You wash the ingredients, but how?

It is not a great art to handle vegetables and fruits. It only needs to be washed before consumption and use, and it is ready. Of course, this is necessary because they contain not only natural contaminants, but also pesticides that are used to neutralize pests. The problem begins here.

It is much easier to get rid of natural contamination, the soil adhering to the plant, than chemicals. However, if we do not do this, we will be taking a serious health risk. The chemicals that enter our body can damage the beneficial gut bacteria that live in the gut and this affects not only digestion but the functioning of the whole body.

As a solution, many are reaching for fruits and vegetables with an organic label. They are indeed safer, but they should not be avoided even in the case of washing. This is even more true for non-organic products. Even if the peel is not consumed. So, if we buy melon, the melon peel must also be washed, because during slicing, the pathogens can easily get into the sweet meat, along with which they get into our body.

So there is no question how to wash these raw materials, but it doesn't matter how we do it:

• first of all, do all this under running water and rub the outer surface thoroughly with a sponge and brush,
• if we want to be even safer and we have time for it, we can get the fruits and vegetables a few minutes soaked before washing,
• cleaning and neutralization can be even more effective by adding vinegar to the water. This method helps to kill bacteria,
• baking soda is really versatile in the household. Nana, you can also help cleanse the fruit by helping to break down chemical molecules.

Cleaning should be done before consumption and use. However, if the cleaned raw material is not consumed, complete drying is required to prevent the appearance and growth of fungi.

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