Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 The chance the you will shorten your life by not washign your fruit and veggies before you eat them is very slim. , " jo " <jo.heartwork wrote: > > Why take the chance of shortening it further then :-) > > Jo > - > peter VV > > Sunday, February 04, 2007 12:21 PM > Re: vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > I`m glad its not just me, lifes too short sometimes to worry too much about this stuff. > > The Valley Vegan............. > > *mona <ahnochirah wrote: > I'm guilty of this too. > > *mona > > , peter VV <swpgh01@> wrote: > > > > I myself have picked soft fruits from my garden and eaten them > without washing, havent you ? > > > > > > The Valley Vegan............ > > > > jo <jo.heartwork@> wrote: > > I certainly hope so. When you think of birds flying > over and pooping, and planes dumping their fuel and insects crawling > over the dog poo and then onto the fruit and veg - may I just > repeat 'yuk'. > > > > Jo > > - > > peter VV > > > > Saturday, February 03, 2007 4:56 PM > > Re: vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > > > > I think he was joking? > > > > to a certain extent. > > > > The Valley Vegan............. > > > > jo <jo.heartwork@> wrote: > > Double yuk!!! > > > > Jo > > > > - > > " *mona " <ahnochirah@> > > > > Saturday, February 03, 2007 12:47 AM > > vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > > > That's what I was thinking !! LOL ... > > > > > > *mona > > > > > > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@> wrote: > > > > > > > > you mean you expect me to take every veggie from my garden > inside > > > and wash it before i eat it???! > > > > that would just cut waaaaaaay down on my grazing.... > > > > > > > > and foraging > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >jo <jo.heartwork@> > > > > >Feb 2, 2007 6:59 PM > > > > > > > > > >Re: vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > > > > > > > >I think you can get enough B12 from the dirt on unwashed > > > vegetables - but > > > > >you can also get other things from them - like e-coli, worms > eggs > > > etc. If > > > > >you have birds, cats or wild animals in the vicinity they > will > > > have pooped > > > > >on your vegetables sometime recently. I wouldn't relish > eating > > > any veg > > > > >unwashed. > > > > > > > > > >I think you can get enough B12 from fortified foods providing > you > > > do add up > > > > >the totals for the day, but you can fall down on this if you > > > change the > > > > >brands you use and then find they don't contain B12. It is > > > something you > > > > >have to keep checking. As B12 is harmless to supplement I > think > > > that is the > > > > >wisest and easiest way to ensure a good supply. The folic > acid > > > and B6 are > > > > >readily available in the vegan diet. > > > > > > > > > >Jo > > > > > > > > > >- > > > > > > > > > > > > > " Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket > > > fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who > hunger > > > and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. " > > > > -- Dwight Eisenhower > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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