That's something I shouldn't have to tell you. Whether you get your fruits and vegetables from your own garden, a farmer's market, or the grocery store, it's common sense. Like washing your hands before eating. You never know what kind of vermin might have been lurking around your produce. So unless it's something like a banana that gets peeled, with the fruit having been hermetically sealed inside, wash your produce!
I was in Save A Lot on Monday. Had just cart/walked in, headed for their scratcher machine, when I heard it. A COUGH. A deep hacking cough. Over in the produce section. The lemons, oranges, and grapes specifically. A family of four (mom and three teenage kids) was standing around a cart, debating what to get. Again, THE COUGH. It was a boy (of course), not bothering to cover his mouth by elbow, hand, or shirt neck. Just spraying out to land on the produce!
Wash your produce, people!
I only bought a half-loaf of Nutty Oat Bread, and seven bananas. I even wiped my bananas with a damp paper towel when I got them home. And washed my hands, of course!
4 comments:
I always wash my produce, even pre-bagged salad leaves clearly marked "washed ready-to-eat", I always rewash just to be sure.
River,
That's a good policy. If you want something done right, do it yourself! Then you know for sure.
I read something just the other day that encouraged one to wash the bananas before you peel and eat them. I will eat blueberries and blackberries straight from the bush in my yard. If I were going to cook them in a pie, I do wash them first.
Kathy,
I don't want a soggy banana! That's how I would think of it. I would eat home fruit without washing, unless I knew somebody put pesticide on it. Or I had 20,000 CATS digging their poop-feet in my garden, heh, heh!
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