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“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.
“Fabulous Fruits and Vital Vegetables” by Georgina Cundall Page 49 of 101Some people recommend that you make a homemade solution toclean your fruits and vegetables. Fill a pot with warm water and adda cup of vinegar.Do not soak vegetables for long in this solution as most vegetableshave water-soluble nutrients that could dissolve in the water and belost.Rinse vegetables thoroughly after washing and pat dry with a cleantowel or use a paper towel.You can use distilled water to clean the fruits and vegetables.Distilled water is purified water and does not contain anycontaminants.Some fragile vegetables and fruits are best cleaned in a colander.Spray them with distilled water rather than rinsing or soaking inwater.Cleaning SolutionsThere are a few cleaning solutions available on the market to helpclean all fruits and vegetables. Popular ones include Fit, OzoneWater Purifier XT-301, and the J0-4 Multi-Functional Food Sterilizer,and distilled water.Ozone water purifiers are claimed to remove microbes.Another simple homemade cleaning solution which some peoplerecommend is to add four to five teaspoons of salt and juice of halfa fresh lemon to a sink of water. You can soak vegetables in this forsome time and thereafter rinse them well.For me, the best cleaning effect is with distilled water.Copyright © 2008 ~ All Rights Reserved 49.
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