Washing fruits and veggies- Πλύσιμο λαχανικών κ φρούτων

If you’ve been wondering how to wash fruits & vegetables, but worried that you’re just being paranoid let me make you feel better about yourself – I soak & wash every fruit and vegetable that comes into my house before it goes into the fridge! It’s a habit I got into years ago when I lived in Asia and washing what you ate there was a necessity and I continue to do it now because even Canada is a beautiful but germy place.

My little weekly ritual takes about an hour (which after just getting home from grocery shopping is sometimes the last thing I want to do) but, it’s so worth it to know that every time Jim or I reach for a piece of fruit, or every time I grab ingredients for a new recipe we’re reaching for a ready-to-consume piece of nature that isn’t covered in dirt, pesticides, or whatever was on the hands of one of the several other people who came in contact with it. Plus, it gives me an opportunity me to do things like cut up carrots and celery into sticks for an easy-to-grab snack during the week.

We choose to wash our produce thoroughly rather than invest in organic produce – for us it’s the choice that makes the most sense budget-wise.

So, if you want to give it a spin here are the steps I follow:

1. Get a little assembly line going – all produce lined up on one side of the sink and a drying rack (or sheets of paper towel) on the other.
2. Begin to fill your sink with lukewarm water (submerging your produce at this temperature keeps them fresher than if you do so in cold water) and add whatever produce cleaner you’ve chosen to use (read directions to determine amount to use). I use Nature Clean because I find it leaves no residue.
3. Choose a few kinds of produce to soak together. I group mine by type – first soak is all fruit and non-leafy large veggies (zucchini, tomatoes, etc), second soak is all small non-leafy veggies (green beans, brussel sprouts, etc), and third soak is all leafy veggies (kale, herbs, broccoli, etc). 
4. Each soak should last about 3-5 minutes (I leave leafy veg in for longer and swish them around a bit to make sure all grit is removed). When the time is up, rinse each item under fresh cool water as you’re taking it out of the sink and lay it on the rack or paper towel to dry.
5. If you have any doubts at this stage  about the necessity of what you just did take a look in the sink after all the water has drained from the final soak. Yuk!

πηγη: http://blog.goodlifefitness.com/