Would eat/clean fruit that fell on the floor?

[Deleted]

I dumped an entire container of blueberries on my kitchen floor this morning.

I normally clean house once a week but ironically it has been 3 weeks since I fully cleaned so the floor hasn't been mopped in that time. We don't wear shoes in the house but we have 2 dogs and I can't guarantee that we haven't worn flip flops in the kitchen when running something in.

I rinsed them off but I want to either truly clean them or dump them. What would you do? If you say clean them, how? It's not worth it to me to run to the store and buy a special product so I'm hoping soap or vinegar?

[jena]

I would put them in a bowl of water so they are floating, swish, drain and eat.

And I wouldn't have any second thoughts about it.

Would you feel better if you put a couple tablespoons of vinegar in the water? Do not use soap.

[Willis Jackson]

I would probably just rinse in cold water. I like to live on the edge.

[315bride]

I say eat them. Unless you dumped them onto something knowingly dirty, I would think they would be fine. If it were me, I would soak in some veggie cleaner + water for a minute or two but even without that I would eat it.

[fashionx]

I would just rinse with water, swish around and they'll be fine.

You could do a little bit of vinegar, but not a lot. And definitely no soap, unless you like the taste

[heygrey]

rinse and eat. it won't be the first dirt/dog hair you'll eat, nor will it be the last :-)

[Deleted]

Jul 8, 2012 13:24:55 GMT -5 v said:

Rinse in cold water and then absolutely. Your floor can't be any worse than the other things they've been exposed to before they got to your apartment.

This is kind of what I was thinking as I cleaned them. Goodness knows where they were before my house but I bet it involved pesticides and possibly unclean people.

They fell right in front of the fridge so I'm sure there are crumbs, dog hair, dirt, etc in that spot - it is pretty high traffic. I know they won't kill me but I'm a little grossed out, haha. My house itself is grossing me out today, I NEVER go this long without cleaning!

[Roc A Bee]

I'd just rinse and eat! Blueberries are expensive here!

[Brie]

Rinse and eat. In the words of my MIL, dirt don't hurt.

[txannie]

I'd do vinegar/water wash and eat. Maybe bake a cobbler to ensure u kill all the germs?!?

[awick14]

Jul 8, 2012 14:37:17 GMT -5 kooshball said:

Unless your floor super nasty, I would have no problems eating them.

I agree with the above!

Just realized that you are talking about blueberries. I would chuck them in the garbage!!! ( they are so discussing!!!!!!!!!)

[mrsjrd23]

If you decide not to eat them, save them for treats for your dogs! My golden LOVES blueberries.

[DarcyLongfellow]

I have done this more than once, I'm sad to say. And with the huge blueberry containers from Costco.

I can guarantee you my floors are dirtier than yours, and I just pick them up, rinse them really well, then eat them. The ones that have dog hair get thrown away, but the rest are fine. I wouldn't serve them to guests, but my two year old regularly eats food off of the floor before I can stop her, and she's healthy as a horse :-)

Also, I'm totally going to make "dirt won't hurt" my motto when surrounded by all these yuppie moms who are terrified of their kids being exposed to a bit of dirt and side eye me when I don't make my child bathe in antibacterial gel before eating!

[KaraOrNot]

I have done this before. Rinsed, ate, and lived to tell the tale!

[statlerwaldorf]

I would rinse them and eat them.

[dexteroni]

I've done this before and rinsed well with water. Vinegar isn't necessary, but if it helps you feel better, go for it.

[thumper55]

my dogs aren't allowed in the kitchen, so I'd rinse them off and eat them

however, since your dogs are allowed in the kitchen, and the floor hasn't been cleaned in awhile, I would trash them. If your dogs have been outside, their feet have brought in whatever they have stepped in.

I'm not a germphobe and I don't think you'd get sick , but I think it's a little gross and I'd lose my apetite for the berries.

[mayflowers22]

I'd rinse it in the sink.

[heliocentric]

Rinse and eat.

They were grown outside on a bush so were most likely exposed to bugs and dirt and bird crap already. A little kitchen floor dirt won't hurt.

[trident0]

I'd rinse them and eat them, but if that sounds gross to you, blueberry pancakes are rather fantastic. (You can freeze them and reheat them for a MM breakfast too!)

[marylou]

Jul 8, 2012 14:19:36 GMT -5 @songforyou said:

Ack...why couldn't it have been an apple? Then I would definitely say yes. Even a bunch of grapes together, yes. I don't know about blueberries. I just don't know...

Ditto this. And that's weird, I don't know why an apple wouldn't bother me but blueberries do. I'd probably throw them away. Sad.

[MadamePresident]

Jul 8, 2012 17:12:38 GMT -5 heliocentric said:

Rinse and eat.

They were grown outside on a bush so were most likely exposed to bugs and dirt and bird crap already. A little kitchen floor dirt won't hurt.

This

[moog]

Wow I drop a LOT on the floor and still eat it. Guess I'm cheap. But why do you think your kitchen floor is worse than things they got on them previous to the grocery store?


We have wild blueberries on our land sooooo yeah. haha.

[darnkatz]

Yep. I generally rinse fruit and veggies in vinegar and water before I eat them, so I'd just do that.
No need to waste it.

[Deleted]

I probably would not even wash them.

[Balki.Bartokomous]

Rinse & eat.

Think of all of the food that you eat everyday that's grown in manure-based compost. Your floor probably isn't so bad.

[hannamarin]

Jul 8, 2012 14:50:28 GMT -5 awick14 said:

Jul 8, 2012 14:37:17 GMT -5 kooshball said:

Unless your floor super nasty, I would have no problems eating them.

I agree with the above!

Just realized that you are talking about blueberries. I would chuck them in the garbage!!! ( they are so discussing!!!!!!!!!)

I hope that was an auto correct

[peachdragon]

I wouldn't eat blueberries, but I would eat something similar in the same circumstances if I rinsed them very well.

[Deleted]

Thanks guys! I ended up rinsing them and then soaking them in water and a bit of vinegar. I think they are ok and I just won't tell DH lol.

I usually have higher standards of cleanliness for my house but it's been a busy summer and my floor was much dirtier than I'm usually ok with. I think if it was a normal week it wouldn't have grossed me out as much, ha.

I spent a few hours this afternoon cleaning and now I would happily eat right off the floor!

[aurora]

Team rinse-and-eat, or maybe don't-bother-to-rinse-and-eat. And I don't clean my kitchen floors weekly, either. With soaking in water and vinegar, I'm sure you'll be fine.