I bought 3 pounds of strawberries.
By marguicha
@marguicha (223720)
Chile
February 18, 2021 5:26pm CST
Now I´m going to wash them and place them in the freezer on 2s or 3s, enough for a smoothie. When I want one, I just take out the amount I need.
It is not fun to clean strawberries so much, specially since I´m sure that my cleaning will not be enough should they have the covid.
I do it mainly out of guilt. I could not eat them if I don´t wash them.
Have your cleaning habits changed lately? I am used to clean my hands a lot but I did not clean the veggies and the fruit this much.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
I now leave none of those little dots in the peel.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
@rakski It seems that now I spend too much time cleaning
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@Tina30219 (82056)
• Onaway, Michigan
18 Feb 21
Plenty of smoothies for you withnall of those strawberries
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
Lots. Because I´m not too fond of strawberries unless in jams or smoothies.
@Tina30219 (82056)
• Onaway, Michigan
19 Feb 21
@marguicha Strawberry ham is my favorite.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
Fortunately I peel most of the fruit. But now a lot of the groceries stay at the garage for a couple of days.
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@much2say (55912)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Feb 21
@marguicha Do you peel the strawberries too?
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@kaylachan (71590)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Feb 21
You're supposed to wash fruit and veggies you buy in a store. Or, rather run them under cold water and pat them dry. Anything else would just intentionally make you sick. Fruits and vegies are usually quite porise and absorb everything that comes into contact with them. which is why running them under cold water before use is vital.
To answer the question, no, not really. My habits have remained pretty much the same.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
I have always washed my veggies and fruit, included those that I boil later.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
I always wash them but now I almost scrub them with my fingers
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
@CarolDM We are all paracoic with the covid
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
19 Feb 21
@marguicha I know, same here.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
A little bit acidic so I add a bit of sugar to the smoothie.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
19 Feb 21
My cleaning habits have changed with this pandemic. I'm now more careful especially when I go out. I'd rather stay in if it was up to me.
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
19 Feb 21
My cleaning habits haven’t changed much. We try to wash most of our fruits before eating. Washing hands like normal.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
I washed the peaches and they are drying. But I will wash the strawberries tomorrow except the ones I used for my smoothie.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
19 Feb 21
@marguicha It is a pain with this virus, we have to wash everything.
It is a pain with this virus, we have to wash everything.
@Deepizzaguy (104007)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Feb 21
I follow my late mom's rule of cleaning any foods that were purchased from the supermarket,
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
I am much cleaner than most of the people of the next generation.
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@Deepizzaguy (104007)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Feb 21
@marguicha Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this matter.
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@LindaOHio (181348)
• United States
19 Feb 21
I always clean fruit and veggies very thoroughly because of the pesticides.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
The only fruit I don´t clean much are the apricots of my tree. Just a bit to take the dust off.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
18 Feb 21
I always give them a white vinegar water mix wash too. We had eat lung worm disease scare, so I got a bit more careful. I bathe them in fish water as well. 
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
I could start with a big pot with water with a bit of vinegar first.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
19 Feb 21
@marguicha
It's going to be a strawberry time for you.
@xFiacre (13126)
• Ireland
19 Feb 21
@marguicha I bought strawberries today also, along with blueberries and raspberries. I just put them all in a bowl with yoghurt and ate them that way. Apparently all those berries are really good at keeping blood pressure stable.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
I made a smoothie but I left the rest to clean tomorrow. I got lazy.
@lovebuglena (44717)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Feb 21
How do you clean them? I just rinse them under running water. I've had frozen strawberries before but they were store-bought. I prefer fresh ones. But the good thing with frozen is you can have them any time. Just defrost and enjoy in whatever you are making. I usually blend them with frozen blueberries and pour on top of pancakes. Of course, I defrost the berries first.
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
19 Feb 21
I have always been very clean and I don´t like the peel of many veggies or fruits.
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@AngelisaQT (1353)
• United States
20 Feb 21
I think everyone is using hand sanitizer and washing their hands much more now that we have Covid. It's no joke and you can never be too careful. Better to be safe than sorry!
