How To Clean Veggies

How Clean Veggies

Caring for  vegetables  starts at the grocery store.  

First, you should select the healthiest looking veggies that you can find. If you are looking for leafy greens, make sure you select greens that are not wilted, that are not yellow, and, that are not too wet.

Many grocery stores carry packaged vegetables and unpackaged vegetables.  Packaged vegetables usually are pre washed. However, it is a good idea to run them under the faucet before you eat them.  (This is a personal precaution.)  

Carrots and leafy greens are items that you can purchase already packaged or, loose, if so desired. Herbs are usually packaged in small quantities.  Potatoes, tomatoes, fruit,  and onions are also sold per item or packaged.

Because a grocery store is a public place where most of us go to buy food, we should be aware that there are germs and bacteria there, too.  Produce is brought in from farms all over the country and imported from farms in other countries.

Although produce is inspected and washed before it reaches the grocery store, it is a good idea to wash it when you get home. Produce comes from the earth.  What is in that soil? dirt and bugs.  In case something was missed, you should wash your produce before preparing it for you and your family.

Now, there is another issue that may need your attention.  When selecting your vegetables, if they are not prepackaged, place them in a plastic bag that is provided by the store.  This protects vegetables  from picking up any more germs or dirt before you get to the checkout.  Always, place loose vegetables in a plastic or paper bag, whatever is provided by the store, before you get to the checkout. 

Many, many people place vegetables directly on the checkout conveyer belt, sans bag.  That is, they place vegetables, unpackaged, unprotected by a plastic bag onto the dirty, germ ridden conveyer belt to be rung up and bagged.  So, what happens, more contaminants get on your vegetables just from the checkout conveyer belt, alone.  Remember, you can ingest these contaminates right along with your tasty vegetables.

Germs and bacteria can be brought into your home just by innocently shopping for vegetables for dinner.  

• Precaution:  bag your produce in plastic bags that are provided by the store.  They are there for a reason. 

• Never  place vegetables that are not protected by a plastic or paper bag onto a checkout conveyer belt.

• Thoroughly, wash vegetables before using them. A solution of white vinegar and water is good for washing vegetables.  A mild soap and water solution can’t hurt, either.

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