Why You Should Never Wash Your Fruits and Vegetables Before Eating
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- John from www.okraw.com/ interviews 15 of his friends that have 300 years of combined knowledge about raw foods and ask them, Do you wash your produce before eating?
In this episode, you will not only hear the opinion of one person, but of 15 long term successful raw foodists who have 300 years of combined knowledge about living successfully and healthfully on a raw vegan lifestyle.
The FDA states that all produce should be washed before you eat it. Do long term raw foodists always wash their produce before eating? In this episode, you will learn if long term and popular youtube personalities wash or dont wash their produce before eating, and if it makes a difference if it is organic or not.
After watching this episode, you will learn why you might want to wash your produce and why you might not want to wash your fresh fruits and vegetables.
In this episode you will learn from:
01:03 Megan Elizabeth - 6 Years Raw www.meganelizabeth.com
01:50 Kristina Carillo-Bukram 9 years raw www.fullyraw.com
02:26 Karen Ranzi - 20 Years Raw www.superhealthychildren.com
03:22 Lou Corona - 41 Years Raw www.loucorona.com
04:20 Dr. Rick Dina, D.C. - 27 Years Raw www.rawfoodeducation.com
05:45 Nomi Shannon - 27 Years Raw www.rawgourmet.com
06:49 Ronnie Skurow - 14 Years Raw www.ubraw.com
07:37 Chris Kendall - 10 Years Raw www.therawadvantage.com
08:40 Don Bennett D.A.S. - 20 Years Raw www.health101.org
09:57 Dan McDonald Life Regenerator - 14 Years Raw / liferegenerator
11:05 Dr. Samuel Mielcarski - 15 Years Raw www.drsampt.com
12:23 Tim Van Order - 10 years raw www.runningraw.com
14:05 Matt Monarch - 17 Years Raw www.therawfoodworld.com
15:16 Viktoras Kulvinskas - 50 Years Raw www.viktoras.org
16:28 John Kohler - 20 Years Raw www.okraw.com
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After working on an organic farm, the only time I would eat a fruit or veggie without washing them, would be straight from the tree/ground. After all the processing that produce goes through on the farm, and then being transported to a local farmers market, I would definitely recommend washing them. Trust me.
+YoungGrassoftheSea Totally agree. What do you use to wash? I use vinegar. Oh. I trust you........
Actually dirt is not unhealthy... Many use to eat their potatoes with the dirt itself and had lots of benefits
Arcturian Energy We had a neighborhood kid who used to eat "mud pies" made in the sandbox! Sweet local Kitties would come by & do their business there, & just loved that sandbox, too!
But apparently - and I did not know this - if dirt or grime is on an organic farm, it is as pure as the driven snow! Things like: Toxoplasmosis, Listeria, Anthrax, & even Tetnus - cannot survive on an Organic Farm! Scientists disagree, but with over 300 years of dirt-eating experience, these Organic Farming Pros know that the "positive energy" from wishful thinking is more powerful than any old cleansing chemicals to protect against disease or death!
I believe everything I hear & see on the internet - because people who are organically inclined, would never confabulate, or share untested theories!
Have a good day, and Good Health to All!
They use manure to fertilize fruits and vegetables. For that reason alone you should wash your vegetables.
Eternal Golden Womb
Donald Trump says the phrase Trust Me alla time... I don't trust him.
But you, I trust because what you said makes sense.
parasites are no joke so we wash with vinegar water
You know I was still in the same also with vinegar water. But now I believe the vinegar might be so harsh with that acid to kill the good bacteria. Then I noticed another comment that said she uses baking soda to remove the parasites without killing the beneficial bacteria. Isn't that something? But I wonder if that's good enough to clean up the feces from farmers but don't wash their hands and just go Pee right next to the vegetables. Could you tell me your thoughts about this? Looking forward to hearing from you. Carrie
Hydrogen peroxide added to water.
Vinegar won't kill Taenia Solium eggs. I boil water, place produce in it for 10 seconds, strain and blow cold air on the produce. I usually wait for the water to cool down and blend with the produce, so I'm getting the B12 that leached into the water anyway. You don't want those Taenia cysts in your brain.
