JornsBergenson
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Here's a cautionary tale. Both my son and I became sick after eating some kale and mustard greens that had been in the fridge. I'm so glad I didn't share it with the birds. The kale was precut and in a bag labelled "triple washed - no washing necessary". The mustard greens were from the organic section of the grocery store. Both had been in the fridge for over a week.
I washed the greens, pulled the few wilted leaves out and said to myself "looks okay - it'll be fine". I sautéed them in a pan with some s&p. They didn't taste great but didn't taste bad either. My son and I got sick a couple of hours later with painful gas and diarrhea. It wiped me out for a couple of days. That is the only thing we ate in common so I'm pretty sure it had to be the greens.
I love greens of all types and eat them daily. Now I'm leery. I found this on line: Lettuce, Other Leafy Greens, and Food Safety
There are many recommendations in the article above. I think the problem might have been the veggie drawer in the fridge. I need to wash the drawers out with soap and then keep the veggies in sealed containers rather than leaving them in the plastic bags from the store. Plus I tried to hang on the the veggies past the "fresh" point.
I washed the greens, pulled the few wilted leaves out and said to myself "looks okay - it'll be fine". I sautéed them in a pan with some s&p. They didn't taste great but didn't taste bad either. My son and I got sick a couple of hours later with painful gas and diarrhea. It wiped me out for a couple of days. That is the only thing we ate in common so I'm pretty sure it had to be the greens.
I love greens of all types and eat them daily. Now I'm leery. I found this on line: Lettuce, Other Leafy Greens, and Food Safety
There are many recommendations in the article above. I think the problem might have been the veggie drawer in the fridge. I need to wash the drawers out with soap and then keep the veggies in sealed containers rather than leaving them in the plastic bags from the store. Plus I tried to hang on the the veggies past the "fresh" point.
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