Do you peel your apples?

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  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    No. I use the whole apple in my vita-mix. Even the core and seeds. The seeds contain B Complex vitamins. The tiny traces of arsenic are beneficial too.
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    Wash with a little vinegar. I don't peel.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,744 Member
    SingRunTing wrote: »
    I always wash, never peel (unless I'm baking with them).

    I wash them simply because you don't know how many people touched that apple before me. It just grosses me out.

    This is exactly me, too. I don't eat any other food people have touched, so fruit is no different.

    I also use a soft-bristled brush to gently scrub my fruits and vegetables as I run them under water.
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    YalithKBK wrote: »
    Why do people keep saying "unless it's organic" as if they don't require washing. You guys do know that organic farmers use pesticides too, right?

    I wash my fruit if I have water nearby, but sometimes I'm on the go so I eat it unwashed.

    Meh. Because I'd rather eat 10 pesticides (organic) than 100 pesticides (non-organic).

  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    jouttie wrote: »
    Don't peel. Don't wash them either. Very rarely wash anything (myself excluded). I don't live a totally sanitised lifestyle. I seem to have a great immune system so maybe that's why.

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  • crystalewhite
    crystalewhite Posts: 422 Member
    I wash mine with a drop of dish soap, rinse really well and then dry with a towel. The only time I peel it is if I can't get that greasy wax off the skin.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    jennifershoo wrote: »
    jouttie wrote: »
    Don't peel. Don't wash them either. Very rarely wash anything (myself excluded). I don't live a totally sanitised lifestyle. I seem to have a great immune system so maybe that's why.

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    It's a real thing, called the hygiene hypothesis. Google it.
    http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/02/23/387553285/kids-allergies-and-a-possible-downside-to-squeaky-clean-dishes
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    YalithKBK wrote: »
    Why do people keep saying "unless it's organic" as if they don't require washing. You guys do know that organic farmers use pesticides too, right?
    That's kind of the definition of organic fruit-- not grown with synthetic pesticides.

  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I do peel them sometimes but not always. I rinse the unpeeled apple with water.
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    WalkingAlong wrote: »
    jennifershoo wrote: »
    jouttie wrote: »
    Don't peel. Don't wash them either. Very rarely wash anything (myself excluded). I don't live a totally sanitised lifestyle. I seem to have a great immune system so maybe that's why.

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    It's a real thing, called the hygiene hypothesis. Google it.
    http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/02/23/387553285/kids-allergies-and-a-possible-downside-to-squeaky-clean-dishes

    Still gross though. Tons of people don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom and then touch the produces.
  • Feelgood97
    Feelgood97 Posts: 89 Member
    No, my younger sis does it for me :D
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    tomatoey wrote: »
    I can't be bothered but also don't like the idea of the pesticide glaze over them. I've heard of fruit/veg cleansing products, what's a good one?

    I don't peel mine, but then mine don't have any pesticide on them.
  • yourradimradletshug
    yourradimradletshug Posts: 964 Member
    I wash them always! I don't always peel them but I do slice them. I have a permanent retainer so I worry I may do damage to it if I bite into a full apple.
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    No way, that's the best part.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    WalkingAlong wrote: »
    YalithKBK wrote: »
    Why do people keep saying "unless it's organic" as if they don't require washing. You guys do know that organic farmers use pesticides too, right?
    That's kind of the definition of organic fruit-- not grown with synthetic pesticides.

    No synthetic pesticides doesn't mean no pesticides. And soon even some synthetic pesticides may be allowed on fruit labelled 'organic' in the US.
  • katya_be
    katya_be Posts: 227 Member
    Never.. too much effort
  • ilyo777
    ilyo777 Posts: 20 Member
    No way, the peel is where most of the flavour and nutrients are. Just wash them before eating
  • Lissa_Kaye
    Lissa_Kaye Posts: 214 Member
    I only buy organic, and still wash. Organic can still use organic pesticides that are non-toxic to humans, like safer soap, neem oil. They also can still use shellac and food grade wax. The best is to buy from a local farmers market where you can ask the grower directly.
    I do prefer keeping the peels. Get a soft toothbrush if you want, it gets a lot of crap off without chemicals.
  • TinaBaily
    TinaBaily Posts: 792 Member
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    I don't peel my apples - I just give them a quick rinse and dry them with a paper towel.

