Do you wash your hands before eating?

im a nurse and as a medical profession we need to wash hand regularly for the purpose of not passing the germs to our patient to other and during i eat i tend to be responsible to wash my hand because our hands are the most dirtiest part of our body..study also shows that hands are more dirty than toilet...

Hi, airshelia. Yes, I normally will wash my hands before eating. But when I am out and about, sometimes, I don't get to wash my hands. So, I will try to keep sanitizer wipes on hand, so that I can use these to kill germs. They smell so good.

Yeah I do wash my hands before eating.. I don't like to sit with dirty hands on table and eat anything.. because it may harm your health..

i always done that even after eating. long ago i mean 6-7 years ago a cocrose bite my hand and ate 2 layer of my finger skin coz i didn't washed my hand properly. it happened when i was in sleep. then i never goto bed without washing my hand perfectly. now its my hobby. how u will learn from my true story.

sometimes lol...

Yes I always wash my hand every time I eat and after I eat. Its also my habit to wash my hand if I touch anything that I think its dirty. I also wash my hand every time I do wrong..lols I think wasting is not only makes you clean but its prevent you to get contaminated with disease and get sick.

of course since I was a child, I was accustomed to wash their hands before eating by my parents. until now I continue to get used to wash hands before eating. I also get my child to wash hands before eating. wash hands before eating is important, because there are a lot of dirt in the hands of us.

Yes i always wash my hand before i eat, and like you it is just a habit that i have carried with me from my child hood. It is just something that makes a lot of sense to do.

Every time I do.Its a habit from my childhood and I tell other to wash hands before they eat.My friends used to scold me in my childhood when I didn't wash my hands.Now its routine for me also.I don't remember every time to wash my hands.Now I eat with a spoon .Even then unknowing I wash my hands.Its completely involuntary action. I think its not bad.

I used to wash my hands before eating when I was a Child. But in my case now, i seldom wash my hands before eating because I always use spoon and fork in eating. I frequently wash my hands after eating rather than before eating.

I got told by my mom to wash my hands before eating when I was a kid, and I kind of got that habit that I can`t get rid of now. I think that it is a good habit. Fortunately sometimes when I eat outside it`s difficult to wash them

I wash my hands before eating but not that often since I usually use my hand sanitizer. There was one time I got so addicted to sanitizer that I bought all sorts of scent. I lov the strawberry and blueberry scent so much. When I was still young It is always my habit to watch my hands before I eat. Eventually, when I went to college and lived in a dormitory I resorted to using a hand sanitizer instead of washing my hands with water. Maybe because most of the time I dine out with my friends. I find it easier and more practical to use a sanitizer whenever I dine out.

Sometimes i forget to wash my hand but most the time i try to wash my hand before i eat.

yes i do. i always make it a point to wash my hands not only before and after eating but also before and after i use the toilet. hand washing is the simplest step in washing away microorganisms.

Yes, this is very important and should be done often even if you are not eating. With all of the germs and disease going around it should be done regularly. When you eat your food I could not think about putting my hands near my mouth without washing my hands first. This should be a way of life.

I do wash my hands before having a meal. I think it's the most simple way to secure yourself from many diseases. It also helps prevent getting infected by swine flu for example. I think everyone should act the same way and also wash hands after using a toilet, it would boost the hygiene level in public places in general.

It is proper to wash your hands before eating. Washing hands means removing those dirt's, seen or unseen. In our daily activity, our hands are in contact with different objects that might be infected with germs and microbes. These germs and microbes might taken by our hands. The hands were use in eating and if in case we are not washing it, their are tendencies that those germs and microbes would be take inside the body through the foods we eat. These might cause certain diseases that might endangered ones health. Washing hands before and after eating also serves as a process of proper hygiene and cleanliness. Everyone should make hand washing as a habit.

Hello there airasheila. Washing hands before eating is mandatory.Yeah its true that our environment is full of germs.Those germs may cause sickness to you. In order to protect yourself from those germs you need to wash your hands before eating. Because if you do not wash your hands before eating and you use it in a manner that you will touch first the food and you will eat it, the germs will be transferred to the food.And the food which is contaminated by germs will be go down in your stomach and will cause sickness or your health will be put in danger. Yeah, it was promoted by SAFEGUARD, a germicidal soap that makes washing hands a mandatory.Especially when there is an incidence of flu virus..Good day.

Yes,I do that!

I think that's a good habit and I've been doing that since my childhood. Not only before eating, but also before touching anything that has the probability to be taken in to my mouth :)