Cleaning Fruits and Vegetables

“Fabulous Fruits and Vital Vegetables” by Georgina Cundall Page 48 of 101Part-IV: PreparationHow to Clean Fruit and VegetablesFruits and vegetables are very good for your health but, if you donot clean them properly before use, some vegetables and fruitsmight be the cause of sickness.Most fruits and vegetables grow on or in the ground and maybecontaminated by germs, dirt, animals, air-borne pollutants orpesticides.Cleaning is advisable before you eat or store any of your vegetablesand fruits.Many argue that it is not necessary to clean the fruits or vegetablesif you are not going to consume their rind. This is incorrect.The rind may be the haven for bacteria and germs and these maypass onto the part of the product which you eat when you removethe rind.Also, you along with many other people at the store or marketwhere you bought the produce handled it. So, you should clean theproduce thoroughly.Use a brush and warm water to clean fruits and vegetables with afirm outer covering. Push the brush well into the small crevices toclean off all dirt from them.Soak vegetables like leafy greens and spinach in water for a fewminutes, and then rinse them off. Most leafy greens grow near thesurface of the soil and therefore need more cleaning than someother produce.Copyright © 2008 ~ All Rights Reserved 48.