Cleaning our food

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

 

Someone pointed out to me that the following was posted here in the Raw Food

group:

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Always wash very carefully. If you can, soak the vegetables in a vegetable

cleaner, or Clorox (if you don't like this idea, don't do it, but Clorox is

one of the best removers of " stuff " from the skins of vegetables and fruit.

Just soak for 10 mins. then rinse well to remove any traces of the Clorox.

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I am not certain who wrote this ... so whoever it is, please don't take this

personally.

 

Many, many people have expended countless hours and other resources trying

to establish a workable standard for growing and producing the least toxic

food we can. That standard is called the organic standard; food that comply

with this standard are labeled " organic " in various forms.

 

One of the fundamental issues addressed in the organic standard is that our

food NOT be chemically treated in any way. Whoever wrote the comments,

above, is advocating doing exactly what so many have worked so long to

avoid: poison the food.

 

I strongly discourage everyone from using any form of chemical cleaning

agent on any fresh food, and in particular it is quite a self-destructive

act to apply bleach to food. The idea that you can remove any traces of the

bleach by rinsing is preposterous, as it penetrates into the food. And you

inhale the poison, as well.

 

I'd like to take a moment to examine the belief system behind this advice.

The recommendation to use bleach, above, is predicated on belief in the

" germ theory " , that we are at war with Nature, that Nature is filled with

organisms poised to attack us at every turn, and that the solution is to

fight back, kill everything within sight. Well, we've been at that game for

3 generations now, and we have the sickest society, in terms of chronic and

degenerative diseases, in all of recorded history.

 

The obvious alternative is to live healthfully, so that our bodies'

eliminative vitality remains high at all times. Then, our bodies process

through almost all manner of foreign matter quickly, easily, and usually

with no conscious awareness on our part whatsoever.

 

I rarely wash any produce, and I am just fine.

 

Best,

Elchanan

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I don't think there is anything to " look into " , it just sounds as if this

person is misguided and needs to be educated as to the harm she/he is

introducing to themselves by using bleach to clean their food. As a rule I

wash all foods with a natural/organic cleaner as I don't know who has

handled my fruits and veggies between the grower and the HFS/Organic Market

shelf. No one is perfect and many things can happen along the way so I do

advocate at least washing foods before eating. Its really all just basic

common sense anyway..

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I am the person who wrote the email (I am glad that someone tattled,

so that you would come out and give your august opinion)

 

I deal DIRECTLY with an organic farmer. I do what he suggests, as

regards the vegetables and fruit I receive from him. If he says wash,

I wash. He says wash. I wash.

 

My grandmother had an organic garden. We always washed what came out

of it, even if we were going to peel it.

 

Have you ever heard of dirt?

 

Margaret

 

 

rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Someone pointed out to me that the following was posted here in the

Raw Food

> group:

> ______

> Always wash very carefully. If you can, soak the vegetables in a

vegetable

> cleaner, or Clorox (if you don't like this idea, don't do it, but

Clorox is

> one of the best removers of " stuff " from the skins of vegetables and

fruit.

> Just soak for 10 mins. then rinse well to remove any traces of the

Clorox.

> ______

>

> I am not certain who wrote this ... so whoever it is, please don't

take this

> personally.

>

> Many, many people have expended countless hours and other resources

trying

> to establish a workable standard for growing and producing the least

toxic

> food we can. That standard is called the organic standard; food that

comply

> with this standard are labeled " organic " in various forms.

>

> One of the fundamental issues addressed in the organic standard is

that our

> food NOT be chemically treated in any way. Whoever wrote the comments,

> above, is advocating doing exactly what so many have worked so long to

> avoid: poison the food.

>

> I strongly discourage everyone from using any form of chemical cleaning

> agent on any fresh food, and in particular it is quite a

self-destructive

> act to apply bleach to food. The idea that you can remove any traces

of the

> bleach by rinsing is preposterous, as it penetrates into the food.

And you

> inhale the poison, as well.

>

> I'd like to take a moment to examine the belief system behind this

advice.

> The recommendation to use bleach, above, is predicated on belief in the

> " germ theory " , that we are at war with Nature, that Nature is filled

with

> organisms poised to attack us at every turn, and that the solution is to

> fight back, kill everything within sight. Well, we've been at that

game for

> 3 generations now, and we have the sickest society, in terms of

chronic and

> degenerative diseases, in all of recorded history.

>

> The obvious alternative is to live healthfully, so that our bodies'

> eliminative vitality remains high at all times. Then, our bodies process

> through almost all manner of foreign matter quickly, easily, and usually

> with no conscious awareness on our part whatsoever.

>

> I rarely wash any produce, and I am just fine.

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

>

>

>