1) What is processed cheese, and is processed cheese less healthy than nonprocessed cheese, if there is such a thing as nonprocessed cheese?

2) Do you have any info as to whether butter or margarine is healthier these days?

Here is a link to the butter vs margarine question, I would have copied and pasted, but it is a tad long....it is fron Dr. Weil...it more or less states that they both have advantages, mostly disadvantages and rate around the same...He does say that if he had to choose he would take the real thing. I think that processed cheese is like Kraft American and that natural are aged cheeses, I will look it up if I can find it to be sure. Here is the butter link:

butter vs margarine

Here is a cheese dictionary describing the different types of cheese from soft to hard to processed.

All About Cheese

I read both articles. In one article, the doctor slightly favors butter over margarine. In the other article, it seems that pasteurized process cheese food is favored. Thanks, kittypal.

Believe it or not - - there are actually differences between
Pasteurized process cheese food
Pasteurized process cheese spread
and
Pasteurized process cheese product

Read all about it here What is that stuff

I like cheese.....real cheese!! I don't much care which someone else says is best for me, I just like the flavor and consistency better than something you spread on or worse...spray on!!

Lately I have been getting yellow American whatever at the cold cut counter. Does anyone know if this is bad, given that I am not being told what is in it, except that I expect more calories and more fat?