Wash your fruit August 12, 2008
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How many people do you think actually wash the fruit they eat and I mean every single piece of fruit that touches their mouth? Do you? If the answer to this question is “no” you might want to reconsider. I realize I’m taking a risk every time I put a piece of fruit in my mouth without washing it, but sometimes I get lazy….not like it’s really hard to run some water over a piece of fruit, right?
Fruits and vegetables are covered in pesticides and other chemicals, which go directly into the body. I thought I was doing a great thing by buying organic produce not sprayed with toxic chemicals, but who knew organic meant spider-friendly? Do you see the cute little fellow straddled across the face of my perfectly organic pesticide chemical free grape? I ALMOST ATE HIM and all because of my indolence in not wanting to go through the “hassle” of getting out the strainer, taking the grapes out of the bag, and rinsing them under cold water. Ridiculous, right?
I’ve never seen anything like it. I think the poor little guy climbed atop the grape without a clue what he was getting himself in to until the vine was picked, thrown in to the back of a farmer’s truck, sold to the local farmer’s market, and then put in the refrigerator where the poor little guy died of frost bite. I can only hope he is now reincarnated into a higher life form or enjoying life as a free spirit!
I guess the grapes were organic after all or else the little spider survived a serious chemical warfare. Maybe the farmer had a little sign out that read, “Calling all insects…all are welcomed and encouraged to wonder around…nesting on any luscious organic grape you see fit…the vineyard is all yours.” Or perhaps the little guy was just laying out under the sun trying to get some vitamin D. Whatever his journey, his soul is now gone and his body put to rest and thankfully not in the burrows of my intestines.
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