Do you wash your fruit and vegetables?

Question

I honestly only really wash things that are visibly dirty

Lliam · Accepted Answer

I'm not a germophobe at all. But I still wash anything I'm going to eat raw and some things I plan to cook.
My main thing is, most produce is treated with chemicals/poisons during growing and/or processing. I don't want to eat that shit.
You never know who had handled it.
Bugs or vermin may have walked, pooped or urinated on it in the warehouses.
And invisible things like bacteria, fungus or parasites may have begun to grow on it.

LiamSawyer · Accepted Answer

Many veggies come prewashed. But some like beets, potatoes and definitely leeks need a wash or quick rinse. Leeks grow in Sandy soil and sand gets trapped in the layers, so unless you want sandy grit in your food they need to be soaked and rinsed after you split them or chop them. Some fruits have recommendations to wash before eating such as strawberries, grapes and blue berries. Like you, I don't wash everything.

lilaccc · Accepted Answer

always. (non-organic: soak with vinegar and salt for 10 minutes then soak again in clean water for another 10 minutes, and rinse again and then you're done.)
but for organic ones, i definitely just wash it for 3 times.

Wonderer89 · Accepted Answer

I do, though some things could do without it like if it’s fully packaged. I have a routine to wash everything as I unpack the groceries then move them into the storage containers so it just seems easier to do it all

Ian69 · Answer

Generally no I don’t wash my fruit or veg, unless like you’ve mentioned they appear visibly dirty. If I’m cooking vegetables in water, they’ll rinse themselves anyway. The only veg I will wash if using are leeks, as they have many layers like an onion and can trap dirt.

NamerOfStars · Answer

Generally, no; unless there's visible dirt or sand or such, I usually won't bother. Sure, there might be germs, but that's what I have an immune system for. And my days as a wandering dandelion eater mean I can identify most pesticides by taste; they've already done all the damage they're going to do to me.

ohshee · Answer

Not as often as I should but I do wash fruits and vegetables yes especially if I I see dirt but I really should do it more often especially if people who grow the stuff is using watered down Roundup it still matters

imjustadude · Answer

Yes, never know where they have been before they got to you. You are depending on a lot of people to wash their hands after they go to the bathroom and rinse pesticides off them if you don't

AviatorTom · Answer

Sometimes. depends (like you) on whether they appear to be dirty.

ItsMeElliana · Answer

Always. only exceptions are if im in the car and i just can't help but have one? if i dont have water around me or can't wash it then id rub it a bit with my hands and put it in my mouth

caitycat21 · Answer

I wash them since even if they don’t look dirty there can always be small particles of stuff you don’t want to consume so it’s always good to wash just to be safe than sorry

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes, any Veggie / Fruit, I wash off where I live in the USA
they have veggies and fruits open to the point where people
can handle them, who says anyone with Covid can't be touching
them yes scary to think about?

exitseven · Answer

yes, I always wash fruit nd vegetables. There might be insecticides on it or if they come from a foreign country they could be peed on once thy find out the fruit is going to America.

DiegoO · Answer

After cooking, and if there I see dirth in a veg and fruits (where I live there is easy access to fresh fruits and veg).

gingerwolf08 · Answer

I don't wash my fruits when I eat them for a snack I rinse them off. But if im gonna cook it for a meal then im gonna wash it

Apulu_3 · Answer

Yeah otherwise my mom won't spare me lol whatever I also think they need to be cleaned or at least rinsed in water.

Saarr · Answer

Yea, I prefer to not have dirt in my food. Almlst nothing is already washed when you buy it, so it seems better to do so.😊

Citizenkirk · Answer

Yes, to sanitize and sterilize them and rinse Off pesticides, herbicides, and dirt and cooties.

Mellifluous_ · Answer

I wash everything. Even if it shouldn't really get wet, I'll still wash it really quickly.

CherryK · Answer

Yes bc pesticides girly. Not good for u. It's on ted talk how it's really bad for your stomach

Sincerly_KittyCat · Answer

Of course I do, it would be gross if it isn't washed.

EmmaMary · Answer

Unless it's pre wrapped and sealed, then I wash everything.

Dinklex3 · Answer

Yes, lol People put their grimy hands all over them.

RedStiletto88 · Answer

I always wash fruits and vegetables. It’s just a good habit I think.

Meatunnel69 · Answer

Considering there might be literal shit on them as well as dirt, pollution, herbicide/pesticide residues its prolly a good Idea. Last time i bit into an unwashed apple it tasted like ammonia 😑

Massageman · Answer

Some yes (apples, etc), some no (oranges, bananas = protected by peel. Berries = just a rinse before we eat - washing them can ruin them.)

loveslongnails · Answer

I wash all fruits and veggies, even stuff from my own garden, and especially from the market. God only knows how many hands have been on those foods.

sheikalana · Answer

Always. There's a lot of chemicals and pesticides in fruits and vegetables.

Danny_dan92 · Answer

Nope. Those pesticides keep my immune system ready for combat

TheBigGuy9 · Answer

Of course I do. My mom always used to tell me to do it because you never know if someone could have pissed on it.

serious_miss419 · Answer

I soak lettuce in my kitchen sing full of cold water. Drowns out actual bugs and rindes the leaves of surface eeewies

collie22 · Answer

yeah i do , cause there always dirty. i wish there was some kind of veggy washing machine besides the spinner

noohair · Answer

I wash everything. You can't see chemicals or bacteria.

Twalli · Answer

Only if I grab them with my hands. Like veggies I get from the freezer or fruits I get from a can, I eat without washing them.

AndrésC64 · Answer

Nope. I assume that they do that before they put them on my burgers. 😀

Anonymous · Answer

I use a true wash device you damn right I do especially after this pandemic

Neilbud · Answer

Lol... no. not always anyways. I'll take them off the plant and eat them directly.

Pohjolan · Answer

If I'm not going to peel them before eating or they have dirt.

Anonymous · Answer

Apples I don’t! because I hate apple skin so I just peel it off! Tomatoes I do wash them, vegetables, I’m not a big vegetable eater but if I do eat vegetables it’s usually the frozen or tinned vegetables I eat

FearlessHero7 · Answer

You should rinse them because they are always in plastic or touched by hands before they got to you

lrina · Answer

i just rinse them briefly.

weysally · Answer

always and use a little salt to soak them in

Cherry234 · Answer

Yes, like 99% of the time.

josephinelcajon · Answer

I rinse off everything regardless of looks.

pizzalovershouse · Answer

Some foods you can't like garlic

boobliker · Answer

all the time just before i use it

Wise4myage · Answer

I just use cold water.

bigpauly · Answer

Yes especially nowadays

driven159 · Answer

Yes, and wash strawberries really well

nawtee_me · Answer

yes in case of pesticides...

Naughtyboy71 · Answer

Yes fruit and vegetables are handle by every body

Luckycharms12 · Answer

Wash them after buying them

2Wheels · Answer

Yes, everytime.

Lucy68 · Answer

Yes, all the time

melanieeeB · Answer

Always

NathanDavis · Answer

ALWAYS, yes

Agape93 · Answer

Yeap

Anonymous · Answer

I wash with vinegar then rinse before eating

JoyGirl · Answer

I always wash them.

Andres77 · Answer

Always... everything

Anonymous · Answer

Yes I wash

Uptowngirl88 · Answer

Hell yea

Mark987 · Answer

100% all the time

moonpie89 · Answer

Always

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