fish question

Lentil Soup

https://youngsseafood.co.uk/products/2-crispy-lemon-pepper-fish-fillets/

Is the lemon and pepper fish fillet above good or is this considered 'processed food'?

I don't know exactly what 'processed: means now, everything seems processed these days.

Aren't the fresh fish on ice at the supermarket processed in some way? I've seen flies on them.

I want the best fish source of omega 3.

neris

Processed muck.

Cill94

Technically anything that's had humans involved in its preparation has been processed to some degree. Food processing is a spectrum, the idea being that stuff that's more processed tends to have less nutrients and more calories. Ultra processed food is stuff like chocolate, sweets, pastries, etc.

Minimal processing has happened with the above fish other than it being breaded, which will add excess calories. So if you wanted to make it a bit healthier you might try for non-breaded. The most unprocessed version is going to be getting it fresh from a local fishmonger.

Lentil Soup

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120339471#Comment_120339471

Thanks I appreciate that answer re degrees of processing.

What about these https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/296920881

They are less processed as not breaded?

I would not think the op one is muck in fairness as someone else said

Cill94

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120340089#Comment_120340089

Yep, that's definitely a better option.

Yeah the original you posted is certainly not muck. If the worst that people were eating for dinner was some breaded fish, we'd be in a much better state of health as a society.

Lentil Soup

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120340232#Comment_120340232

Okay many thanks for your help