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I read this in an article about washing vegetables. This is the conclusion:
'Sorry, but your mom was right. While washing your produce won't protect you from every deadly food-borne illness, it has been shown to prevent some nasty things from getting inside your body. And since it doesn't take much effort to rinse off your veggies, there's really no good reason you shouldn't be doing it.
"It can only provide positive benefits," Patterson says. "You’re just building your safety net."'
If you want to read the whole article, this is the link:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a22697721/washing-fruit-before-eating/
Happy vegetable eating!
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Yes, washing vegetables, especially in hot water since that kills several bacteria, won't kill every disease you could get infected with (same issue with washing hands) but it does remove some of them. The problem is, washing them, depending on your water, could be putting even more chemicals on them. I guess that's why someone had the brilliant idea to come up with a 'veggie wash'. It's actually a spray you use on your vegetables instead of using water to get them clean.
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I always wash fresh vegetables because sometimes they have some dirt on them. There is nothing worst than eating vegetables and you feel grits of dirt in your food.
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washing your vegetables is a good thing. it keeps you protected and it takes the mud from it. i think that you should always wash your vegetables.
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I wash my vegies to remove soil, bug guts, and bug poop. I know that not all germs and bacteria are removed in washing, but at least I'm not eating bug poop.
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I always wash my fruits and vegetables before I eat them. To me that is just common sense.
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i have always washed my fruits and veggies for many of the same reasons i wash my hands before handling and food. like many others say it is just common sense! :rose: :rainbow: :peace: :wave:
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I have always done this.
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yes I wash y vegetables and fruits just as safety from germs
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I'm still a washer.
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Yes, I still wash it for dust and dirts.
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I don't see a potential downside to it....?
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I don't see a potential downside to it....?
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I always thought it was a no-brainer to wash your fruits and vegetables before eating them as well as washing my hands before preparing food.
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I guess I am old school. I also wash my vegetables before cooking or eating.
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I sure do wash mine. Not only to get any chemicals off but to get any germs off of the many hands which touched it before i bought it.
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I wash them because I never know who has handled the food before I bring it home !!!!! :confused1:
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I grew up washing all veggies and fruits, of course for the most part they came right out of my garden, so they had dirt on them. When picking my veggies I always had a bucket of clean water and put them in it first to carry to the house and then would wash them again. The reason for putting them in the bucket of water was to keep them fresh and to keep the dirt from drying on them. Easier then to wash. Second reason is because while out in the garden I would spend time weeding. My kids were always out with me and they were forever munching on the fresh veggies and would dunk them in the water to get the dirt off if there was any, So I still wash everything. But am not raising a garden anymore. City water is just not as good as well water for the plants and the heat staying up in the triple digits for days didn't help either.
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Yes, I do wash my vegetables b before I store them but then I did a online search and saw this.....
To store fruits and vegetables safely at room
temperature:
• Do not wash them before storage. Instead,
wash them when you are ready to use
them. If the produce is very dirty, rinse it
and then dry it well before storing it.
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:party: :glasses-nerdy: :silly: I do wash my vegetables before I eat them or cook with them. Just something I've done for many years. Not only because of bacteria but for bugs and dirt too! :party: :glasses-nerdy: :silly:
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I always think its best to wash your veggies. I mean even organic you will have to rinse to be sure.
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I agree wash your fruit and vegatables.
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I agree. I always wash my fruits and vegetables. Don't want to take any chances.
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Yes, I do wash my vegetables b before I store them but then I did a online search and saw this.....
To store fruits and vegetables safely at room
temperature:
• Do not wash them before storage. Instead,
wash them when you are ready to use
them. If the produce is very dirty, rinse it
and then dry it well before storing it.
Some things seem to go bad quickly if you wash ahead of time. Some berries I only wash just before eating, but I do wash everything. I have had gardens in the country and city, as long as you water the garden seems to like well or city water the same.
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I always rinse my veggies even if it says it's pre-washed, and obsessively wash things with nooks and crannies. I've found dirt and aphids in the folds of kale. Worse, a bunch of grapes even after I gave it a cursory rinse had some white cottony stuff inside the cluster, and while I was trying to figure out what it was, a LIVE SPIDER crawled out of it. Grapes have not been appetizing to me for a few years now :/
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I completely agree. I wash my vegetables.
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Organic is the way to go, sorry to say! Is it more expensive? Yes! Is it healthier and worth paying more to keep your health? Yes! I still wash my organic fruits and veggies only to wash away the dirt Not he pesticides and other toxic poisons. Food for thought! :)
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I always wash store bought, It hit or miss with what I grow on the farm.
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This is something I always do. I can't imagine cooking vegetables without washing them first. You definitely want to get rid of any dirt or residue left on the vegetables before cooking them, otherwise you will taste it as you eat it, not a good thing. :clover: :clover: :clover: :clover:
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anything can be on them so you should wash before you eat
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I always wash vegetables as well as fruit. I would never eat any of it without washing first.
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Have always washed my vegetables along with my fruit.
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I wash most everything
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I always wash my fruits and veggies before using them
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I always wash my veggies even my onions after i peeled them.
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I think vegetables need to be washed from handling at the store and shipping .
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Washing fruits and veggies is what I do. We don't know where peoples hands have been that touched them.
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I wash all vegetables that I purchase. I also wash salad that says no need to wash. I see people in grocery stores eating grapes etc. They are not clean, so why eat something that is not clean. SMH
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me too.
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I have mixed feelings on this issue. And for that quote, that washing the vegetables can only help... That would be funny to me if it wasn't so sad. Considering our tap water has known carcinogens in it, don't tell me that it can't hurt.
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I agree. Furthermore, knowing how veggies grow, it'd be good just to assume they're dirty and clean them anyway.
I always wash fresh vegetables because sometimes they have some dirt on them. There is nothing worst than eating vegetables and you feel grits of dirt in your food.
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Some people make a veggie wash, I think it's usually made of vinegar and water.
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I didn't see what the pros couldv'e been to not washing your veggies either. I think it just depends on how you were raised and whether or not you saw/were taught to rinse.
I don't see a potential downside to it....?
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Thanks for the link. I always try to wash my fruits and vegetables.
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To avoid getting sick, always wash fruits and veggies.
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I always wash my produce. You just don't know what else has touched it.