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Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
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? |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
> wrote:
>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. Steve |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
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Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
piedmont > wrote:
>Avoid convenience foods, buy a head of lettuce, peel off and throw away >the outer layer of leaves, rinse and dry before consumption. Buy whole >carrots, rinse before you peel. Etc.. Any food that is processed for >convenience are more prone to contamination. The most contaminated salads were those contain spinach leaves How do you buy a "head" of spinach? |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
> wrote:
(Steve Pope) wrote: >>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. >That's what I'm asking... what is a GOOD brand/model >salad spinner? I'm very satisfied with the OXO in terms of performance, and it can be used one-handed. (Maybe they all can these days.) It has one drawback in that there are some small hidden spaces in the mechanism that can never be completley cleaned, so it's good (I think) to replace it every 2 or 3 years. Steve |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
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? -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
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Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:48:45 -0500, piedmont > wrote:
>On 1/30/2010 10:44 AM, wrote: >> CR just did a small article on bagged greens and salads >SNIP >> 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 suspect greens are perhaps vaguely the same as hamburger. Processed >foods are worst, > >Avoid convenience foods, buy a head of lettuce, peel off and throw away >the outer layer of leaves, rinse and dry before consumption. Buy whole >carrots, rinse before you peel. Etc.. Any food that is processed for >convenience are more prone to contamination. 'Zactly. I've never bought mystery greens, never will. |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
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Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
wrote:
> (Steve Pope) wrote: > >> 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. > > > That's what I'm asking... what is a GOOD brand/model > salad spinner? Oxo works fine--note that there's a big one and a little one. The mechanism itself won't go in the dishwasher but all the bits that actually touch the salad do. |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:12:47 -0500, "J. Clarke"
> wrote: wrote: >> (Steve Pope) wrote: >> >>> 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. >> >> >> That's what I'm asking... what is a GOOD brand/model >> salad spinner? > >Oxo works fine--note that there's a big one and a little one. The mechanism >itself won't go in the dishwasher but all the bits that actually touch the >salad do. Mine do, large and small one with no problems. And have been doing so for several years. -- Susan N. "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
On Jan 30, 7:44*am, wrote:
> 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 just put the salad in a collander and rinse.Been doing that for years. I guess I ate enough dirt as a kid that I've never ben sick. |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
> wrote in message ... > 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 know if this helps all that much but I keep a spray bottle of vinegar and water by the sink and I spray the salad stuff and rinse and spin. I also use it to spray stuff that I am going to peel, like bananas , potatoes ,avocados , and such. |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
brooklyn1 > wrote:
>I've never bought bagged salad, I've no idea how it tastes, I'll >likely never know.... I can't imagine anyone so friggin' lazy Really? :Lazy huh? I am a grad student in electrical engineering currently IN school.... do you think you have the goods to do that? and besides I live in an apartment with NO way to plant a garden..... EVEN if I had the time (which I don't) !! |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
On Jan 30, 1:42*pm, wrote:
> brooklyn1 > wrote: > >I've never bought bagged salad, I've no idea how it tastes, I'll > >likely never know.... I can't imagine anyone so friggin' lazy > > Really? :Lazy huh? > > I am a grad student in electrical engineering currently > IN school.... do you think you have the goods to do > that? > > and besides I live in an apartment with NO way to plant > a garden..... EVEN if I had the time (which I don't) !! I think he meant to go out and buy the salad stuff and not the bag-o- crap salad. I would have thought that a grad student could figger that out. |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
