I happened to be watching Dr. Oz and he mentioned cleaning veggies with a mixture of 1 part white vinegar to 1 part water. I usually use Fit Fruit and Vegetable Wash, but it's really expensive. I've also read reports where it might not be all that effective at making food safer. And then there was this report by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
According to Dr. Walter J. Krol:
Summary
A three-year study showed that rinsing under tap water significantly reduced residues of nine of the twelve pesticides examined across fourteen commodities. Four fruit and vegetable wash products were found to be no more effective at removing eight of nine pesticide residues from produce than either a 1% solution of dishwashing liquid or rinsing under tap water alone for three commodities studied.
I guess I'll go out and get more white vinegar. Hopefully, it can't hurt.What You Need:
- White vinegar
- Water
- A spray bottle
What You Do:
For Hard-skinned Fruits and Vegetables:
1. Fill a spray bottle with equal parts white vinegar and water.
2. Then, spray the solution onto your fruits and vegetables; rub it in; and rinse.
For Soft-skinned Fruits and Vegetables:
1. Fill a bowl with equal parts white vinegar and water.
2. Then, soak your fruits and vegetables in the solution for a minute or two, and rinse.
Thank you for this very interesting post Kay. I am buying more and more organic vegetables when I can but if none are available I will use this vinegar wash.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting idea. I use vinegar for more and more applications around the house but I've never used it to wash veggies or fruits. I always wash them, but just under running water.
ReplyDeleteI use this all the time!Great post Kay!
ReplyDeleteHusband does all the cooking and washing. He just uses water, but then again, we eat organic stuff mostly. I will tell him about the vinegar rinse. Thanks, Kay! :-)
ReplyDeleteInteresting!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, Kay.
great info!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you shared this....I must have missed that episode. I will mix me up some vinegar/water today!!!
ReplyDeletegood idea or buy organic!
ReplyDeleteI'm well stocked with white vinegar. I use it for many things, including killing weeds in the walkways. Dianne
ReplyDeleteI have been filling the sink up with water and putting a few drops of bleach in and then soaking the veggies before putting them away but this sounds like a better idea. I use white vinegar for a lot of cleaning, floors, drains and I even make a hair rinse with half and half water and vinegar and a drop of lavendar oil.
ReplyDeleteGood ol' white vinegar. It's useful in so many ways.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a vegetable wash product in the UK and to be honest I can't see why you'd want to bother - tap water must surely do the job perfectly well. That's all I've ever used and I don't think we're suffering unduly.
ReplyDeleteWe never know what horror is riding into our homes via veggies and fruit. I do buy organic and just use tap water to rinse. If I couldn't get organic, that sounds like a plan.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the tips Kay!
ReplyDeleteI've heard of this solution from other on social media sites. I'm with you, it can't hurt.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up, my mother would soak the just picked from the garden lettuce and spinach in salt water and then rinse. She said it helped to loosen the dirt from the garden.
A very helpful tip .Thanks for sharing .
ReplyDeleteVinegar is what I use to clean bird feeders instead of bleach as it kills germs so I guess this makes perfect sense..it is scary that we have to be so concerned about fruits and veg and contamination...
ReplyDeleteimagine all the shoppers touching the fruits too.
ReplyDeletethanks
ReplyDeleteMakes sense to me.
ReplyDeleteI've actually been using a mixture of vinegar, water and a little lemon juice for a while now to clean my fruits and veggies! Glad to know Dr. Oz recommends vinegar and water =)
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