The Well Challenge Day 1: How often do you buy ultraprocessed foods? Let’s find out.

[W]e’ll help you understand how often ultraprocessed foods end up in your cart when you go to the market. …

We designed a digital game where you’ll go “shopping” to learn more about ultraprocessed foods at the store.

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Well Challenge Day 2: Are ultraprocessed foods really that delicious?

The biggest contributor to a food’s flavor is its smell, Dr. [Arielle] Johnson explained …industrially processing ingredients can alter the chemical complexity that produces a more distinct aroma.

Compare your UPF [ultraprocessed food] to your whole food: Taste your UPF again, noting whatever smells and flavors come to mind. Then, do the same with its less-processed or unprocessed counterpart.

Day 3: For healthy snacks you actually crave, try a sprinkle of ‘flavor dust’

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Day 4: Grocery shop like a nutrition scientist

Don’t equate words like ‘wholesome’ and ‘natural’ with ‘unprocessed.’

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Day 5: One change to eat healthier all year

If you regularly eat ultraprocessed foods at meals — like a packaged fruit bar at breakfast or a frozen meal at dinner — keep doing that, but add one fruit or vegetable to your plate. It could be an apple at breakfast or some broccoli at dinner.

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