Do you know how long it took doctors to start washing their hands when doing surgery or delivering babies? Research it. Better yet, sit in a hospital room with someone who has cancer today and notice how often doctors and staff actually wash their hands or change gloves after going room to room. Its scary to think that raw food "leaders" don't feel the need to promote hygiene while they focus on eating healthy and "organic". Thumbs up for Mim!
Charles Jacques people often get infections inside the hospital and even die of t hem...why could it be. ....?
This is something vegans really need to be more educated on. Parasites and e.coli of many kinds are a lot more common than you would think. You should always wash them!! See Angela Perrys comment below...lettuce and greens are a definite!
I refuse to eat wax, and the unwashed booty germs people have when manhandling produce in the store, if from my garden I might not cause I grew them
LOL :D
jamorganic is one beautiful woman
wayne baptiste Thank you very much :)
This is how you get Salmonella/ E Coli poisoning
And Taenia Solium cysts in your brain.
Nope. You get those parasites or infections by eating meat or eggs of parasitised or infected animals, or foods cross-contaminated by those meats or eggs, or from fecal matter from parasitised or infected humans. Those bacteria don't grow on living plants. _Taenia solium_ is a parasite that passes through pigs, wild boars and some other animals as intermediate hosts (but not humans), what means that you have to necessarily ingest parasitised meat, undercooked or raw (but not feces) to become parasitised.
Rain. Rain is full of stuff you do *not* want on your food. I wash ;)
Ever hear of Rat Lungworm disease? Tell the people in Hawaii suffering from it that they should not wash off their vegetables or lettuce.
SleepDroid Studios that sounds vile. Scared to look it up but intregued.
soon gr8 to see Viktoras ... love him my first mentor back in the late 70's. He looks radiant and is the usual delightful, and John so are you. Blessings!
I wash mine! How do know where they been.
They are complete idoits.
Short funny story I've got to share: Neighbor boy (15-ish) sits down to have a fresh salad for dinner with his family. All of a sudden he finds a cabbage worm, throws himself back in his chair and is grossed out. The fast thinker his dad is, say "Don't worry son, that little guy only eats organic in our garden. Put him in the compost bucket & finish your salad." I couldn't stop laughing when my neighbor lady called and told me that!
I guess she didn't get that one WASHED off! Haha!!
After watching a hundred or more of your juicer & juicer comparison vids, (saving up for my slowstar) i'm glad i discovered your other vids. After almost 35 years of personal nutritional research, i love finding people i can learn from. You are one of these people and i appreciate what you do! Sleep well at night. You deserve it!!
To be on the safe side, I always wash my produce! Even if I grew my own, I would do the same!
I absolutely LOVE how you interview the greats! Great episode John!
was intrigued by the title of this vid but then I saw the video length (25:57), realized it was probably yet another one of your inordinately long videos, and proceeded to close this tab.
Disclosure: banana peels are edible, specially once they get ripe and their peel gets soft and loses its fibrous texture.
Good intel. No longer washing in my garden. But from other sources, most of the time. If organic, yes unless I'm in a rush.
Why you should always wash your produce: You never know what went on it, you never know if a rat pissed on it, you never know if the person who picked it washed their hands after going to the bathroom, you never know, you never know.
If you grow it yourself that is a little different.
The best way to wash fruit and vegetables is with baking soda. It creates the best pH to remove wax and sticky pesticides, but does not kill off good bacteria like an acid wash (vinegar, etc.) would do.
Man I really like that Dr. Dina guy, I've seen a few of his videos and he really seems to have his head on straight.
gee John, I was very surprised not to hear anything more specifically about root vegetables
So glad I read the comments. I usually wash my produce with a drop of dish liquid and tap water but I'll be trying the vinegar and water from now on.
