Sometimes they are better for you, too. Many of those flavoured kombuchas and kefirs you find in the shops they might have something notionally good, like fibre and culture, but these ingredients are often there simply to allow health claims to be put on products which are high in sugar and engineered to drive excess consumption, says Chris van Tulleken, doctor and author of Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food and Why Can't We Stop?
Real food by Van Tulleken's definition, unprocessed or minimally processed food is complex, and there is little merit in pointing at one specific element of it and saying, That's good.
The science of what is good for our microbiome is still emerging, but there are some simple things we're sure about. Whole or minimally processed fruit and veg, including beans and pulses, are good for you.
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