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Washing Produce
Posted by:
Simple Living
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Date: March 14, 2008 09:49PM I don't like the Search feature on this site. Unless I'm a total idiot, I never find what I'm looking for. (Which is okay because I usually find a lot of other really interesting things!)
I tried to find threads or articles on the best way to wash our fruits and veggies to be sure they're free of anything cruddy, especially parasites and worms, but I couldn't find any. How does everyone do it? Any homemade solutions you make or do you buy expensive veggie cleaners from health food stores? Water just doesn't seem to be enough. Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
Simple Living
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Date: March 16, 2008 04:32AM Thank you, mira. I participated in that thread, myself. Unfortunately, it went off topic and the question was never really answered. Not to my satisfaction, anyway.
One person makes a suggestion and then the rest of the thread is debating that suggestion. No one spoke about actually washing their produce. Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
veggiefreak
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Date: March 24, 2008 02:30AM So, what do people use? What about the stuff you can buy in the store - called Veggie Wash? I know that there is a homemade recipe - vinegar and water? I would love some ideas too. Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
Simple Living
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Date: March 24, 2008 07:23PM That's what I'm wondering, veggiefreak. There has to be a homemade solution out there instead of having to buy those spendy, pre-bottled alternatives! Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
Simple Living
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Date: March 25, 2008 03:55PM On the website www.thedailygreen.com, I just read the following:
This is from an article called: 6 Ways To Guard Yourself Against Non-Organic Pesticides in Food. Very helpful read. --> [www.thedailygreen.com] Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
rost0037
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Date: March 31, 2008 12:26AM I think anything besides water is unnecessary. If the cleaners could kill bacteria (which they don't), they wouldn't be healthy for you. Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
Walkern
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Date: April 15, 2008 03:32PM I personally don't care much about washing produce, I don't wash apples and cucumbers because I peel them. I don't wash cabbage because I don't eat outer leaves. I don't wash bananas, oranges , kiwis, mango, pineapples, avocado. I wash pretty much only tomates, grapes... Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
mauiart
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Date: May 05, 2008 01:10AM Pesticides are applies in an oil base so that the rain doesn't wash them off consequently rinsing with water doesn't wash them off so I put a couple drops of natural dish soap from the health food store on a brush and scrub the veggies with cold water and rinse thouroughly. Wallahh, that's all those expensive veggie washes are but soap to cut the oily pesticide residues. Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
ILoveJen
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Date: May 05, 2008 04:57AM what do you guys think about using hydrogen peroxide to wash your fruits?
I heard to use that on the news once. Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
idarastar
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Date: May 07, 2008 02:50AM I like the taste of dirt. Mmmm-hmmm. ;-) Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
Haida
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Date: May 13, 2008 09:47PM I have been wondering about a solution to wash my non-organics with. I too have heard of the hydrogen peroxide but dont know a solution recipe. I have been using a sea salt and lemon juice solution so far, I may stick with that. Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: June 22, 2008 02:38AM "like dissolves like," is a basic chemistry principle. because pesticdes (as mentioned earlier are in an oil base) water will not dissolve them. Re: Washing Produce
Posted by:
LikeItOrNot
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Date: July 03, 2008 11:26PM I tried a vegetable soap once and it was terrible. It was way too soapy and it was such a pain washing the suds off the greens. It was like dishsoap. Washing things like carrots, apples and celery are easy because you can scrub them. I've always been concerned with leafy greens. For me it's a turn off that so many people in the stores are touching them..who knows if they just went to the bathroom or something and didn't wash their hands..great way to get parasites. I've just been using Bragg's ACV dilluted in water and swish them around in it and then rinse them off. I use the ACV instead of the white because white is so acidic. I haven't found a better alternative. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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