Normally I never do, with some exceptions like florida sand in my veggies. I do work at an organic farm and sometimes feel sick from the sprays used and the concentrated fertilizer smells ... so just because organic does not mean chemical free, it means approved supplements which are still intense for the body to process; buying at farmers markets and stores I sometimes see lots of people picking up veggies and putting them down until they find the one they want to purchase. Kinda icky to think how many people touched my veggie, and yet out of laziness, simplicity and trust in my immune system I rarely wash and almost always buy organic except for watermelon, bananas, pineapple and avos.
This is such a cool format I really like these videos!
Just came home with a large 10kg bag of carrots for juicing and I really cant be bothered to wash them all... lol
What exactly do they mean by "wash" and "rinse": Is one with soap and the other just water? Personally I scrub under running water or in a bowl as I'd rather not eat any soap residue.
Any suggestions for a water filter to install in your kitchen or shower? I rent an apartment right now so can't afford (plus don't know where to find or what brand) any sort of big water filter. I know you can install a tank for the house but what about if you have an apartment? I heard those filters you buy and install on your tap or shower are useless.
I don't wash mine, because i want the bacteria and "hand germs" to keep my immune system strong. Also a lot of the important vitamins are only on the surfaces of fruits and vegetables
i love this type of video john and appreciate all the work it takes to do it. my answer is the same as yours. i like to soak my greens and grapes in vinegar water. squash i scrub with dishsoap and rinse.
What about ozonating vegetables? Ever since I've done that, my vegetables and fruits don't have the greasy feeling to them and always look fresh,
Can we say, 'Hepatitis', some are lucky, I do not want to be the 'un-lucky' one. Did the pickers wash their hands after they pooped in the field?
I always soak all fruits and veggies in a full sink with a cup of vinegar for 15 minutes, let dry, then put them away. They tend to last longer because fine molds and such have been washed off. I don't wash my own homegrown produce
+Vegan Nurse Practitioner Do the birds not shit on your homegrown produce? Do the slugs and snails not visit? Do the chipmunks, mice and squirrels not walk through? Rabbits? Deer? You'd be surprised what nastiness gets into your garden... wash it all!
pesto12601
Wow, are you trying to argue with me? Gez, just telling how I live, why the attack?
My homegrown food is far cleaner than ones picked in a field 800 miles away, stored, transported, handled by many people. Why don't you attack the people on the video, or am I an easier 'safer' target for you because I am a woman? wow
Vegan Nurse Practitioner
Wow... sensitive much? Why bring up the Women angle... weak and insecure I feel you are.... Enjoy your unwashed foodstuffs.. may the fresh spring breezes and natural greens guide you to a stronger self!! Namaste!
+Vegan Nurse Practitioner You raised good points about store bought produce but a weak response to the questions raised about homegrown produce. It wasn't an attack, just questions.
Personally I think you are less likely to have contamination if you grow it yourself, and you'd get away without washing better if you grow it yourself.
I grow my own food a bit, I usually rinse it under rain water if it has any dirt on it.
+informationwarfare I was simply making a comment, not in a debate. My focus was not on whether I was giving a weak response vs strong response = uninterested, just making a comment. In regards too the pesto12601, sometimes a person needs to look at how they speak in print, a man yelling at me to "...wash it! " is not good, unless it is a childish verbal fight, again =- uninterested.
Great stuff John, thank you.
I have actually been around several organic farms before. An interesting fact of life there, they spray plants with composted manure and plant compost.... Happy munching
i love Lou Corona he's so chill 😊👍
Nomi Shannon looks phenomenal for 71. Wow.
So moral to this video is: Just do what you want. There's very little protocol to life.
With the plethora of diseases and parasites out in the wild this is incredibly irresponsible information be decimating. You may as well as your friends if they drive and don't wear a seat belt. It works fine as long as nothing happens.
I totally understand what you're saying with the beneficial bacteria but my friend while living in Kauai, Hawaii worked in an organic garden and ate a few small tomatoes one day and ended up getting Giardia from bug poop that could not be seen on the tomatoes.
Maui, 2018, outbreak of Rat Lungworm Disease. Everyone in the State advised to thoroughly wash their produce before eating it raw.
Great video john
❤❤❤ LOVE U'r Interviews with other Raw Foodists!!! GREAT VIDEO!!! xoxo C*
2:07 - where are John's hands? Kristina knows... and likes it!
