Did You Know-Melons
What do you do when you bring home melons like cantaloupes, honeydews, and watermelons? You put them on a cutting board and slice them right? WRONG!
As the CDC confirms, even when you’re not consuming the peel or rind, fruit can still be contaminated if not rinsed properly.
Foodborne pathogens like salmonella and listeria can easily be transferred from the outside portion of fruit to the inside, where the edible part resides, if proper cleaning techniques are not observed.
People do not immediately think about washing the rind of their melons before cutting them, because they only eat the inside, however, the knife touches the rind first pushing any contaminates into the portion we eat.
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Great message, Diane. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome Kellye❣️
That is good to know
Thank you Kev! 💕
Good reminder! I had completely forgotten about this.
Thank you Bernadette ❤️
I never even thought to wash a melon before cutting it. I will from now on, though. Thanks for sharing this info!
You’re welcome Michelle🥰
Thanks for the reminder, Diane. I do rinse melons, but I see your picture shows a brush – probably a much better way of making sure the contaminates aren’t hiding in any nooks and crannies.
Oh yes I scrub every inch of mine.
Thanks Diane. T loves canteloupes and they are a staple of his diet so this info is very useful!
You’re welcome Ab!
Very informative, thanks 👌🏻
You’re very welcome💕
Isn’t it amazing the things we have to think of??? I heard about this a few years back but it’s not something most people think of very often. Good job reminding people. Thanks!
It is we never worried about things like this when I was a kid. How times have changed. You’re welcome❣️
Good reminder. Thanks!
You’re welcome Karla💕
Good reminder. Thanks!
You’re welcome🥰
Thanks for this tip! I did not know to wash the rind!
It’s one of those things we don’t think about. You’re welcome ❣️
Excellent reminder, Diane!
Thank you Janet❤️
Wise post.
Thank you so much💕
Good advice Diane! Lots of things harbor their little selves in those ridges in melons!
Yes and they can go right down the sink! Thank you Dorothy ❣️
Timely advice Diane – thanks!
You’re welcome June. I just bought two melons and thought I would share this.
I’m such a believer in this that I wash and then disinfect all my fruits and vegetables, a habit I picked up in Mexico. A watermelon is usually too big to be immersed so I wash a second time with the disinfectant. I use a vinegar or a Microdyn solution. These days our fruits and vegetables come from all over the world and who knows where they have been or who has touched them.
You are a smart lady! You only need to get sick once and you won’t let it happen again.
7 years in Mexico and neither one of us got Montezuma’s Revenge!👏😂
Oh no!
Wow, thanks for this. I have 2 melons sitting on the counter…
You’re welcome, don’t you love melon season 💕
I do! We stopped at a melon stand a few days ago and got fresh picked cantaloupe and watermelon. Yum.
Thanks for the insight! I had no idea!
You’re welcome Valerie💕
I live extra dangerously by buying the melon that is pre-cut into slices and still has the rind on. No way to wash that.
That was one thing they said that I should have posted, never buy pre-cut melon. I’m guessing it’s because you don’t know if the melon was rinsed before they cut it.
I’ve always washed mine cos my mom was a nurse and she told me to decades ago. Great info!
Mom’s are the best! My daughter is a nurse as well (NP). Thank you❤️
This is something I never used to do, then one day it dawned on me that the melon I wanted to eat had probably been touched by dozens of grubby hands…
Yes!!! So gross to think about plus if they pick them up and smell them.
I always do that, thanks for sharing a post on this
You’re welcome ❣️
Thank you for the reblog Yernasia💕
Finally, something I knew as my mom did this. Cantaloupes have all those cracks and crevices in their rind. I just Googled to see if they are part of the “dirty dozen” of fruits and veggies and they are not – interesting, but I think the list is mostly for the produce which accumulates pesticide more than others.
That’s why I use a brush Linda, all those cracks and cervices. I never knew there was a list called the dirty dozen.
Great advice!
Thank you!
Very useful info! I have a bottle of peroxide mix spray for veggie cleaning but I missed this one! Thanks!
You’re very welcome Laurel🥰
A great reminder! I don’t always clean the outside but I will try to remember now.
This is something I have always done. Now with all the sickness it’s best to do. Have a great day!💕