Why YSK this is that some of the soap absorbs into the fruit, especially berries, and let’s say you are washing your cherries with dish soap, and you eat them. That story ends with a long bathroom trip as soap makes you a little queasy. ETA: Nobody has heard about this?! I see it in the southeast where I live.

  • Darren@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Well this is a first. I have never heard anyone do this! Usually I’ll just do something like rinse off things like apples/oranges. If it’s something that is more easily bruised like berries, I’ll throw them in some water with some salt in there.

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    1 year ago

    The question becomes, if you feel that the fruits need to be washed with soap - should you really be eating it?

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    1 year ago

    You can wash it with vinegar though. Washing your berries with vinegar as soon as you bring them home will dramatically improve their shelf life.

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    Apparently I’m the odd one out here, lol. I wash most of my fruit with soap and water – can’t say I’ve ever had any issues.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve always done it that way and was never told otherwise by anyone until about a year ago when my gf saw me do it. I never had any issues either, I’ll still do it sometimes if I can get away with it.

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    1 year ago

    Jokes on you I do not need soap for a good bathroom trip. But my question is, is it ok to wash your fruit with just water? I do it but some times I am wondering if I should do it

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    1 year ago

    I wash fruit by submerging them for a couple of minutes in water and vinegar. Then I pat them dry and store them in the fridge in zip bags that I fill with CO2 from a soda maker.

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    So far it seems I’m the only one here who uses a fruit spray to wash their fruit under water. After reading this though I think I want to check the ingredients lol.