Well, I'm bad at gardening, so in the summer time I prefer to eat a lot of wild foods that grow naturally on my property (dandelions, plantain, clover, nettles, etc.) Sometimes I eat it directly without washing and other times I'll have the thought of a Raccoon that might have pissed on it (not to mention my cats!)... so I rush inside to wash it lol. What worries me most is all the heavy metals from the sky spraying. How do we deal with that?
For commercial produce that has wax on them like apples or grapes, a bit of sodium bicarbonate and vinegar in water does wonders!! even the taste is improved once the crap is off...
I wash my conventional fruits with organic apple cider vinegar. Half part water and vinegar. Thank you for the video. Very informative!
Good luck!- I used to not wash anything, but there are parasites on foods. You may not even know you have the parasites unless you do a cleanse and actually see them!
Debbie Grissam how did you cleanse if I may ask?
From my own garden, probably not, in a store where hands are touching them, then I rinse. If visibly dirty, yes.
Melons always, because of listeria.
And root veggies, yes, of course.
I heard that spraying your vegetables for the vinegar water solution is really good and naturals to clean vegetables and fruits. What are your thoughts about this? I'm aNew subscriber. I look forward to hearing from you. Take care
good video john thanks.
I love your garden!
I always wash my veggies it doesn't matter if it's organic or not it's just because someone told me who knows if the hands were clean or not before the processing of that veggie was processed :P so I just wash don't matter what
I am with the 'running raw' gentleman. He is right on the money! This is an amazing video
where did rick do his residency after medical school?
God bless you John!
Hello John, thank you so much for your videos! I have recently switched to completely raw organic, but this video was done quite a few years ago. What ever do we do now with the corona being everywhere! And no I don’t buy anything that is not organic but what would you recommend for our today’s pandemic tongue-in-cheek thank you
@ Ramsina Szanto it’s a lie, don’t buy it. Check out the Terraneia n theory, too, VS. the germ theory. Interesting stuff, and the reason why people who have been eating raw food a long time never get sick.
Conventional produce should always be washed. Organic should be washed unless it is "triple washed" already. I don't have a garden yet, but next year when I do, I'll be less worried about it. I'm going to start checking out John's growing greens channel in January and find out natural ways and non-chemical ways to get rid of pests that may come into my garden.
Scientifically verified: knowing a farmer automatically sanitizes their produce just for you. Little known true fact!
As someone who works in SUPER clean grocery store, if I buy produce from a store I will wash my produce. I used to be a cashier and I felt SO bad touching the unbagged produce that people brought up to purchase. I've been handling filthy money and sometimes shaking people's hands all day. I used to TELL people. Please wash those items I had to touch because my hands are not sanitized between each customer. Out of my garden, most of the time I'll rinse with vinegar but occasionally I'll snack something straight off the plant.
I've heard and seen worms in collard greens.
Collard greens, spinach, lettuce, cabbage can harbor actual bugs, and they are way more likely to have dirt in them. Those are the only things I’d really wash.
What about parasites? Isn't organic and raw eating one of the worst ways to get bad parasites?
John, any idea why Vik turns away and look off, up in air, etc.., when he talks to ppl?
💥Whoa John!
Normally, I love your content particularly your FABULOUS in depth juice machine reviews! HOWEVER, I take exceptions here, as these interviews are giving HIGHLY subjective answers, instead of OBJECTIVELY answering a very important Health question! John even starts off the video by plucking something straight from the vine in his garden into his mouth!!
That's SUBJECTIVE and okay for HIM, because that's HIS garden!!!
HE purchased & planted those heirloom seeds, or kept his own seeds! HE watered, HE fertilized, HE controls all the components, and HE knows 100% about what's going on IN HIS PERSONAL garden!
Yet, even John will have to admit that his situation represents a VERY small % of his VIEWERS situation!!
For YOU and I who DIDN'T buy & plant the seeds, DIDN'T personally water, DIDN'T personally weed, DIDN'T personally control what fertilizers and or sprays were used, if you DIDN'T personally oversee and have control of those processes, then you DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA what AND where your produce HAS BEEN through!!
