Steve wrote on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:40:12 +0000 (UTC):

>> CR just did a small article on bagged greens and salads
>> and found a danger of micro-organisms even in the
>> bagged ones that say "triple" washed and from name
>> brands.
>>
>> As a person who wants to eat greens, and knows the
>> health benefits of doing so, yet who has mild
>> ulcerative colitis..... I def want to AVOID any harmful
>> effects.
>>
>> One thing CR said was to wash the greens AGAIN at home
>> even if bag claims they have been washed at factory.
>>
>> Having said all this, what is the best way to wash
>> greens and store them? What equipment would make this
>> as easy and painless as possible for a busy lifestyle?

> I don't think there are any shortcuts. You need a good
> salad spinner, you need to wash each leaf and take
> enough time to do it thoroughly.

> Of course you're better off buying local produce that
> you know where it's been.

Do they tell you which horse they used for the organic fertilizer?

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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