Top 10 Dirtiest Foods

marco25 · 05-25-2004, 04:43 AM

This is pretty interesting ... Top 10 Dirtiest Foods

1 Fine Spine RN · 05-25-2004, 05:06 AM

Gross.

mikes4x4 · 05-25-2004, 05:27 AM

what about mud bugs

marmalady · 05-25-2004, 06:16 AM

As we, as consumers, continue to increase our purchases of food which is out of season in the US, and buy products grown in foreign countries where standars may be more lax, we will continue to have these outbreaks.

If you'll notice, none of the foods are 'dirty' in and of themselves; they are contaminated by the pickers and processers.

I guess my point is that if we all learned to eat local, in season foods, we'd run much less risk of contamination.

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If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. - Mother Teresa

marco25 · 05-25-2004, 07:05 AM

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Originally posted by mikes4x4s:

what about mud bugs

Mike, I suppose that since crawfish are boiled for several minutes, they're sterilized--except for those veins where the waste is processed, like shrimp. You'd still want to address that.

Marm, great point about foods in season, etc.

Before I read this story, I ate some fresh cantalope this morning that I'd cut up. I've never washed a cantalope or banana etc with warm, soapy water. The thought of all that bacteria on the outside of the fruit getting on the knife when I first cut through the peel, and then spreading as I cut each bite size piece--ugh.

duge · 05-25-2004, 10:34 AM

My wife used to work in the produce section of a grocery store, you ought to see her washing everything she buy's from one I keep telling her she's going to wash all the food off. But she told me that she had even opened up boxes with puke in them.

T-12 incomplete 10-3-02

marco25 · 05-25-2004, 10:57 AM

OMG Duge!

Between you and Jim, I'm not going to be able to keep down anything! Yuck!

But we need to be aware of what goes on with the food we buy. It's sure making me appreciate my vegetable garden this year!

chick · 05-25-2004, 11:18 AM

i scrub my fruits to clean, sometimes using very little bit of soap. i did read/hear that soap (maybe certain dish soap?) can be even more harmful than the bit of bacteria that might be on your fruits/veggies, and that small amounts of soap will seep through pores of the fruits/veggies even if rinsed off completely.

so... what's best way to clean skin of produce you eat skin of, not peel off (ie cantaloupe, bananas)??

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"do not be too moral. you may cheat yourself out of much life. aim above morality. be simply not good; be good for something."

marco25 · 05-25-2004, 11:29 AM

Chick, I've seen vegetable brushes in stores like Williams-Sonoma, Crate & Barrel, etc. I bet that would do the job, sans soap. I haven't seen any that would be easy for quads to use, though. Let us know if you find one.

vegetable brush

Bananas I will just peel from now on and then cut or break in half for the kids.

It's going to be fun washing those watermelons this summer.

booster · 05-25-2004, 11:35 AM

Scientific veiwpoint:

You have lasted this long in your regular food routines without any major illnesses, thus why the need for behavior modifications now? Just because you have the knowledge provided by the above link does not mean that you will die the next time you eat chicken.

Humans (evolutionary standpoint) have historically eaten some yuk and rancid things with as little as a stomach ache. Hell, watch colonial house on pbs!

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05-25-2004, 05:06 AM	#2
1 Fine Spine RN Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 4,447	Gross.

05-25-2004, 05:27 AM	#3
mikes4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: nixa,mo usa Posts: 612	what about mud bugs

05-25-2004, 06:16 AM	#4
marmalady Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,988	As we, as consumers, continue to increase our purchases of food which is out of season in the US, and buy products grown in foreign countries where standars may be more lax, we will continue to have these outbreaks. If you'll notice, none of the foods are 'dirty' in and of themselves; they are contaminated by the pickers and processers. I guess my point is that if we all learned to eat local, in season foods, we'd run much less risk of contamination. _____________ If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. - Mother Teresa

05-25-2004, 10:34 AM	#6
duge Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,446	My wife used to work in the produce section of a grocery store, you ought to see her washing everything she buy's from one I keep telling her she's going to wash all the food off. But she told me that she had even opened up boxes with puke in them. T-12 incomplete 10-3-02

05-25-2004, 10:57 AM	#7
marco25 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,912	OMG Duge! Between you and Jim, I'm not going to be able to keep down anything! Yuck! But we need to be aware of what goes on with the food we buy. It's sure making me appreciate my vegetable garden this year!

05-25-2004, 11:18 AM	#8
chick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 6,678	i scrub my fruits to clean, sometimes using very little bit of soap. i did read/hear that soap (maybe certain dish soap?) can be even more harmful than the bit of bacteria that might be on your fruits/veggies, and that small amounts of soap will seep through pores of the fruits/veggies even if rinsed off completely. so... what's best way to clean skin of produce you eat skin of, not peel off (ie cantaloupe, bananas)?? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "do not be too moral. you may cheat yourself out of much life. aim above morality. be simply not good; be good for something."

05-25-2004, 11:29 AM	#9
marco25 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,912	Chick, I've seen vegetable brushes in stores like Williams-Sonoma, Crate & Barrel, etc. I bet that would do the job, sans soap. I haven't seen any that would be easy for quads to use, though. Let us know if you find one. vegetable brush Bananas I will just peel from now on and then cut or break in half for the kids. It's going to be fun washing those watermelons this summer.

05-25-2004, 11:35 AM	#10
booster Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: somewhere, tx USA Posts: 856	Scientific veiwpoint: You have lasted this long in your regular food routines without any major illnesses, thus why the need for behavior modifications now? Just because you have the knowledge provided by the above link does not mean that you will die the next time you eat chicken. Humans (evolutionary standpoint) have historically eaten some yuk and rancid things with as little as a stomach ache. Hell, watch colonial house on pbs!