Do you wash frozen blueberries?

[smarta55]

I have a problem. I bought frozen blueberries at the supermarket a good price but they're in a plastic bag. I do not like plastic bags because of plasticizers and stuff like that which aren't healthy and can migrate into food especially when the food is liquid or moist which the berries are, even though they are frozen. The surface on the inside of the bag is slightly covered with blue juice. Now I don't know if stuff from the plastic could migrate into the berries.
I thought about rinsing them with some cold water before eating them but the problem is that when I rinse the frozen berries they directly start to leak. The whole water directly turns blue this means that it's not possible to wash the berries without somehow hurting them. Now I don't know what's better to rinse or not to rinse. What do you think?

[rpdm]

> I have a problem.
I can see that.

> What do you think?
I think if any of the evil plasticizer neurotoxins were going to invade your blueberries, they'd already have done so and no amount of rinsing will help.

[desslok]

No. Why would I?

[TBU720]

Before this thread goes any further, I would like to know where you heard this stuff about "plasticizers" invading food that has been stored in a plastic bag.

[xlb57]

I have a problem. I bought frozen blueberries at the supermarket a good price but they're in a plastic bag. I do not like plastic bags because of plasticizers and stuff like that which aren't healthy and can migrate into food especially when the food is liquid or moist which the berries are, even though they are frozen. The surface on the inside of the bag is slightly covered with blue juice. Now I don't know if stuff from the plastic could migrate into the berries.
I thought about rinsing them with some cold water before eating them but the problem is that when I rinse the frozen berries they directly start to leak. The whole water directly turns blue this means that it's not possible to wash the berries without somehow hurting them. Now I don't know what's better to rinse or not to rinse. What do you think?

Don't hurt the berries bro! Furthermore, if you wash them you may expose them to the evil watercizers.

I do not wash my frozen blueberries. I don't think it's that big of a deal.

[Lunu]

I don't wash them. If you're that concerned, I'd stick to just buying them fresh!

[smarta55]

Do you know where those berries come from? Do they come from protected farms with fences? I mean what if they come from the forrest where foxes run around and crap on the berris? Foxes can have very dangerous fox tapeworms which do not get killed by coldth only by heat and since I don't heat the berries I wonder how dangerous it is to eat blueberries.

[rpdm]

I mean what if they come from the forrest where foxes run around and crap on the berris? Foxes can have very dangerous fox tapeworms which do not get killed by coldth only by heat and since I don't heat the berries I wonder how dangerous it is to eat blueberries.

OK, I think you're trolling now. If you're really that worried, don't eat the damn berries. And go see a psychiatrist, because that kind of paranoia isn't healthy.

[desslok]

I wonder how dangerous it is to eat blueberries.

Very. Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean the blueberries aren't out to get you!

[rhizome]

I never wash any of my fruits and vegetables. Builds up a strong immune system. I'm never sick. I even got through the E coli spinach outbreak even though I ate contaminated stuff because my body said go **** yourself to the pathogen.

[MikeK46]

I never wash any of my fruits and vegetables. Builds up a strong immune system.

Right on. People are too damn clean and paranoid these days. Hence, everyone's immune system is shot...they're allergic to every freakin' thing out there and will get sick if a fly bites them.

[Robosco]

I think it's a legitimate concern. A lot of cheap plastic crap from China are known to leech plastic.

If it bothers you that much TS then why don't you use fresh fruits instead?

[ironwill2008]

Potential epic thread.

[On Fire]

Right on. People are too damn clean and paranoid these days. Hence, everyone's immune system is shot...they're allergic to every freakin' thing out there and will get sick if a fly bites them.

I swear Mike, since your competition I've been in pretty near full agreement with everything you've been posting.

[desslok]

If it bothers you that much TS then why don't you use fresh fruits instead?

Obviously because of the worm infested foxes purposely infiltrating farms and climbing up the bushes in order to poop on the berries.

[anna-maro]

What about the water u wash it with? Itt has all sorts of chemicals, particles of anything. It's treated sewage all I'm concerned... And guess what, if the fox doesn't pisson my blueberries, that means it's full of herbecides, and pesticide... No choice

[ven33]

I think this is just a giant conspiracy back to the fatz! The fatz are out to get jooooo!

[ian0789]

I wash mine in the bullet with my Protein Powder and Water to make a sexy morning shake to have with my oats.... Does that count as washing them

[smarta55]

I think it's a legitimate concern. A lot of cheap plastic crap from China are known to leech plastic.

If it bothers you that much TS then why don't you use fresh fruits instead?

Cause fresh berries are too expensive and they also don't last very long. Frozen is much better but I am worried about the plastic and fox tapeworms. Do you think that it's really possible that commercial blueberries are grown on fields which are not protected from foxes?

[SPEEED]

Look for those that read 'prewashed' on the bag...

[Panado]

it's not so hard to get fresh ones

[VirusTi]

Why would you wash them? Just use them, and if there are things in it that are 'bad for you' they'll just make you stronger.
if your worried about all that plastic crap, then just buy fresh ones

[smarta55]

i think they are pre-washed it does not say you gotta wash them but i dont know how good they wash them and if they really remove everything. for exmaple when i put them into water then there is still stuff swimming around in the water and i dont know if this is normal or dirt.

[kpham]

The water you wash it with is full of microorganisms... I think you should stop drinking water too..

[Robosco]

Cause fresh berries are too expensive and they also don't last very long. Frozen is much better but I am worried about the plastic and fox tapeworms. Do you think that it's really possible that commercial blueberries are grown on fields which are not protected from foxes?

Well, I'm stumped. You can contact your local representative or switch to frozen strawberries.

[anna-maro]

Well, I'm stumped. You can contact your local representative or switch to frozen strawberries.

Blueberries r on a 4-5ft bush, strawberries r completly on the ground...

[smarta55]

Blueberries r on a 4-5ft bush, strawberries r completly on the ground...

You sure? This means that foxes couldnt crap on them even if they wanted? This would at least solve the tapeworm issue.

[Nadakelvin]

Blueberries r on a 4-5ft bush, strawberries r completly on the ground...

::: searching pubmed for articles on the preferred trajectory angle of stealth ninja fox crap cross referenced to fox berry preference:::
BRB

We don't want to give him too much hope here Anna ....

[snorkelman]

OP must have nightmares like this:

[PBateman2]

^^LOL!! That sums it up.