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Washing Your Fruits and Veggies.
Did you know that up to 20 pairs of hands could touch your fruit and vegetables from field to feeding your family? Think about all the food recalls on strawberries, spinach, tomatoes, and peanuts. Contaminants can build up while fruit and veggies are grown, harvested, transported, packed and sold. Washing in water alone will not remove all the bacteria, waxes, chemicals and pesticides.
According to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), you should wash raw fruits and vegetables very well before you peel, cut, eat, or cook with them.
#1 Wash your hands thoroughly before doing any food preparation.
#2 Wash down your counters and food preparation surfaces before your start.
#3 Wash your fruits and veggies before you do any meat preparation to avoid any cross contamination.
#4 Wash all fruits and vegetables, even the the package says they are pre-washed.
#5 Wash all parts of your fruits and vegetables, even if you don't plan on eating them. Bacteria can live on the rind of an orange, the skin of a cucumber, or the skin of a banana, for example. Though you may peel them away and toss them in the trash, the bacteria can be transferred from the outside of the fruit or vegetable to the knife you use to cut them, and then onto the parts you will be eating.
#6 Do not soak your fruits and veggies in water.
#7 Put your fruit or vegetables you are preparing in a colander and rinse.
#8 For fruit and veggies with a strong skin use a vegetable brush.
#9 Use cold water to wash your veggies
#10 If you want to use a commercial cleaner like: "Fit", "Veggie Wash" that is your choice and chose wisely and look at the ingredients. None are FDA or USDA approved and are currently being studied. I would look for an organic and natural wash.
SOURCES: http://www.umext.maine.edu/, http://www.nutrition.about.com/,
Washing Your Fruits and Veggies.
Did you know that up to 20 pairs of hands could touch your fruit and vegetables from field to feeding your family? Think about all the food recalls on strawberries, spinach, tomatoes, and peanuts. Contaminants can build up while fruit and veggies are grown, harvested, transported, packed and sold. Washing in water alone will not remove all the bacteria, waxes, chemicals and pesticides.
According to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), you should wash raw fruits and vegetables very well before you peel, cut, eat, or cook with them.
#1 Wash your hands thoroughly before doing any food preparation.
#2 Wash down your counters and food preparation surfaces before your start.
#3 Wash your fruits and veggies before you do any meat preparation to avoid any cross contamination.
#4 Wash all fruits and vegetables, even the the package says they are pre-washed.
#5 Wash all parts of your fruits and vegetables, even if you don't plan on eating them. Bacteria can live on the rind of an orange, the skin of a cucumber, or the skin of a banana, for example. Though you may peel them away and toss them in the trash, the bacteria can be transferred from the outside of the fruit or vegetable to the knife you use to cut them, and then onto the parts you will be eating.
#6 Do not soak your fruits and veggies in water.
#7 Put your fruit or vegetables you are preparing in a colander and rinse.
#8 For fruit and veggies with a strong skin use a vegetable brush.
#9 Use cold water to wash your veggies
#10 If you want to use a commercial cleaner like: "Fit", "Veggie Wash" that is your choice and chose wisely and look at the ingredients. None are FDA or USDA approved and are currently being studied. I would look for an organic and natural wash.
SOURCES: http://www.umext.maine.edu/, http://www.nutrition.about.com/,
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