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washing your fruit and veg
« on: August 07, 2005, 10:38:10 PM »
How rigorously and/or vigorously do you do it? How - with just water or what? I've started getting mildly paranoid about it. Wondering how worried about it I should really be!
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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2005, 10:43:49 PM »
One basin of water (about a gallon) to one tablespoon apple cider vinegar.  Soak for 10-15 minutes, then rinse in a colander.

Some veg - leeks in particular - are pretty hard to render grit-free, particularly if you buy organic.

So I soak them in the water/vinegar solution first, then chop them how I want them, then rinse them again in the colander w/cool running water. 

In the States, I used to use Dr. Bronner's Liquid Castille soap - the unscented, no additives at all whatsoever, with running water. 
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« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2005, 10:48:21 PM »
I usually just rinse it and kind of rub it with my hands then wipe it off with a paper towel. Unless it's got obvious dirt on it like potatoes do...then I scrub them. But I've been thinking I should probably wash the other stuff (like apples) a bit better than I do.
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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2005, 10:52:08 PM »
How rigorously and/or vigorously do you do it? How - with just water or what? I've started getting mildly paranoid about it. Wondering how worried about it I should really be!

I know the feeling,after reading about all the chemicals on non organic apples even after washing,I've decided that the safest thing is to throw them straight in the bin.LOL

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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2005, 11:03:29 PM »
I was thinking something else entirely there with that topic title....I have got to stop hanging out with those nurses from the ward ...their debauchery is rubbing off... :-X
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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2005, 05:17:07 AM »
I never wash my fruit & veg... how much danger am i in?
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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2005, 07:30:00 AM »
I mostly just rinse in water and I've given up on leeks after too many mouthfuls of grit! With potatoes i rinse before and after peeling, don't ask me why, just habit.
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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2005, 07:57:08 AM »
If I buy nice local veg from the farm shop, I just scrub with a veg brush -- no peeling of potatoes or carrots. I like the skins! But if they're supermarket veg, then I'm a bit more vigilant.
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« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2005, 09:16:05 AM »
Quote from: belindaloo on August 08, 2005, 07:57:08 AM
If I buy nice local veg from the farm shop, I just scrub with a veg brush -- no peeling of potatoes or carrots. I like the skins! But if they're supermarket veg, then I'm a bit more vigilant.

I've noticed that with locally produced potatoes, the skin tends to mostly fall off when scrubbed with a brush, so I don't peel, either. 

Mmmm, tatties!
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« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2005, 09:19:59 AM »
Hmmm, I am just a rinser as well.  I hope that is OK!
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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2005, 10:04:37 AM »
I'm a rinser and a "scrubber" :o LOL!

There is a special fruit & veg wash you can buy (approx £6 from health stores online etc) but someone told me that the vinegar/water solution works just as well, I tend to just rinse well and peel and then rinse again if necessary.

I think I would be doing the vinegar thing on freshly prepared childrens food though.

Edited to add link: http://www.utopiavalley.com/acatalog/Natural_Healthcare_Intelligent_Selfcare_Washing_Aid_for_Fruit_and_Vegetables.html
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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2005, 10:09:45 AM »
Review of above product;

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http://www.pan-uk.org/pestnews/Pn35/pn35p16a.htm
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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2005, 12:31:59 PM »
Quote from: expat_in_scotland on August 07, 2005, 10:43:49 PM
One basin of water (about a gallon) to one tablespoon apple cider vinegar.  Soak for 10-15 minutes, then rinse in a colander.

Some veg - leeks in particular - are pretty hard to render grit-free, particularly if you buy organic.

So I soak them in the water/vinegar solution first, then chop them how I want them, then rinse them again in the colander w/cool running water. 

In the States, I used to use Dr. Bronner's Liquid Castille soap - the unscented, no additives at all whatsoever, with running water. 

Holy cow! I am very impressed. A quick rinse under the tap is what I've always done, which was probably useless!
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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2005, 12:34:09 PM »
It takes more time, so you have to plan around, but the efforts are worth it!  Particularly w/leeks and chard.  Mmmm. NOTHING like the home grown stuff - tastes fabulous.

I use the slow cooker a lot and do a lot of soups, stews, casseroles and other dishes which only require one pan or pot, so I make up time elsewhere. 
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Re: washing your fruit and veg
« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2005, 02:18:11 PM »
Maybe when the baby is a bit bigger, time is not something that seems available now (trying to eat between b/feedings is a bit of a juggle, nevermind cook). I did ask my husband to pick up a salad spinner while he was out today, saw them at Dunne's for cheap awhile back. So one step at a time lol ;)
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