Cleaning fruits and vegetables under water helps eliminate germs and soil. Scrubbing firm produce with a brush removes hidden ...

Learning how to properly wash vegetables might very well be one of the most important parts of meal prep. After all, if produce is washed incorrectly—or not washed at all—it can present a food safety ...

Is it a hack or a hack job? Lara, who goes by @larad_official on TikTok, revealed a quirky kitchen hack that her mom uses to clean a bulk of fruits and vegetables. “I’m trying to wash my fruit and ...

Adequately washing fresh fruit and vegetables is Cooking 101, but does soaking produce really make it safer to eat? A video of aphids crawling over a bowl of broccoli has gone viral on TikTok, ...

The new coronavirus pandemic has raised a lot of pressing questions about things that used to seem pretty set in stone. When it comes to how to wash fruit and vegetables, for instance, what used to be ...

Lauren is an award-winning registered dietitian, three-time book author, freelance writer, and speaker who prides herself on sharing evidence-based nutrition information in an accessible and practical ...

Washing fruits and vegetables thoroughly is crucial, as normal running water may not remove all dirt, germs, and pesticides.

Cool water is all you need to nix the grit and grime. Root vegetables spend their entire lives buried in the dirt, so they always seem to bear at least a trace of grit—if not a whole mess of sand. (We ...