cane sugar. Dandelion Chocolate, House MochaIngredients: 70% Camino Verde, … Read more
Canned cranberry sauces that are not UPF: 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Jellied Cranberry SauceIngredients: Organic Cranberries, Organic Cane Sugar, Filtered Water, Organic Lemon Juice Concentrate. 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Whole Berry Cranberry SauceIngredients: Organic Cranberries, Organic Cane Sugar, Filtered Water, Organic Lemon Juice Concentrate. Appalachian Naturals Organic Cranberry SauceIngredients: Cranberries , Water , … Read more
Häagen Dazs has a number of different flavors that are not UPF. I categorized any flavors with soy lecithin, natural flavors, or pectin as UPF. I did not count corn syrup or cocoa processed with alkali as ingredients that made something be UPF. Häagen Dazs ice cream flavors that are not UPF: Butter Pecan Ice … Read more
For this list I am only looking at plain yogurt. I have not included any Greek-style yogurts. I have also excluded any flavored yogurts, included vanilla yogurts. Plain yogurts are great because they are so versatile, and many of them are not UPF. You can flavor them by adding your own honey, fruit, or jelly. … Read more
I like to buy tortillas that are prepare and ready to cook, but it turns out those are ultra-processed. A shocking amount of tortillas are. It would be nice if there were more store-bought tortillas that were not UPF. Unfortunately there are very few. If you want to have tortillas that are not ultra-processed you … Read more
Most of the versions of ready-made green enchilada sauce are ultra-processed foods. There are some that are not. The inclusion of the Mi Tienda sauce in the non-UPF list might have been a bit of a stretch. Green enchilada sauce is very easy to make from scratch. Green enchilada sauces that are not UPF: Frontera … Read more