I don't know what the science behind it is, but my mom always puts flour and salt in a bowl, fills the bowl with water, and washes fruit in the flour-salt water. She says it rids the fruit of dirties and etc.
I wash fruit for my LO the same way.
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I need to learn about this - I currently just rinse with water. Probably not the safest....
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I use trader joes produce wash under the faucet.
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Very interesting. I also only rinse it under the water from the faucet. Nothing special
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I also only rinse under tap water.
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I just use water.
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Just tap water. But for me, sometimes I just eat my fruit without washing it - I know, it's bad.
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Rinse under the tap. The less complicated the better!
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just use water and i know i don't scrub as well as i should. maybe you should post a recipe so we could all follow haha.
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I just rinse with tap.
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Just water. I guess I could use some tips!
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I also just do a quick rinse under the tap.
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quick rinse under water. Anybody ever use the fruit wash you see at the supermarket?
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Also quick rinse with tap water...and sometimes not even that!
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We rinse with tap and use a little produce brush from Crate and Barrel (http://www.crateandbarrel.com/kitchen-and-food/prep-utensils/vegetable-brush/s250767). I feel like I'm getting a little more of the dirt and grim off with the brush.
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I wash veggies in salt water. I scrub my fruits with plain water, but I wash them very thoroughly due to all the chemical sprays they are treated with.
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Just some tap water.
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We use Fit fruit and vegetable wash. I swear it gets rid of all the residue and makes fruit/veggies taste so much better!
@crash806 : The fruit wash we use is found at the grocery store. It might be what you are thinking of.
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Used to use the produce wash but these days just wash thoroughly in water. I used to let LO eat a couple of strawberries unwashed on the way home from the farmer's market, but after washing them and seeing how much dirt comes off in the bowl I've stopped. Plus my husband works in a hospital and tells me terrible stories about kids getting sick from unwashed raspberries.
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It depends on what I'm washing--
if it's something I'm peeling (with a peeler/knife-- carrots, melons, pineapple, etc.), then I do a quick rinse under the tap.
If it's like a banana, mango, or orange, I don't wash it at all.
If it's something that I'll be eating whole, then I'll rinse it longer (apple)
If it's something that's "dirty" (certain greens, strawberries, potatoes)-- I'll fill a pot with water, submerge them in the water, and let them sit for a bit. -
Just a quick rinse with tap water over here
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@Sha: Ah that scares me! I am sure I ate unwashed raspberries way too much as a child
I was under tap water & use a little brush for certain fruits & veggies
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My MIL (korean) also does the flour+salt mixture to wash fruit! She says it cleans it really well, but I don't know the science behind it... so I've started doing it for certain things too.
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For berries... strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries... I fill a bowl with water and let it soak for awhile before straining and serving them.
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