On Jan 30, 11:57*am, wrote:
> (Steve Pope) wrote: > >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. > > That's what I'm asking... what is a GOOD brand/model > salad spinner? The OXO is the best. Period. The lower bowl also makes a dandy large vessel for stuff, so you're also getting a double use tool. |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
On Jan 30, 10:44 am, wrote:
> 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? For a one-person portion of of greens, a colander and a towel. Rinse them off in the colander, then spread them out on the towel and roll them up, *gently* pressing on it to remove most of the water without crushing the greens. For larger amounts, a salad spinner. Any will work, but I like the one I have. I have no idea where it came from - It's ancient, labeled "Per Alimente" and "made in Italy" and what's neat about it is that is uses a crank rather than a pump-up-and-down mechanism to spin the internal basket. You can really get that puppy going, which is kind of fun as well as functional. For lots of greens, use your washer as Sheldon suggests. To be really sure you've gotten all the bacteria out, run the full cycle, with some laundry soap, like Sheldon does. Use only cold water, though, so you don't wilt the greens. :-) Good luck with your EE degree and future professional life. -- Silvar Beitel |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
Chemo the Clown > wrote:
>I think he meant to go out and buy the salad stuff and not the bag-o- >crap salad. I would have thought that a grad student could figger that >out. There is even MORE contamination on UN bagged greens Check Google for that abt Dr Oz. You are to NEVER buy any UNpackaged fruit, veggies cause HUNDREDS of people pick it up and touch, smell, sniff it than put it back thereby contaminating it MORE than as it comes from the ground... with even MORE agents and FECAL (from fingers) contaminants You know....we have a major biological sciences and micro-biology dept at my University.... I would think a Usenet "expert" such as yourself could FIGGER that out |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:15:15 -0600, wrote:
>Chemo the Clown > wrote: > >>I think he meant to go out and buy the salad stuff and not the bag-o- >>crap salad. I would have thought that a grad student could figger that >>out. > >There is even MORE contamination on UN bagged greens > >Check Google for that abt Dr Oz. Dr. Oz ROCKS!!! What a great show. Lou |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
Chemo the Clown wrote:
> wrote: >> brooklyn1 wrote: >> >I've never bought bagged salad, I've no idea how it tastes, I'll >> >likely never know.... I can't imagine anyone so friggin' lazy >> >> Really? :Lazy huh? >> >> I am a grad student in electrical engineering currently >> IN school.... do you think you have the goods to do >> that? >> >> and besides I live in an apartment with NO way to plant >> a garden..... EVEN if I had the time (which I don't) !! > >I think he meant to go out and buy the salad stuff and not the bag-o- >crap salad. I would have thought that a grad student could figger that >out. The lazy EE grad student hasn't figured how to whack his two inch fuse! LOL-LOL Notice how he hasn't said a word about having a job to pay his way through school... his mommy and daddy are paying his tuition and all his living expenses including his apt rent while he only has to sit on his pudgy lazy butt. |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
Lou Decruss > wrote:
>>Check Google for that abt Dr Oz. > >Dr. Oz ROCKS!!! What a great show. Yes... he knows what he speaks of The only fruit you might buy unwrapped would be bananas as in effect when peel a banana you are removing the "wrapping"....and throwing away micro-biological contaminants However, never buy unbagged apples, pears, etc If you do THOROUGHLY was them! Video cameras have been put in typical supermarkets and it is astounding what shoppers do when in produce dept.... pick nose then pick up apple to examine it, etc! Costco is a good place to buy produce as just abt everything in bag or container |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
On 1/30/2010 10:44 AM, wrote:
> CR just did a small article on bagged greens and salads SNIP > > 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? What Does It Take to Clean Fresh Food? by ALLISON AUBREY http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=14540742 Clean fresh produce. - Rinse under running water. For extra protection, adding one part vinegar or lemon juice to the three parts water helps, but you don't need to use any soap, detergents or special cleaners. It is important to rinse food even if you are going to peel it. - Use a scrub brush to remove additional dirt and bacteria. - Cut out bruised or damaged areas; bacteria can thrive there. - Dry produce with a clean cloth or paper towel to wipe off more bacteria...... -- piedmont, The Practical BBQ'r http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/ |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
