Should i wash my fruit/veggys?
GreenSkinnyJeans
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I haven't washed my fruit or veggys in a couple years, and have been healthy. But should I take up washing them, or just keep going as I am? Does it really make a difference? No, I don't eat organic fruit or veggys...
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My husband has worked in 2 different grocery stores...and the short answer without getting gross is without a doubt, you should ALWAYS at the very least rinse them off. :flowerforyou:
He's told me horror stories, and it doesn't matter if it's organic or not...they should ALL be washed.0 -
Wash them! Just think about what they've been through before they got to your plate.
(But if you wanna get grossed out, watch when the produce arrives at a store and how people handle them...)
But yes, always wash, as agreed with Lyadeia.0 -
Wash!! Do it. It almost certainly can't hurt and it can definitely help.0
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Wash them! If you think of the others who've handled the fruits and vegetables while packages, stocking and shopping AND the growers and the possible pesticides or fertilizers used on the plants the answer is a definite YES.0
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My husband has worked in 2 different grocery stores...and the short answer without getting gross is without a doubt, you should ALWAYS at the very least rinse them off. :flowerforyou:
He's told me horror stories, and it doesn't matter if it's organic or not...they should ALL be washed.0 -
Well, I guess I'm washing my produce from now on!
I've only thought about how many people have handle dollar bills(And how many strippers my ones have gone threw ).....0 -
Yes...especially if you aren't eating organic. Most have pesticides on them. Trader Joe's has a great affordable fruit and veggie wash that doesn't suds up. Google, "amount of pesticides on food". You should find a chart that ranks different fruits and veggies in order from worst to best according to the amount of pesticides are on them. It will change your mind.0
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After watching a young girl pick up a mushroom, put it to her mouth and then back on the shelf I've been put off fresh produce, I only buy packaged or peelable things now! So YES, absolutely wash your veggies!0
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It won't hurt to wash or not wash it, it's good for your immune system to get some germs in ya!0
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