IF the only thing you do is go someplace, and buy the organic produce, then there's absolutely no reasonable or logical way that you could KNOW the bacterial status of the produce!
Therefore, you or I would be 1000% unwise 🚫 to wash it!!! Never forget, you can't EXPECT what you cannot INSPECT!
If you DIDN'T PERSONALLY control the process from A-Z like John Kohler does in his BEAUTIFUL AMAZING STUNNING GARDEN, then don't foolishly go eating something unwashed AND raw!
Words of wisdom for people with discernment!😉
I say if grown organically, wash with spring water
If store bought, wash with water and small amount of vinegar
Video✅...Answer 👍: Not black and white ...use your own judgement.
Appreciate the simple salt 1:9 mixture. Wondering, should water be cold or warm? Any ratio suggestions for a water & vinegar mixture? In your opinion which is most effective? Any suggestions/information is appreciated. Thank you🌻 oh, and how long should fruits/veg be left in solution for it to work effectively?
Awesome vid
Well, with commercial vegetable production, you never know what kind of hand has touched. People could just come out of a public bathroom without washing their hand and then go into a fruit and vegie store touching every kinds of produce. So, I'd wash it. But not so much if I were to pick it from my home grow vegies.
Thank you for shearing. I just subscribed. I Love your Chanel. You remind me the wrenglestar
Enjoted your interviewing skills John. Gloria Smith
8:43 Maaaan he looks just like "Ben Stiller" 😂🤣
Washing with what? Or are we talking about actual rinsing? Sorry if I sound ignorant but, how is running water washing away pesticides or E. coli? They would be embedded. Maybe it may dilute if kept under running water for a lengthy time. I heard someone mention a lemon bath or something. Would that be a better option?
Bill Britt Wash produce with baking soda for best results. Your welcome.
where did dina do his residency after medical school?
25:57 - I don't.. my servants do that for me as they wash, cut and prepare my 10 meals a day by my pool.... silly question John!!
I’m really confused as to why most of them believe that because it’s organic it means it doesn’t need to be washed? Pesticides literally live on organic produce simply because they are not chemically sprayed. So shouldn’t that be an even better reason to wash them 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
7:00 ultimate response
Well in ancient time we didn't all know about bacteria and germs and things of that nature that we know about today. Due to that, a lot of people from ancient times had all type of odd diseases, worms and plagues and didn't know why. Today we're intelligent enough to know better. Sometimes all it takes is a simple wash to prevent all other type of problems from occurring.
So like one of your raw food friends said, "Wash your hands"- at least. I'd soak everything in water & vinegar for awhile too. Interview Elizabeth Gerson and do a follow up video, most of your followers may not be young or in excellent health and this video will be of no service to them. Look at the work of Kenneth Seaton on serum albumin and hygiene too. Please do a Part 2 follow up. Thanks for all your otherwise great work and care put into educating us!
Vinegar won't kill Taenia Solium eggs. I boil water, place produce in it for 10 seconds, strain and blow cold air on the produce. I usually wait for the water to cool down and blend with the produce, so I'm getting the B12 that leached into the water anyway. You don't want those Taenia cysts in your brain.
We live in a very polluted era, you can never be to careful with what you grow or eat, so it would never hurt to wash any fruit or vegetables,i don't think by washing them would make you lose that many nutrients. If it taste funny and then you decide to wash it because of that, is already to late.
Interesting! But what about parasites or tiny worms?! I thought we should be washing with a small amount of hydrogen peroxide or organic veggie spray...
Great episode
Did you see the video on his other channel where he accidentally got high from juicing cannabis that was in pre flower. I didn't know whether I should laugh or feel sorry for him.
+Max Powers lol I did see that one
+Max Powers He will eventually hurt himself with all this "Raw-this and that shit"... its just a matter of time before he poisons himself on some wack thing or another that he is "experimenting" with....
