This Is the Only Way to Wash Fruit
July 21, 2015
Hint: You’ve been doing it wrong

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The long and winding road that delivers your fruits from the field to the grocery store includes several points of potential contamination, which makes these five steps for washing fruit vital in ensuring your family ingests the nutrients and not the pesticides, insects, and pathogens lurking on that apple.
This Is The Only Way to Wash Fruit

Shutterstock / mythja
The long and winding road that delivers your fruits from the field to the grocery store includes several points of potential contamination, which makes these five steps for washing fruit vital in ensuring your family ingests the nutrients and not the pesticides, insects, and pathogens lurking on that apple.
Presoak Vegetables

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Wash Under Clean Running Water

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A 2005 study that looked into different vegetable- and fruit-washing techniques concluded that thoroughly washing fruits under potable running water was effective in removing salmonella from the surface of the produce.
Use a Vegetable Scrub Brush
This handy kitchen tool is effective in removing stubborn dirt and scrubbing the tough exteriors of melons and waxy fruits. Once you see all the extra dirt that comes off with this tool you’ll be convinced you’ve been washing your fruits all wrong.