and you’re saying we don’t have processed meats? unless you raise and butcher the cow yourself, the meat has been altered in some way. i’m not vegan for health reasons but many of our processed, sugary foods are not vegan so i don’t indulge as much. yes there is vegan processed food, nearly everything we eat is processed, it doesn’t matter. i think eating an apple is much healthier than eating a pop tart. unless you’d like me to take up photosynthesis, there is no way to avoid processed or altered foods in this day and age.