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I feel like you're thinking of a specific type of processed food.
In any case, in such cases, it is not unhealthy because it's been processed but because of its constituent components (salt and sugar). In other words, they're not inherently unhealthy.
Just spend 5 seconds looking at  the nutritional content of processed food before you blindly consume it.
They are usually packed with extra salt, sugar, other fillers.  
So in general,  they are less healthy than fresh foods. >

I feel like you're thinking of a specific type of processed food.
In any case, in such cases, it is not unhealthy because it's been processed but because of its constituent components (salt and sugar). In other words, they're not inherently unhealthy.
Just spend 5 seconds looking at  the nutritional content of processed food before you blindly consume it. >

The processing itself can remove vitamins and nutrients from the food,  even if nothing else is added. 
And if part of the processing is adding salt/sugar that wouldn't be there without the processing, I'm still placing the blame on the processing. >

They certainly are the vast majority of the time, and when they are that healthy, the cost often makes it hard to justify buying the quantity given.
You buy a healthy frozen meal and it’s like $4-7 for like 10 oz of food lol
I cook some bomb ass meals for under $5 a serving the vast majority of the time and cook nearly everything I eat and do it from scratch >

A frozen meal is just one example of processed foods though. You've got things like tofu, etcetera >

Indeed, I don’t really know anything about tofu, but in general processed foods are going to have at least a minimal amount of additives. 
Some don’t really matter, some truly aren’t good for you. Like food coloring, I think red and yellow food colorings are terrible for you and by far the worst. 
There is a direct correlation to the increase in ADD and stuff in kids to processed foods. Just the same with all these fatties running around. It’s not like a little here and there will do much, but it all adds up over time
In the 70’s, around 15% of Americans were overweight or obese. Today it’s over 60%. >

My point is that for the vast majority of people, processed foods aren't somehow less healthy than a homemade meal which has a similar macronutrient profile.
You get fat from consuming too many calories, not from consuming processed food. >

I think I see your point. in regards to nutrition, sure they can be the same and sometimes more nutritious  cuz they can pack in extra protein, vitamins, etc. 
But overal health wise usually not better due to additives >

I largely agree with that. Although I am against consuming some kinds of food, like packaged meals or snacks full of sugar and fat, not all packaged foods are like that. In fact, almost all food today is packaged to follow the health and sanitation standards of today's industry. >

When people say "processed foods," they typically aren't talking about eating greek yogurt. They're talking about snarfing down an entire bag of Lay's bacon and cheese-flavored chips.
I get your point, but there's a degree of linguistic dancing here. >

Which is part of why the word "processed" is a pain in the ass. If you start talking about it you get a lot of "no not those processes." Can we just say something like "junk food?" It still has a degree of subjectivity as to what counts, but at least it's a more descriptive title than "processed." >

Yeah, there's no really black-and-white nomenclature here that will make everyone happy. But I tend to just say, "processed junk food" and leave it at that. I don't see tofu and Greek yogurt as being the same as a tube of Pringles, nutrition-wise. >

Yea but they are less healthy. Thats not an opinion. Nutricious maybe but also a lot of chemicals that are bad for you >

You really don't think there are examples of a less processed food being less healthy than a more processed alternative?
Eating fried bacon on its own is clearly less healthy than eating even a middle of the road ready meal of a similar calorific content. >

They got plastics in higher concentration >

Yes, they are. 
Randomly vilified food categories are just the umpteenth stupid social media trends. 
Processed foods being unhealthy is a fact. And it doesn't depend on nutritional values. >

It only depends on nutritional values. There's no magic invisible component that makes processed food noticeably less healthy. >

They 100% are less healthy for one major reason and that's the preservatives and hell if you're in America the amount of ingredients you can't even pronounce on processed foods blows my mind. >

Why should the pronouncability of an ingredient correlate with healthiness?
The idea that "natural" = healthy is an appealing one but being appealing doesn't necessarily make it true. >

If I can pronounce more ingredients than other people, that means it's healthier for me lol >

They are usually packed with extra salt, sugar, other fillers.  
So in general,  they are less healthy than fresh foods.