I do not doubt that processed food is rather unhealthy, I mean I can't even eat most fast food because I end up on the toilet for a half hour or more with digestive system/stomach pain like it makes me sick. But I am on SSI, don't have much money so much of the time I have to settle for processed stuff luckily I can tolerate taco bell without that, except one time I got sick from that to but seemed like kind of a dirty place so could have been contaminated with god knows what.

Also I do notice when I am eating processed food more often I seem to be more irritable, that doesn't mean it increases my autism...it means I am irritable because my body isn't enjoying the food I put into it. Eating better won't get rid of it, however I generally feel better over-all when eating healthy than when not.

I know also I can find recipes and figure out stuff to make, but admittedly at times I have a hard time eating due to anxiety/ptsd crap..it messes with my appetite so then by the time I can eat I am so hungry I don't have energy to cook something and it feels like if I don't hurry up and eat I'll pass out so I grab whatever is quick regardless of how healthy it is. But I am trying to work on planning to cook ahead of time so by the time I am hungry I have food.