# Washing fruits and vegetables

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-fruits-and-vegetables/630299>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 3, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-fruits-and-vegetables/630299 "2012-08-03T14:48:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-fruits-and-vegetables/630299/21 "2012-08-07T23:52:55Z")

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> [@Fear\_Itself](#):
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> It might make you feel better, but it is all in your head.

Nice post/username combo.

But I’m still washing my fruit before I eat it.

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**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-fruits-and-vegetables/630299/22 "2012-08-08T01:35:33Z")

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> [@misling](#):
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> My mum used to wash the berries and then put them in a colander inside a larger bowl, so the water could drain off.  
> I don’t know if this really helped or not.

I do this. I find berries mold very quickly if I don’t give them a quick rinse when I get them home.

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