+pesto12601 lol no way, he is eating so much healthier than most
mario juana
but he dabbles in some crazy shit too... liquid cannibis... Yikes!
what if the worker at the farm who pick up the vegetable you eat did not wash his hands after going to the bathroom? what you don't know can harm you. be safe.
Some CRAZY people on this compilation video.
Meagan, is definitely easy on the eyes.
12;38 running raw gives the best answer
In terms of fruits/vegetables where you eat the skin, I'll use a natural plant-based vegetable wash spray, rub it around, and rinse it off well under water. Better for your body
not to ingest bird feces residue and other germs.
I dont get all the fuss behind this. If you see what babies do, they put what ever they can into their mouths. They do that to develop a better immune system (bacteria gets in their body and the body learns how to defend itself from it. Ive been eating food without cleaning it, or if I drop a grape on the floor Ill still eat it without washing it off. Ive been doing this my whole life and I have a very strong immune system (probably because of it). If you just took the time to develop a good immune system you wouldn't have to be so fussy about bacteria getting on you. The only time id wash off my food is if a major illness was going around or if there was dirt on the food.
John, do you ever sell the food you grow? What about your friends?
What about the slugs/snails, urine & feces of animals & bugs? I'm not a spaz about it but I do wash mine. Yes I have eaten random things while walking through the garden but I don't very often. I don't mind dirt lol just poop & brain damaging parasites of slugs. 🌱
I normally enjoy your videos but this one makes me a little annoyed. Just because everyone is not washing their produce is not a good reason for all the rest of us to jump on the band wagon, filled with dirty, wormy produce. There is not a good reason to not wash produce.
just soak the cabbage, lettuce whatever in water with a splash of vinegar for a few minutes after chopping it.
Once I ate cooked spinach that hadn't been washed and because very sick.
I rinse all my produce from stores; and if I had a garden I would still rinse it off... That's just the way I am😏 but if I was stranded somewhere and had to eat for survival than I wouldn't think about washing...
there is parasites even on veggies and fruit. this happened to jennifer thompson a raw foodist for many years she became infested with parasites from unwashed organic vegetables. so I believe if you grow them if you're confident that there wasn't any rodents in your crop then I would say washing isn't to much of a concern but if you buy from an organic farm I think it's best to soak your fruits and veggies in hydrogen peroxide or GSE.
I have hardly ever washed a veggie except my celery because of dirt but usually not! 😁
I don't want to destroy or remove lactic acid producing bacteria. A cold rinse unless it looks dirty - salt and water.
eileenfb1948 Also, baking soda is the most effective way to remove pesticides without killing beneficial bacteria.
Wow thats so good to know. How much do you use to clean the vegetables? I use a large salad spinner and I use to put a cap full of vinegar and it and then spin it then rinse. But now I believe that kills the good bacteria. Anyway Thankyou for telling us. Take care
I am a member of the State Rat Lungworm Task Force in Hawaii. I am a professor of epidemiology. I don't care what you eat or how you eat it. It all raw. We all use to. Of course you are increasing your likelihood of food borne illness (so many to choose from), hugely I might add. But your suffering usually will not be a source of infection and disease to others. You and maybe some of your family might be upset; your medical bills may be a problem. I don't care. If you are a typhoid Mary, that’s a problem. But, it’s a free country. Mary thought so. However, they ended up putting her in jail. If, if you had said I, me, my family, my friends are suffering, I'm there. I help people by preventing disease and illness all over the world. I spend most of my time in so called developing countries. These are great places where I lavish in sanity and enlightenment.
71???? She looks like 40 :o
I wash cauliflower, broccoli as the bacteria show where dirty hands were placed to pick them. Others I use my common sense as to where it came from, color, freshness, cleanliness etc. Good video!
Now, I have a concern about your health John. First, I'll admit it's been a few months since I watch any of your videos but I am noticing you are now showing bags under the eyes, I sure hope you are simply really tired and not getting enough sleep instead of loosing muscle mass. Please take care.
on Hawaii, it's best to wash produce even if it comes from farmers market. You can get rat lung.
What if the fruit and veggies have pesticides?
You say never say never. But never is in the title. Otherwise great video :)
What about bugs