Linia Patel leans on whole foods to avoid ultra-processed snacks.Getty Images/Linia PatelUltra-processed foods have been linked to health problems, including obesity and depression.Snacks make up 25% of US calorie intake and people tend to choose UPFs because they're convenient.A dietitian shared her go-to minimally processed snacks that stop her from reaching for UPFs.A dietitian whose research on the potential harms of ultra-processed foods has led her to eat fewer of them shared her three favorite quick, minimally processed snacks with Business Insider.Linia Patel, who is based at the University of Milan, Italy, said people generally eat "far too many" UPFs.