    Not worried at all about pesticides because I don't like living in fear.

    ^^This is the smartest thing I've read all year!

    I don't peel my apples, either. I just rinse and eat. I never peel them when cooking with them, either.
  • aSaltandBattery
    aSaltandBattery Posts: 82 Member
    Feelgood97 wrote: »
    No, my younger sis does it for me :D

    Bahaha this is why I eat oranges. My sister peels them for me :D
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    I live in Italy and wash my apples with soap, water and use a soft brush before putting them in the frig. My mother was visiting from the States and asked me why I was washing the apples. I motioned her over and showed her the sink full of dirty scum. She still tells that story to relatives and friends at home---"you know she really has to wash the apples there". B)
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Lissa_Kaye wrote: »
    I only buy organic, and still wash. Organic can still use organic pesticides that are non-toxic to humans, like safer soap, neem oil. They also can still use shellac and food grade wax. The best is to buy from a local farmers market where you can ask the grower directly.
    I do prefer keeping the peels. Get a soft toothbrush if you want, it gets a lot of crap off without chemicals.

    Ever read the warning label on neem oil? It is toxic to humans.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    WalkingAlong wrote: »
    YalithKBK wrote: »
    Why do people keep saying "unless it's organic" as if they don't require washing. You guys do know that organic farmers use pesticides too, right?
    That's kind of the definition of organic fruit-- not grown with synthetic pesticides.

    No synthetic pesticides doesn't mean no pesticides. And soon even some synthetic pesticides may be allowed on fruit labelled 'organic' in the US.
    I thought this was interesting-
    http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/06/synthetic-v-natural-pesticides/

    The amounts of synthetic pesticide residues in plant food are insignificant compared to the amount of natural pesticides produced by plants themselves. Of all dietary pesticides that humans eat, 99.99 percent are natural: they are chemicals produced by plants to defend themselves against fungi, insects, and other animal predators.

    I don't know if those natural pesticides can even be washed off. I don't worry much over either.

    The wax they put on apples is probably more on my mind.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    edited February 2015
    Never. Buy them organic and rinse them well if the idea of pesticides bothers you.
  • majikmiker
    majikmiker Posts: 291 Member
    When I bring my fruit home I wash it all at the same time, everything, including bananas and oranges. I read somewhere that washing it right away cuts down on fruit flies later on. It is handy though when I am on the run and the fruit is already washed and ready to go.

    Usually after I get groceries I wash and chop up all my veggies, and wash my fruit. I find if I don't then I don't eat it and it goes bad because I'm LAZY. LOL!!! B)
  • Josalinn
    Josalinn Posts: 1,066 Member
    Yes. For Pies =P

    If you can't get over the pesticides or the sulfur used on organic and must peel them, you should wash them first. The knife will bring what is on the outside inside as it peels.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    edited February 2015
    Josalinn wrote: »
    Yes. For Pies =P

    If you can't get over the pesticides or the sulfur used on organic and must peel them, you should wash them first. The knife will bring what is on the outside inside as it peels.

    Many pesticides used in growing food are throughout the food anyway because once sprayed, it is washed into the soil and picked up by the roots. Washing or peeling will not remove all of it.

    I don't peel my apples for pies. The peels soften with cooking.
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    tomatoey wrote: »
    jouttie wrote: »
    tomatoey wrote: »
    jouttie wrote: »
    Don't peel. Don't wash them either. Very rarely wash anything (myself excluded). I don't live a totally sanitised lifestyle. I seem to have a great immune system so maybe that's why.

    The smell of the pesticide doesn't bother you?

    I cannot smell any pesticide so nope! Maybe I don't have the best sense of smell either ;-)

    Lol, maybe that's a blessing, if it's true :)

    I'm the same, I wash berries but nothing else really. And I'm mostly washing the berries to get any little critters off.

  • Roxiegirl2008
    Roxiegirl2008 Posts: 756 Member
    I don't peel them. I will however eat the "meat" out of the peel first and then eat the peel itself. I have done that ever since I was a kid.
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