Dirty foods

There was a headline article on Yahoo! last week that listed the five dirtiest foods. More fuel for the germ hysteria in this country. Eggs, peaches, pre-bagged salad, cantaloupe and scallions. Not really surprising when you think about it, but thinking about it was where I was just a little lax.

Triple-washed, pre-bagged salad needs to be WASHED? I honestly did not know. The only reason I spend the extra money on the pre-bagged stuff is so that I DON’T HAVE TO WASH IT. I’m lazy like that. And who knew the outside of cantaloupe should be washed so you don’t drag the disgusting germs from the outside onto your freshly cut fruit?

I’m just not going to worry all that much about my cantaloupe. I’ve been eating it for a good many years now and have had nary a problem. But I had to give pause when one of the commenters mentioned LEMONS as being a filthy addition to your restaurant/bar drinks. They roll on the floor, sit next to raw meat on counters, get touched by dirty hands and on and on - and THEN they are cut up and thrown into your drink.

I’m an iced tea drinker, so this information kind of gave me pause. And a little nausea. And I resolved to never have a lemon in any drink again. Until the very next day a waitress asked if I would like lemon in my tea. “Yes, please,” I said. So much for resolve. And I drank the tea and didn’t get sick. Or die, even.

Huh. Guess my love of the lemon overrides my fear of dirt.