"brooklyn1" > wrote in message ... | Chemo the Clown wrote: | > wrote: | >> brooklyn1 wrote: | >> >I've never bought bagged salad, I've no idea how it tastes, I'll | >> >likely never know.... I can't imagine anyone so friggin' lazy | >> | >> Really? :Lazy huh? | >> | >> I am a grad student in electrical engineering currently | >> IN school.... do you think you have the goods to do | >> that? | >> | >> and besides I live in an apartment with NO way to plant | >> a garden..... EVEN if I had the time (which I don't) !! | > | >I think he meant to go out and buy the salad stuff and not the bag-o- | >crap salad. I would have thought that a grad student could figger that | >out. | | The lazy EE grad student hasn't figured how to whack his two inch | fuse! LOL-LOL Notice how he hasn't said a word about having a job to | pay his way through school... his mommy and daddy are paying his | tuition and all his living expenses including his apt rent while he | only has to sit on his pudgy lazy butt. So what? At least he is not a stupid cretinous ape who can't contribute to any discussions but to criticize and yelp. Who cares whether he is in school or how he lives. At least he isn't lying about his home, his subsistence, his Naval career and his cooking as you do. And he is able to talk without yammering LOL-LOL or AHHHHHHHhhhhhhh, or all of those utterly inane pulsings of your 60+ IQ. TFM is right, have you died yet? pavane |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
"Silvar Beitel" > wrote in message ... ............ | For lots of greens, use your washer as Sheldon suggests. To be really | sure you've gotten all the bacteria out, run the full cycle, with some | laundry soap, like Sheldon does. Use only cold water, though, so you | don't wilt the greens. :-) ............ Lovely. But make sure it is Organic laundry soap, as Sheldumb uses. pavane |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
Pussy wrote:
>> How do you buy a "head" of spinach? > > Frozen. We're talking about SALADS, Pussy, like the Subject line says. Frozen spinach is not suitable for salads, except for clueless AOL newbies like yourself. Bob |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
piedmont > wrote in
<snip> > What Does It Take to Clean Fresh Food? > by ALLISON AUBREY > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...oryId=14540742 > > Clean fresh produce. > > - Rinse under running water. For extra protection, adding one > part vinegar or lemon juice to the three parts water helps, I've often been curious as to why one would use the vinegar or lemon juice. Does it kill bacteria? > but you don't need to use any soap, detergents or special > cleaners. It is important to rinse food even if you are going > to peel it. > > - Use a scrub brush to remove additional dirt and bacteria. > > - Cut out bruised or damaged areas; bacteria can thrive there. > > - Dry produce with a clean cloth or paper towel to wipe off > more bacteria...... > |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
sandi > wrote:
>piedmont > wrote in >> - Rinse under running water. For extra protection, adding one >> part vinegar or lemon juice to the three parts water helps, >I've often been curious as to why one would use the vinegar or >lemon juice. >Does it kill bacteria? Sounds like it would wilt the produce to me. Steve |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
On Jan 30, 4:15*pm, wrote:
> Chemo the Clown > wrote: > > >I think he meant to go out and buy the salad stuff and not the bag-o- > >crap salad. I would have thought that a grad student could figger that > >out. > > There is even MORE contamination on UN bagged greens > > Check Google for that abt Dr Oz. > > You are to NEVER buy any UNpackaged fruit, veggies > cause HUNDREDS of people pick it up and touch, smell, > sniff it than put it back thereby contaminating it MORE > than as it comes from the ground... with even MORE > agents and FECAL (from fingers) contaminants > > You know....we have a major biological sciences and > micro-biology dept at my University.... I would think a > Usenet "expert" such as yourself could FIGGER that out Ya gotta wonder how people have survived for so long on supermarket food. And who the hell are you to tell me to NEVER buy something? Besides...it's just common sense to wash produce. Now look out...the sky is falling, the sky is falling!! |
Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
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Consume Reports on bagged salads: Still plenty of contaminents!
Lou Decruss wrote:
> Dr. Oz ROCKS!!! What a great show. > > Lou Dr. Oz talked about high blood pressure and salt intake, and his demonstrations almost scared the pants off me. I have been watching my salt intake since then. Becca |
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