Here’s Where I Question The Man’s Motives
photo by *zoah.n
Well, it’s a blizzard. I spent all day yesterday working from home as the snow poured down. The Man fought off the masses at the grocery store before life as we knew it was buried in the blizzard. (At least that’s what the round-the-clock news coverage of the storm would have you think.) Let’s just say he went a little crazy.
The mass frenzy at the supermarket lit a fire in The Man, and with the words Super Bowl repeating in his mind, he stocked up on enough junk food to feed an entire fraternity. Including spray cheese in a can. Need I go on?
Didn’t think so. Anyhow, should the D.C. area lose power and disappear from civilization for a week, The Man and I will subsist on barbecue potato chips, tortilla chips, nacho cheese, spray cheese, pub cheese—yes, he bought three liquid cheese products—along with double stuffed Oreos. Did I mention our Super Bowl party has no guests? When it comes to major sporting events, boys will be boys.
Or he’s trying to kill me.
Speaking on disgusting food, I just read a disturbing article about bagged salads. I knew there was a reason I never purchased them. Up until yesterday, my reasoning was that the lettuce wasn’t as fresh as buying a full head. That, and I don’t trust anyone with cleaning my food. I guess I had good reason to be suspicious.
Consumer Reports just released a report that says 39 percent of packaged salad mixes exceeded limits for two different types of bacteria present in fecal matter. I don’t think I need to go on. Let’s just say if I were ever to take a shortcut and use bagged lettuce, that desire has been zapped.
Whatever you do, do not suggest in the comments that regular heads have the bacteria, too. I need to think it’s cleaner. Capiche?
What do you all have planned for the Super Bowl? (Someone tell me they’re surrounded by junk food, too!) And on the topic of tainted salad—will you eat it but wash first? Or will you stick to regular heads?
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I just bought a bag of lettuce recently just before reading that same article…I guess a little poop won’t hurt me, right? As for the Super Bowl, bring on the junk food…that can’t hurt me too much every now and then either.
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Tracey Reply:
February 6th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
I think you’re fine as long as you wash it. For me, it’s psychological.
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My husband read that article, too! You could soak it in a water/vinegar mix — 50/50. Should help, anyways!
Super Bowl…nothing! Everyone’s out of town! Isn’t that sad!?
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WOW, I had no idea! I will stick to buying fresh salads and washing them myself from now on. Thanks for the info!!
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I recently stopped buying bagged salads because they tend to get wilty and smooshy before the “use by” date, sometimes in just a day or two. I end up tossing out far more bags of salad than I eat, which just makes me feel foolish and wasteful. Heads of lettuce do tend to last longer, AND I can wash them myself. So there. ;o)
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[...] no reason to go out and change your life. (Well, I take that back. When Consumer Reports says there’s human poop on my lettuce, I take action.) Still, for studies like this that just prove an association—not cause and [...]
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